Silvana Gaudieri

This paper develops a non-viral CRISPR/dCas9-KRAB system for epigenetic silencing of oncogenic transcription factors in Ewing Sarcoma, showing effective tumor suppression in cell line and patient-derived xenograft models.

The paper identifies adaptive-like NK cells in influenza responses linked to humoral immunity and influenced by age and sex, suggesting potential vaccine strategies for aging populations.

Periscope identifies and quantifies sub-genomic RNAs in SARS-CoV-2 genomic data, detecting canonical and non-canonical sgRNAs with high fidelity.

The paper shows that B.1.1.7 SARS-CoV-2 lineage has increased subgenomic RNA expression compared to other lineages, with a noncanonical sgRNA near ORF9b showing a 16-fold increase in median expression.