Ph.D. Program in Cellular, Molecular and Industrial Biology (Project n. 1: Physiology and Cellular Biology)
By using direct and reverse genetics approaches, the research carried out in my lab are mainly focused on the analysis of Drosophila development and the use of Drosophila as model system to study the function of heterologous genes expressed during Drosophila development. The ongoing projects are: - analysis of signaling pathways involved in the progression of the oogenetic processes that lead to the production of a mature eggs. - analysis of molecular mechanisms in germ cell establishment in Drosophila - use of Drosophila as model system to perform a functional analysis of human disease genes expressed in Drosophila transgenic lines. - use of Drosophila as model system to study the interactions between parasitoids and their hosts by expressing parasitoids transgenic genes during Drosophila development. This analysis will be relevant to develop biotechnology-derived natural products for pest control.
Fellowships on specific research projects
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Research Group
Giuseppe Gargiulo (Full Professor)
Patrizia Romani PhD student
Santi Pellegrino Student
Marilena Barraco Student
Valeria Cavaliere (Research Associate)
