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IGM GUEST SEMINAR SERIES: Giuseppe Antonacci, 12/11/2025
On December 11, 2025, at 12:00 PM, the seminar “Noncontact Brillouin Microscopy for 3D Biomechanical Imaging” will take place in the Falaschi Lecture Hall at the Institute of Molecular Genetics “Luigi Luca Cavalli-Sforza” of the CNR in Pavia. Speaker: Giuseppe Antonacci, Ph.D. CEO and Scientific Director of Specto Photonics Milan, Italy BIO Giuseppe Antonacci earned […]
IGM GUEST SEMINAR SERIES: Antonio Musio, 11/26/2025
On November 26, 2025, at 12:00 PM, the seminar titled “Transcriptomic Signatures and Readthrough Therapy Rescue in SMC1A-Related Developmental and Epileptic Encephalopathy” will be held in the Falaschi Lecture Hall at the Institute of Molecular Genetics “Luigi Luca Cavalli-Sforza” of the CNR in Pavia. Speaker: Antonio Musio, Ph.D. Director of Research Institute of Biomedical Technologies […]
Prostate Cancer: DNA Organization Holds a Key to Distinguish Low- and High-Risk Cases
An interdisciplinary Italian team, composed of researchers from the CNR, the National Institute of Molecular Genetics (INGM), the Institute of Molecular Oncology IFOM, and the Policlinico di Milano Hospital, has published a study in Nature Communications proposing a new method to distinguish low-risk prostate tumors from aggressive ones. Using the 4f-SAMMY-seq technology, researchers analyzed the […]
Marco Foiani Elected to the Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei
The staff of the Institute of Molecular Genetics “Luigi Luca Cavalli-Sforza” congratulates its Director, Professor Marco Foiani, on his recent election as a member of the Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei. Founded in 1603 by Federico Cesi, the Accademia is the oldest scientific institution in the world and represents the highest expression of Italian culture. Professor […]
Giovanni Maga Young Researchers Award 2026
The Institute of Molecular Genetics “Luigi Luca Cavalli-Sforza” of the National Research Council of Italy (CNR), in collaboration with the Maga family and the Zanichelli publishing house, announces the Giovanni Maga Young Researchers Award 2026, in memory of Dr. Giovanni Maga. The award, amounting to €3,000, will be granted to a young researcher working in […]
IGM Guest Seminar Series: Simona Lodato, 10/15/2025
On October 15 at 12:00 PM, the seminar “Firing Up the Cortex: Spontaneous Activity Meets Brain Barriers” will be held at the Institute of Molecular Genetics “Luigi Luca Cavalli-Sforza” of the CNR. Speaker: Simona Lodato, Ph.D. Associate Professor Neurodevelopmental Biology Lab Humanitas University DOWNLOAD
IGM Guest Seminar Series: Alessandra Balduini – July 9, 2025
On July 9 at 12:00 PM, the seminar “Shaping Platelets: How 3D Niche Models Unlock Megakaryocyte Mysteries Beyond 2D Cultures” will be held at the Institute of Molecular Genetics “Luigi Luca Cavalli-Sforza” of the CNR. Speaker: Alessandra Balduini, MDFull ProfessorDepartment of Molecular Medicine, University of PaviaDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Tufts University, US Alessandra Balduini, 9 […]
New insights into ALS: why damaged DNA is not repaired
A study conducted at the “Luigi Luca Cavalli-Sforza” Institute of Molecular Genetics of the National Research Council in Pavia (CNR-IGM) has produced key results in defining the molecular mechanisms underlying the accumulation of DNA damage in cells affected by Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)—a devastating neurodegenerative disease that still lacks effective treatment options and is increasingly […]