Born in Imola (BO) on 28/11/1972, graduated in Physics in
1995/96 with full votes.
After having studied the main themes of modern Theoretical Physics during my university studies, I became interested in biophysical modeling topics, starting with the Doctorate in Physics (2001).
The main research interests are
- application of Network Theory to complex systems in biology and social media: Systems Medicine, Nervous System, Immune System, 3D structure of DNA and proteins, Twitter infodemics;
- development and application of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning algorithms for data analysis in the biological, epidemiological and medical fields: multi omic data (transcriptomics, metabolomics, epigenomics, metagenomics, 3d DNA structure, protein sequences), biomedical imaging (RX, NMR , PET), text mining (EHR)
- study of the biological effects of electromagnetic fields (ELF, RW, IR) with genomic techniques (gene expression, DNA methylation), microscopy and electrophysiology Patch Clamp
I have collaborated in various national and regional (PRIN, AIL, FIN-RER, Finalized Research, Start Cup, High Skills) and international projects (EU projects from FP6 to Horizon Europe).
Since 2019 I am FUll Professor
at the Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Bologna.
Recently awarded EU projects
2011 - FibeBiotics, studio effetti biologici di polisaccaridi;
2012 - MIMOmics - sviluppo di pipeline di processing e analisi di dati high-throughput omici;
2012 - NGS-PTL - Next-generation sequencing for leukemia;
2014 - COMPARE COllaborative Management Platform for detection and Analyses of (Re-)emerging and foodborne outbreaks in Europe;
2017 - IMI-2 HARMONY Healthcare Alliance for Resourceful Medicines Offensive against Neoplasms in HematologY;
2019 - INC International Nucleome Consortium;
2020 - VEO Versatile Emerging infectious disease Observatory;
2020 - SYSTEMIC An integrated approach to the challenge of sustainable food systems: adaptive and mitigatory strategies to address climate change and malnutrition
2020 - SYSTEMIC An integrated approach to the challenge of sustainable food systems: adaptive and mitigatory strategies to address climate change and malnutrition
2020 - MSCA-ITN-ETN E-MUSE Complex microbial ecosystems multiscale modelling: mechanistic and data driven approaches integration
2020 - EIT FOOD DAIRYSUST - Big data and advanced analytics for sustainable management of the dairy cattle sector
2021 - GenoMed4all - Genomics and Personalized Medicine for all though Artificial Intelligence in Haematological Diseases
2022 - GOLIAT 5G expOsure, causaL effects, and rIsk perception through citizen engAgemenT
2022 - TRIGGER SoluTions foR mItiGatinG climate-induced hEalth thReats
2024 - MSCA-ITN-ETN FAIRomics - FAIRification for multiOmics data to link databases and create knowledge graphs for plant-based fermented foods
