13th “Arturo Falaschi Lecture” June 10, 2025 at 10:30 Aula “A. Falaschi” IGM CNR Prof. John Diffley Associate Research Director Francis Crick Institute London, UK Understanding the Evolution of DNA Replication Initiation through Biochemistry Download
The seminar “Engineering focal oncogene amplifications: insights into the contributions of extrachromosomal DNA (ecDNA) to tumorigenesis” by Dr. Davide Pradella will take place on May 28th, 2025. The event will be held at 2:30 PM in the Falaschi Conference Room – IGM-CNR. DOWNLOAD
From May 5 to May 16, 2025, the course “Pioneering Strategies in Disease Modeling and Therapeutic Discovery” will be held at the Institute of Molecular Genetics “Luigi Luca Cavalli-Sforza”, as part of the PhD Program in Genetics, Molecular, and Cellular Biology. Download
The advanced course “Mechanisms and Pathways Controlling Nuclear and Genome Integrity” will be held at the Institute of Molecular Genetics “Luigi Luca Cavalli-Sforza” as part of the PhD Program in Genetics, Molecular, and Cellular Biology, from March 31 to April 11, 2025. Download
Professor Giovanni Maga, Director of the Department of Biomedical Sciences at the CNR and former Director of the Institute of Molecular Genetics “Luigi Luca Cavalli-Sforza”, passed away in the late afternoon of Saturday, March 22, 2025. He was 59 years old. Giovanni Maga’s life was deeply connected with that of our institute, where he began […]
The seminar Asilomar 1975-2025: EMBO, EMBL and the Politics of Scientific Expertise, initially scheduled for February 27, will take place on Friday, March 14. The seminar will be held by Prof. Francesco Cassata (University of Genoa and Centro Linceo “B. Segre” – Rome). The event is scheduled for 11:30 AM in the “Arturo Falaschi” conference […]
On Wednesday, February 5, at 11:00 AM, Professor Marco Foiani, Director of the IGM-CNR, will hold a seminar in the “Jucci” Conference Room of the Department of Biology and Biotechnology Lazzaro Spallanzani (Via Adolfo Ferrata, 9, 27100 Pavia PV). The seminar will focus on “Mechanisms Controlling Nuclear and Genome Integrity.” PDF Download
Three days of discussions and planning to shape the institute’s activities The staff of the “Luigi Luca Cavalli-Sforza” Institute of Molecular Genetics participated in the annual retreat, which took place at the “La Bellotta” center in Pontenure (PC) from January 20 to 22, 2025. The institute’s director, Prof. Marco Foiani, outlined the future challenges, focusing […]
How aging is slowed down Scientists and the Age-It project, coordinated by the University of Florence with PNRR funds The Italian newspaper “Corriere della Sera” published an article on January 13, 2025 about the Age-It project. “We are not searching for the elixir of life. Our goal is to delay senescence, viewing it as a […]
Lamins: Thin Filaments with Broad Impact Ohad Medalia, PhD Full Professor, University of Zurich When: 10:30-11:30 pm, Wednesday, December 4th 2024 Where: CNR-IGM Bologna