Immagine di GIOVANNI VAZZA

GIOVANNI VAZZA

Title: Professore associato confermato

SSD: BIO/13 - Applied Biology

Address: VIA U. BASSI, 58/B - PADOVA

Phone: 0498276226

E-mail: giovanni.vazza@unipd.it

Teaching in current academic year

Course Degree
STAGEMolecular biology
FORENSIC GENETICSSanitary Biology
APPLIED MOLECULAR GENETICSSanitary Biology

Curriculum

Education 2003: Ph.D. in Genetics, University of Ferrara (Italy). 1999: degree in Biology (Bimolecular area), University of Padova. Positions and employment 2000-2003: Ph.D. student in Genetic Sciences, University of Ferrara. 2003-2007: Post-Doctoral researcher, Department of Biology, University of Padova 2008: visiting scientist at the Department of Genetics, unit INSERM U679, Institut Pitié-Salpetrière, Paris (France). 2007-present: Assistant Professor (SSD BIO/13), Department of Biology University of Padova Organizing and coordinating activities 2009-2010: member of the commission for the curriculum in Biology 2013-: member of the commission for the final exam (CCS of Molecular Biology) 2013-: member of the commission “orientamento” (CCS of Molecular Biology) 2016-: member of the TTO commission of the Department of Biology. Teaching activities - A.A. 2001-2002 e 2002-2003: Assistant (12 hours), course of “Human Genetics”, Master in Psicology, University of Padova. - A.A. 2003-2004 e 2004-2005: Assistant (12 hours), course of “Human Genetics”, Master in “Scienze Psicologiche Cognitive e Psicobiologiche”, University of Padova. - A.A. 2003-2004 e 2004-2005: Assistant (25 hours), course of “Human molecular genetics and laboratory of human molecular genetics”, Master in “Biologia Sanitaria”, University of Padova. - A.A. 2005-2006: course of “Human Molecular Genetics and Laboratory of Human Molecular Genetics” (5+3 CFU), Master in “Biologia Sanitaria”, University of Padova. - A.A. 2007-2008: assistant (64 hours), course of “Human Molecular Genetics and Laboratory of Human Molecular Genetics” (5+4 CFU), Master in “Biologia Sanitaria”, University of Padova. - A.A 2008-2009, 2009-2010 e 2014-2015: course of “Biotechnologies” (5+1CFU), Master in “Biologia Evoluzionistica”, University of Padova. - A.A. 2012-2013: 2 CFU of “Applied Biology” within the course of “Biology and Biochemistry”, Bachelor in “Ostetricia”, University of Padova. - A.A 2011-2012, 2012-2013, 2013-2014, 2014-2015, 2015-2016, 2016-2017, 2017-2018: course of “Forensic Genetics” (5+1 CFU), Master in “Biologia Sanitaria”, University of Padova. - A.A 2014-2015, 2015-2016, 2016-2017, 2017-2018: 3 CFU within the course of “Genetics”, Master in “Psicologia dello Sviluppo e dell’Educazione”, University of Padova. Undergraduate student instructor and tutor of Bachelor and Master degree thesis for Molecular Biology curriculum.

Articles published in the last 5 years

  • Performance of four models for eye color prediction in an Italian population sample
    Forensic Science International: Genetics
    2019
    Salvoro C, Faccinetto C, Zucchelli L, Porto M, Marino A, Occhi G, De Los Campos G, Vazza G
  • Clinical and genetic characterization of an Italian family with slow-channel syndrome
    Neurological Sciences
    2018
    Angelini, C, Lispi, L, Salvoro, C, Mostacciuolo, ML, Vazza, G
  • Efficacy of exome-targeted capture sequencing to detect mutations in known cerebellar ataxia genes
    JAMA NEUROL
    2018
    Coutelier M, Hammer MB, Stevanin G, Monin, M-L, Davoine C-S, Mochel F, Labauge P, Ewenczyk C, Ding J, Gibbs JR, Hannequin D, Melki J, Toutain A, Laugel V, Forlani S, Charles P, Broussolle E, Thobois S, Afenjar A, Anheim M, Calvas P, Castelnovo G, De Brouc
  • Paradoxical GH Increase During OGTT Is Associated With First-Generation Somatostatin Analog Responsiveness in Acromegaly
    Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism
    2018
    Scaroni C, Albiger N, Daniele A, Dassie F, Romualdi C, Vazza G, Regazzo D, Ferraù F, Barresi V, Maffeis V, Gardiman MP, Cannavò S, Maffei P, Ceccato F, Losa M, Occhi G
  • Rare Risk Variants Identification by Identity-by-Descent Mapping and Whole-Exome Sequencing Implicates Neuronal Development Pathways in Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder.
    MOL NEUROBIOL
    2018
    Salvoro C, Bortoluzzi S, Coppe A, Valle G, Feltrin E, Mostacciuolo ML, Vazza G




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Research area

Research interests: - Identification and functional characterization of genes associated to human hereditary diseases involving central and peripheral nervous system. - Molecular characterization of genes causing morpho-functional alterations of mobile cilia in primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD) - Identification of genetic factors predisposing to for familial papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) - Improvement of models and methods for forensic DNA phenotyping. Prediction of eye, hair and skin color using SNP genotypes.

Proposals for thesis

- Identification of genes involved in familial papillary thyroid cancer. - Improvement of models for forensic eye and hair color prediction (forensic DNA phenotyping) in collaboration with Scientific Division of Carabinieri (RIS) of Parma.