Professore Associato – Dipartimento di Biologia | Tel.: 050 2211498 – Email: andrea.cerase@unipi.it<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","meta":{"unipi-persone-chiave":"171933","unipi-persone-nome":"Andrea","unipi-persone-cognome":"Cerase","unipi-persone-email":"andrea.cerase@unipi.it","unipi-persone-cv":"CURRICULUM VITAE - ANDREA CERASE
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\r\nCurrent Position(s):
\r\n\u2022\tNov. 2024-date Associate Professor at University of Pisa, Department of Cellular and Developmental Biology
\r\n\u2022\tFeb. 2022- date Visiting Lecturer in Epigenetics and Genomics (Assistant Professor) at the Blizard Institute, QMUL, London (UK) \u2013 Russel group University.
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\r\nPrevious Positions:
\r\n\u2022\tFeb. 2022- Nov. 2024 Tenure-track assistant professor (RTDb) at University of Pisa, Department of Cellular and Developmental Biology (Department of excellence from 2023), Pisa, Italy.
\r\n\u2022\tOct. 2018-Jan.2022 Lecturer in Epigenetics and Genomics (Assistant Professor) at the Blizard Institute, Centre for Genomics and Child Health, Queen Mary University of London (Russel Group Uni), Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, London, UK.
\r\n\u2022\tJuly-Aug. 2018 Visiting Scientist in Biology and Biological Engineering at the California Institute of Technology (CalTech), Division of Biology and Biological Engineer in the group of Prof. Mitchell Guttman, Pasadena, USA.
\r\n\u2022\tJan. 2014-July 2018 EMBL Fellow Research fellowship under the supervision of Prof. Phil Avner\u2019s (EMBL Rome, Italy)
\r\n\u2022\tFeb. 2008-Dec 2013 Post Doctoral Research Associate, in Prof. Neil Brockdorff\u2019s group (Biochemistry Department, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
\r\n\u2022\tOct. 2003-Jan. 2007 Doctoral Research, Ph.D. in PhD at the GB-National Research Council, CNR, Naples, Italy and CSC-MRC, Imperial College London, UK for one year)
\r\n\u2022\tMar. 2002-Oct. 2003 Post-graduate training. Telethon Fellowship in at the IGB-National Research Council, CNR)
\r\n\u2022\tOct. 2000-Mar. 2002 Experimental thesis work at the National Institute of Cancer Research \"Fondazione G. Pascale\" Naples, Italy)
\r\nEducation:
\r\n\u2022\tFeb. 2022 Professorship qualification eligibility (habilitation) for the Italian University system (Level A\/Full Professor, \u201cPrima Fascia\u201d, Abilitazione Scientifica Nazionale 2021, 05\/E2, Molecular Biology).
\r\n\u2022\tSept. 2014-Mar. 2015 Associate Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy \u2013 UK system (AFHEA, PR083643 -24th March2015). Qualification for teaching at the university level.
\r\n\u2022\tOct. 2003-Jan. 07 Ph.D in Advanced Biology with a thesis in Human Genetics at the University of Naples \u201cFederico II\u201d, Italy of which ~1 year spent at the Imperial College, London, UK (Italian XIX cycle, Biologia Avanzata).
\r\n\u2022\tNov. 1996-Mar. 2002 MSc in Molecular Biology (Honours, 110\/110 summa cum laude) at University of Naples \u201cFederico II\u201d, Italy.
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\r\nFellowships and awards:
\r\n\u2022\tJan. 2014-Jan. 2018 EMBL fellow \u2013 EMBL Rome, Monterotondo, Italy.
\r\n\u2022\tMay 2010-Sep. 2012 Fulford Junior Research Fellowship - Somerville College, University of Oxford,
\r\nOxford, UK.
\r\n\u2022\tMar. 2006-Jan. 2007 Epigenome Network of Excellence grant
\r\n\u2022\tSep. 2006 Conference travel grant \u2013 2nd International X Chromosome Inactivation Meeting, Paris, France.
\r\n\u2022\tJun. 2003-Jan. 2004 Telethon Foundation Fellowship \u2013 IGB, Naples, Italy.
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\r\nENTREPRENEURSHIP:
\r\n\u2022\tCo-founder and CSO of a new biotech company (CERNAIS SRL; www.cernais.com) based on wet and AI-powered small molecule screening for the treatment of rare genetic disorders (Seed stage). Winner of the Call for ideas 2023. Winner of the award as new best biotech in Tuscany 2024. Finalist at the national competition for the best new biotech in Italy in 2024. Third qualified in SPARK call at Unipi 2025.
\r\n\u2022\tEuropean patent submission (Nr. 25191536.9). \u201cPeptidomimetic compounds for the treatment of X-linked disorders\u201d.
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\r\nGRANTS:
\r\nAwarded >500k euro in research grants from 2018 to date. More info: www.ceraselab.org
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\r\nSUPERVISION OF GRADUATE STUDENTS; PhD POSTDOC STUDENTS:
\r\n24 Undergraduates, 3 postdocs, 4 lab technicians, 3 PhD students, 2 visiting students.
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\r\nTEACHING ACTIVITIES:
\r\n\u2022\t2024-2025 Biotechnology for the Neurosciences course (24 lectures, 6 CFU\/year from 2024)
\r\n\u2022\t2022-2024 Biotechnology for the Neurosciences course (12 lectures, 3 CFU\/year)
\r\n\u2022\t2022-2024 Genetics and Molecular Biology course (20 lectures in Molecular Biology, 2 laboratory tu","unipi-persone-link-esterno-cv":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-1985-2049","unipi-persone-modalita-ricevimento":"","unipi-persone-luogo-ricevimento":"Dipartimento Biologia cellulare e dello Sviluppo\nS.S. 12 Abetone e Brennero, 4 I-56127 Pisa","unipi-persone-ore-ricevimento":"Il Martedi' mattina previo appuntamento.\nContattare il docente per appuntamento.","unipi-persone-telefono":"050 2211498","unipi-persone-sitoweb":"www.ceraselab.org","unipi-persone-cariche":"","unipi-persone-link-orario-lezioni":"https:\/\/unipi.prod.up.cineca.it\/calendarioPubblico\/matricola=051279","unipi-persone-link-registro-lezioni":"https:\/\/unimap.unipi.it\/registri\/registri.php?ri=051279&tmplt=principale.tpl","unipi-persone-settore-scientifico":"Biologia Molecolare BIOS-08\/A","unipi-persone-ruolo":"Professore Associato","unipi-persone-arpi":"https:\/\/arpi.unipi.it\/cris\/rp\/rp182544","unipi-persone-pubblicazioni":"