Education
Ph.D. Rice University, Houston, Texas, USA
M.S. Biological Science, University of Florence, Italy
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Professional experiences
Visiting Scholar, Rice University, Houston, Texas, USA
Contract researcher, Institute Jacques Monod,CNRS, Universités Paris 6 et 7, Paris, France
Research associate, The Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute,Hinxon, Cambridge, UK
Visiting Scholar, Rice University, Houston, Texas, USA
Contract researcher, Institute Jacques Monod,CNRS, Universités Paris 6 et 7, Paris, France
Research associate, The Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute,Hinxon, Cambridge, UK
Postdoctoral researcher, University of Siena, Italy
Current position
Contract researcher, University of Florence, Italy
Scientific interests
I am interested in molecular biology, cancer biology, signal transduction pathways, interference of RNA, gene expression, development of automated platforms for high-throughput genetic screening, evolution and behavior.
Selected pubblications
Current position
Contract researcher, University of Florence, Italy
Scientific interests
I am interested in molecular biology, cancer biology, signal transduction pathways, interference of RNA, gene expression, development of automated platforms for high-throughput genetic screening, evolution and behavior.
Selected pubblications
FORTUNATO A. 2009. Quantitative high-throughput analysis of synthetic genetic interactions in Caenorhabditis elegans by RNA interference. Genomics, 93:392-396
LEHNER B., CROMBIE C., TISCHLER J., FORTUNATO A., AND FRASER A.G. 2006. Systematic mapping of genetic interactions in Caenorhabditis elegans identifies common modifiers of diverse signaling pathways. Nature Genetics, 38(8):896-903
LEHNER B.,CALIXTO A., CROMBIE C., TISCHLER J., FORTUNATO A., CHALFIE M. AND FRASER A.G. 2006. Loss of LIN-35, the Caenorhabditis elegans ortholog of the tumor suppressor p105Rb, results in enhanced RNA interference. Genome Biology, 7(1): R4
FORTUNATO A. and A.G. FRASER. 2005. Uncover genetic interactions in Caenorhabditis elegans by RNA interference. Bioscience Reports, 25(5/6): 299-307
FORTUNATO A., D.C. QUELLER AND J.E. STRASSMANN. 2003. A linear dominance hierarchy among clones in chimeras of the social amoeba, Dictyostelium discoideum. Journal of Evolutionary Biology, 16(3): 438-445
FORTUNATO A., J.E. STRASSMANN, L. SANTORELLI AND D.C. QUELLER. 2003. Co-occurrence in nature of different clones of the social amoeba, Dictyostelium discoideum. Molecular Ecology, 12: 1031-1038
FOSTER K.R., FORTUNATO A., STRASSMANN J.E. AND QUELLER D.C.2002. The costs and benefits of being a chimera. Proceedings of Royal Society of London Series B: Biological Sciences, 269: 2357-2372
LEHNER B., CROMBIE C., TISCHLER J., FORTUNATO A., AND FRASER A.G. 2006. Systematic mapping of genetic interactions in Caenorhabditis elegans identifies common modifiers of diverse signaling pathways. Nature Genetics, 38(8):896-903
LEHNER B.,CALIXTO A., CROMBIE C., TISCHLER J., FORTUNATO A., CHALFIE M. AND FRASER A.G. 2006. Loss of LIN-35, the Caenorhabditis elegans ortholog of the tumor suppressor p105Rb, results in enhanced RNA interference. Genome Biology, 7(1): R4
FORTUNATO A. and A.G. FRASER. 2005. Uncover genetic interactions in Caenorhabditis elegans by RNA interference. Bioscience Reports, 25(5/6): 299-307
FORTUNATO A., D.C. QUELLER AND J.E. STRASSMANN. 2003. A linear dominance hierarchy among clones in chimeras of the social amoeba, Dictyostelium discoideum. Journal of Evolutionary Biology, 16(3): 438-445
FORTUNATO A., J.E. STRASSMANN, L. SANTORELLI AND D.C. QUELLER. 2003. Co-occurrence in nature of different clones of the social amoeba, Dictyostelium discoideum. Molecular Ecology, 12: 1031-1038
FOSTER K.R., FORTUNATO A., STRASSMANN J.E. AND QUELLER D.C.2002. The costs and benefits of being a chimera. Proceedings of Royal Society of London Series B: Biological Sciences, 269: 2357-2372