Seminar topic: Control of genic and extragenic transcription in inflammation and cancer.

Gioacchino Natoli obtained his Medical Degree with honors from the University of Rome La Sapienza in 1991, with a thesis on the role of the Hepatitis B Virus X protein in hepatocellular carcinoma. He completed a residency in Internal Medicine at La Sapienza and pursued research training in molecular biology and gene regulation, including postdoctoral work at the University of California, San Diego, in the laboratory of Prof. Michael Karin.

Seminar topic: Multi-Omic data for patient stratification and personalized medicine in immuno-inflammatory diseases

Seminar topic: Eco-evolutionary dynamics of bacterial strains across Human gut microbiotas

Hugo did his bachelor's in Biology followed by a master in Applied Microbiology, both at Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa in Portugal. His master's thesis was focused on the type VII secretion system of Bacillus subtilis. He then did his PhD in Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência in Portugal, in which he followed the evolution of Escherichia coli in the mouse gut in the context of host aging. 

Presentation topic: Rat Duchenne muscular dystrophy models to decipher disease mechanisms and preclinical studies