Area of research
Molecular Biology · Aging
Research interest
Research interests include Epigenetics and DNA Methylation, Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms, RNA modifications and cancer, and Birth, Development, and Health.
Biologically Younger Individuals, as Identified by <scp>MARK</scp> ‐ <scp>AGE</scp> Biological Age Scores, Display a Distinct Favourable Blood Chemistry Profile Regardless of Age
Lipid droplets, autophagy, and ageing: A cell-specific tale
Long-term human spaceflight and inflammaging: Does it promote aging?
Centenarian clocks: epigenetic clocks for validating claims of exceptional longevity
A Targeted Epigenetic Clock for the Prediction of Biological Age
A Genome-Wide Association Study of 2304 Extreme Longevity Cases Identifies Novel Longevity Variants
C5 and SRGAP3 Polymorphisms Are Linked to Paediatric Allergic Asthma in the Italian Population
A Meta-Analysis of Brain DNA Methylation Across Sex, Age, and Alzheimer's Disease Points for Accelerated Epigenetic Aging in Neurodegeneration
Whole-genome sequencing analysis of semi-supercentenarians
Circulating miR‐19a‐3p and miR‐19b‐3p characterize the human aging process and their isomiRs associate with healthy status at extreme ages
<i>DLX5/6</i> GABAergic Expression Affects Social Vocalization: Implications for Human Evolution
Small extracellular vesicles deliver miR‐21 and miR‐217 as pro‐senescence effectors to endothelial cells
Age-related DNA methylation changes are sex-specific: a comprehensive assessment
One-year Mediterranean diet promotes epigenetic rejuvenation with country- and sex-specific effects: a pilot study from the NU-AGE project
Lamin A involvement in ageing processes
Shelter from the cytokine storm: pitfalls and prospects in the development of SARS-CoV-2 vaccines for an elderly population
The role of extracellular DNA in COVID-19: Clues from inflamm-aging
The Impact of Caloric Restriction on the Epigenetic Signatures of Aging
Accelerated bio‐cognitive aging in Down syndrome: State of the art and possible deceleration strategies
DNA Methylation of Shelf, Shore and Open Sea CpG Positions Distinguish High Microsatellite Instability from Low or Stable Microsatellite Status Colon Cancer Stem Cells
Erythropoietin (EPO) haplotype associated with all-cause mortality in a cohort of Italian patients with Type-2 Diabetes
Inflammaging: a new immune–metabolic viewpoint for age-related diseases
The Continuum of Aging and Age-Related Diseases: Common Mechanisms but Different Rates
Vaccination in the elderly: The challenge of immune changes with aging
Genetics of Human Longevity Within an Eco-Evolutionary Nature-Nurture Framework
Genes associated with Type 2 Diabetes and vascular complications
Responders and non-responders to influenza vaccination: A DNA methylation approach on blood cells
Acceleration of leukocytes’ epigenetic age as an early tumor and sex-specific marker of breast and colorectal cancer
Mandibuloacral dysplasia: A premature ageing disease with aspects of physiological ageing
The epigenetic landscape of age-related diseases: the geroscience perspective