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Alessia Rappa

Alessia Rappa

PhD Student

PhD student

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B2 L3 A1-3204-WS14

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Contact Information:

alessia.rappa@kaust.edu.sa

Research Interests

Studying epigenetic changes and their role in physiological aging, with a particular focus on the impact of transposable elements on the aging process

Selected Publications

Marano M, Rosati J, Magliozzi A, Casamassa A, Rappa A, Sergi G, Iannizzotto M, Yekutieli Z, Vescovi AL, Di Lazzaro V. Circadian profile, daytime activity, and the Parkinson's phenotype: A motion sensor pilot study with neurobiological underpinnings. Neurobiol Sleep Circadian Rhythms. 2023 Mar 26;14:100094. doi: 10.1016/j.nbscr.2023.100094. PMID: 37025301; PMCID: PMC10070882.

Education

• Bachelor's degree in Biological Sciences (Unipa, Palermo,Italy) 2017/2020; • Erasmus SMS - Student mobility for studies, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (Universidad del Cristo, Oviedo, Spain) 2018/2019;

• Master's degree in Genetics and Molecular Biology (Sapienza, Rome, Italy)- 110/110 summa cum laude 2020/2022;

• Erasmus SMT - Student mobility for traineeships, Stem Cells and Neurodegeneration Unit (IDIBELL, Barcelona, Spain) 2023.

Professional Profile

01/03/2024- until now Visiting Student Research Program at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST). Environmental Epigenetics Team, PI: Valerio Orlando (Thuwal, Saudi Arabia).

01/05/2023 – 31/12/2023 Collaboration in research project at the Stem Cells and Neurodegeneration Unit, IDIBELL. PI: Antonella Consiglio (Barcelona, Spain).

01/02/2023- 31/07/2023 Post master's traineeship at the Stem Cells and Neurodegeneration Unit, IDIBELL. PI: Antonella Consiglio (Barcelona, Spain).

01/12/2021- 14/12/2022 Internship for master's thesis in Cellular Reprogramming Unit - Fondazione IRCCS Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza. PI: Jessica Diana Rosati (C.S.S Mendel, Rome)

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