Emanuele Panza

Associate Professor of Medical Genetics at the University of Bologna since September 2024, he conducts research on rare genetic diseases, disease-gene identification, and the development of experimental models.

He obtained a PhD in Human Genetics from the University of Turin, where his research led to the identification of the gene responsible for SPG9, a rare form of hereditary spastic paraplegia.

He has worked at research institutions in Europe and the United States, including the University of Freiburg and the University of Utah, where he spent eight years in Mario Capecchi’s laboratory.

His current research focuses on hereditary spastic paraplegias, fusion gene-driven sarcomas, including Ewing sarcoma and clear cell sarcoma, and the modelling of genetic diseases using model organisms.