While pursuing my PhD at the IIT Open University Affiliated Research Center, I am currently focusing on the study of small non-coding RNAs (miRNAs and piRNAs) in brain cancers for diagnostic, prognostic, and potentially therapeutic purposes.
Research center
CCT@Morego
About
Education
Title: Master's degree in Molecular and Cell Biology
Institute: University of Bologna
Location: Bologna
Country: Italy
From: 2020 To: 2023
Title: Bachelor's degree in Biological Sciences
Institute: University of Bologna
Location: Bologna
Country: Italy
From: 2017 To: 2020
Title: PhD degree in Health, Sustainable, and Human Technologies
Institute: The Open University
Location: Genova
Country: Italy
From: 2023 To: null
All Publications
2025
Spattini C., Tuntevski K., Giantomasi L., Preziosi G., Tirelli N., Malatesta P., Fiaschi P., Giunti D., De Pietri Tonelli D.
Unveiling piRNAs as Novel Precision Biomarkers for Brain Tumor Stratification
RNA Flagship Retreat IIT
Poster
Conference
2024
La Rosa L., Spattini C., Pelizzoli R., Pereira R., De Pietri Tonelli D.
A novel immune-competent murine model of brain tumors and its use to evaluate the efficacy of a microRNA-based therapy for medulloblastoma
EMBO Workshop "Microglia in health and disease"
Poster
Conference
2023
Spattini C., La Rosa L., Pereira R., De Pietri Tonelli D.
A miRNA-based differentiation-like therapy for human medulloblastoma: a validation by xenotransplant model in immunocompetent mice
EMBO|EMBL Symposium: The non-coding genome
Poster
Conference