BOZZONI IRENE

Ordinary Professor
Department of Biology and biotechnology
University La Sapienza
Italy

Professor Pathology
Biography

1979: Specialization in General Pathology. 1975: Laurea (MS) Degree with honours in Biology, University of Rome · 1994 to date: Full Professor of Molecular Biology, University of Rome. · May-July 2002:Visiting Professor at the University of Brandeis, Boston · April-June 1996: Visiting Professor at the University Boulder, Colorado · 1986-94: Associate Professor of Molecular Biology, University of Rome · May-June 1986:Visiting Professor at the National Institute of Health of Bethesda · 1980-86: Staff scientist at the Center for Nucleic Acid Research, CNR, Rome, Italy · January-March 1985: Visiting Scientist at the University of Zurich · 1978-80: Research fellow at the Centro Acidi Nucleici of C.N.R., Rome · February-April 1979:EMBO fellow at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory - Heidelberg · 1977-78: Post-doctoral fellow - Institute of Molecular Biology - University of Zurich

Research Intrest

 Pathology and molecular Biology

List of Publications
Cesana M, Cacchiarelli D, Legnini I, Santini T, Sthandier O, Chinappi M, Tramontano A, Bozzoni I. A long noncoding RNA controls muscle differentiation by functioning as a competing endogenous RNA. Cell. 2011 Oct 14;147(2):358-69.
Salvatori B, Iosue I, Mangiavacchi A, Loddo G, Padula F, Chiaretti S, Peragine N, Bozzoni I, Fazi F, Fatica A. The microRNA-26a target E2F7 sustains cell proliferation and inhibits monocytic differentiation of acute myeloid leukemia cells. Cell death & disease. 2012 Oct;3(10):e413.
Morlando M, Modigliani SD, Torrelli G, Rosa A, Di Carlo V, Caffarelli E, Bozzoni I. FUS stimulates microRNA biogenesis by facilitating co‐transcriptional Drosha recruitment. The EMBO journal. 2012 Dec 12;31(24):4502-10.