IGB Webinar 3 Ottobre 2022Prof. Gennaro Napolitano

Cell Biology and Disease Mechanisms

Nutrient Signaling and Metabolic Diseases, TIGEM

g.napolitano@tigem.it

Medical Genetics Unit, Department of Medical and Translational Science, Federico II University of Naples, Italy

Gennaro Napolitano obtained his master’s degree in Biological Sciences in 2005 at the University of Naples “Federico II”, where he also obtained his Ph.D. in 2009, after completing his training at the Institute of Genetics and Biophysics in Naples. Then he moved to the United States to work as a post-doctoral fellow at the University of California, San Diego and at The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla. In 2014, he moved back to Italy to join the Telethon Institute of Genetics and Medicine (TIGEM). During his post-doctoral training he was awarded with several fellowships from different sponsors, including the Horizon 2020 European Union – Marie Skłodowska-Curie, DTI-IMPORT/Marie Skłodowska-Curie COFUND, CRF, AICF and AIRC. In 2016, he was appointed as a Research Fellow at the University of Naples “Federico II”, where he also became Assistant Professor in 2019. In 2020, he became group leader at TIGEM as an Assistant Investigator.

Gennaro Napolitano’s research has mainly focused on the study of metabolic signaling in Human genetic disorders. He has authored numerous publications in high-impact peer reviewed scientific journals. His research is currently funded by Telethon, AIRC and the Italian Ministry of University and Research.