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ACADEMIC POSITION
Associate Professor,
Department of Biology and Biotechnology “C. Darwin”, Sapienza University of Rome, Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Roma (Italy).
Tel: (office) +39 06-4991-2827
Tel: (lab) +39 06-4991-2924
e-mail: beniamino.trombetta@uniroma1.it
PLACE AND DATE OF BIRTH
Rome (Italy), November, 16, 1977
EDUCATION
2005. Summa cum Laude Degree in Biology, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy.
2009. PhD in Genetics and Molecular Biology, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Since 2018. Associate Professor of Genetics SSD: BIO/18, Department of Biology and Biotechnology “C. Darwin”, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy.
2012-2018. Researcher of Genetics SSD: BIO/18, Department of Biology and Biotechnology “C. Darwin”, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy.
2009-2012. Post-doc fellow, Department of Biology and Biotechnology “C. Darwin”, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy.
2006-2009. Ph.D. student in Genetics and Molecular Biology, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy.
2003-2005. Undergraduate Internship at the molecular phylogeny lab of the Department of Environmental Biology, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy.
QUALIFICATIONS
2023. National Scientific qualification to full professor of Genetics (05/I1).
2007. National Professional Qualification as Biologist, Sapienza, University of Rome.
BIBLIOMETRIC INDICES (June 2024)
A total of 41 (Scopus) publications in peer-reiew journals.
Orcid ID: 0000-0001-8245-9437
Scopus Author ID: 19639324000
Scopus H-Index = 18 (972 citations)
Google Scholar H-Index = 22 (1621 citations).
RESEARCH TOPICS
He always worked in the field of population and computational genomics.
His research activity is based on the study mammal’s genomic variation, with different approaches and aims:
- Analysis of the Y-chromosome genetic variation in human populations using classical and NGS techniques. The study is aimed at inferring evolutionary events that occurred in the past in our species.
- Analysis of the non-pathological genetic variation of the human genome to solve forensic genetic issues.
- Analysis of data from Whole Genome Sequencing.
- Study of the role of natural selection in shaping the genetic variability of the mammal genomes.
- Genetic analysis of ancient populations of central Italy.
- Conservation genomics of mammals. Analysis by whole genome sequencing of Asiatic lion (Panthera leo persica) and orangutan (Pongo spp).
- Computational genomics
His research activity is documented by a total of 41 papers in extenso. The results of some studies have been subject of comments and articles on various international and national newspapers.
NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATIONS
Many international and national collaboration as testified by the author lines of publications.
EVALUATION ACTIVITY
- He was reviewer for several national and international research projects.
- He is member of the editorial board (as Topic Editor) of the journal Biomolecules (I.F. = 5.5).
- He is member of the editorial board of the journal Frontiers in Genetics (I.F. = 4.7) and of the journal Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution (I.F. = 4.49) with the title of Associate Editor for the Evolutionary and Population Genetics section.
- Referee for several international journals including: American Journal of Human Biology, American Journal of Physical Anthropology, Forensic Science International - Genetics, Human Biology, Global Ecology and Biogeography, Molecular Biology and Evolution, Frontiers in Genetics.
DISSEMINATION OF SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE
2024 “Genetica e Evoluzione” interview on the radio program “Archimede il racconto della scienza” RaiRadio Techetè (https://www.raiplaysound.it/audio/2024/02/Archimede-il-racconto-della-sc...)
2022 “il DNA e il codice della vita” interview on the radio program “Il pescatore di perle” Rai Radio 1 (https://www.raiplaysound.it/radio1)
2021 Book chapter “Single nucleotide polimorphisms: An Overview of the Sequence polymorphisms” in the book Forensic DNA Analysis CRC Press Tylor and Francis Group
December, 2022. Trombetta B “Il DNA e il codice della vita” Rai Radio 1 (Italy's leading radio broadcaster - https://www.raiplaysound.it/audio/2022/12/Il-pescatore-di-perle-del-1012...).
June, 2022. Trombetta B “il ballerino nudo” for StaR: The Journal of the University of Rome – Sapienza (https://www.stoccolmaaroma.it/beniamino-trombetta/).
October 2018. Trombetta B. “Le migrazioni di 7000 anni fa raccontate dal genoma” MEMEX-Rai Play (Italy's leading TV show for scientific dissemination) (https://www.raiplay.it/video/2018/10/galileo-pt83-2018-raiplay-acc238ec-...).
2016. Cruciani F and Trombetta B "migrazioni e mutazioni genetiche" for the Encyclopedia of Bioethics and Juridical Science published by "Edizioni Scientifiche Italiane". Volume VIII pag. 542-554.
2014. Trombetta B “Kary Mullis: il ballerino nudo che ha cambiato la scienza in un fine settimana”, seminar for the European Researchers' Week
Since 2014. He is the head for the dissemination of scientific knowledge at the Department of Biology and Biotechnology of the University of Rome - Sapienza.
2011. Trombetta B, Colonna FT. Le tappe della nostra storia. DARWIN, p. 52-57, ISSN: 1824-2448.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Since 2009. Member of the Italian Genetics Association (AGI).
ISTITUTIONAL EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES
2012-2017. Professor of "Molecular evolution: from the genome to the population" (3CFU) degree in Genetics and Molecular Biology. University of Rome – Sapienza (in Italian).
Since 2016. Professor of Human Genetics (6 CFU) master degree in Genetics and Molecular Biology (international degree - in English. University of Rome – Sapienza).
Since 2016. Professor of the Computational Genomics module (3 CFU) for the course of "Genetics and Computational Genomics" degree in Bioinformatics (international degree - in English). University of Rome - Sapienza.
Since 2016. Professor of Genetic of Conservation (6 CFU) master degree in Bio-ecology, University of Rome - Sapienza.
Since 2016. Faculty Member of the PhD Program in Genetics and Molecular Biology, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy.
Since 2021: Professor of Genetics (3 CFU) 3-year degree in Biology, University of Rome – Sapienza.
Since 2022: Professor of Genetics at the II level Master of Biology of Nutrition for the Human Reproduction at Sapienza University of Rome, Italy.
Full list of grants (as PI or Unit Coordinator, UC):
2024,
"Progetti grandi di Ateneo" grant, Sapienza Univ. of Rome. (PI)
2023, PRIN2022 Grant, Italian University and Research Ministry (UC)
2023,
"Progetti medi di Ateneo" grant, Sapienza Univ. of Rome. (PI)
2022,
"Progetti medi di Ateneo" grant, Sapienza Univ. of Rome.(PI)
2021,
"Progetti medi di Ateneo" grant, Sapienza Univ. of Rome. (PI)
2020, Gerda Henkel Foundation Research Grant (PI)
2020, EASI Genomics Research Grant (PI)