Author

Francesca Sciarra

Sapienza University of RomeORCID 0000-0001-9492-296XUnclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

Biology Disciplines

Click to filter author papers

Cell Biology· 1 Genetic & Genomic Medicine· 1

Signature Assays, Organisms & Methods

Click to filter · or open tag

Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Organism:human· 1 Approach:machine learning (classical)· 1 Research Focus:metabolism & bioenergetics· 1 Organism:mouse· 1 Assay:whole-exome sequencing· 1

Frequent Co-Authors

Andrea Maria IsidoriiD· 2 shared Mary Anna VenneriiD· 2 shared Adriano PatriarcaiD· 1 shared Agatha SchlüteriD· 1 shared Agnese Verzuri· 1 shared Agostino OgnibeneiD· 1 shared Agostino RivaiD· 1 shared Alessandra RenieriiD· 1 shared

Activity by Year

2021-2025 · peak 1/yr

Co-Author Collaboration Network

10 top collaborators · 38 mutual co-author links

Click any collaborator node to inspect or filter shared papers

Focal author (center)Selected co-authorORCID co-authorUnlinked name

Curved chords = mutual co-authorship

2 shared papersCell Biology

Andrea Maria IsidoriORCID

Mutual co-authors in cluster

Author profile →

2 papers

Recent·Most cited

Cell BiologyMolecular MetabolismPeer-reviewedSep 3, 2025

Pde5a Deficiency Prevents Diet-Induced Obesity via Adipose cAMP-PKA Activation Enhancing Fat Browning

Federica Campolo, Ottavia Giampaoli, Federica Barbagallo…·Andrea Maria Isidori

This study shows that Pde5a deficiency prevents diet-induced obesity by enhancing adipose cAMP-PKA activation, leading to fat browning and improved metabolic outcomes.

5 citations

mouseexperimental assay

𝕏 PostBluesky

Genetic & Genomic MedicineEBioMedicinePeer-reviewedFeb 26, 2021

Shorter androgen receptor polyQ alleles protect against life-threatening COVID-19 disease in males.

Margherita Baldassarri, Nicola Picchiotti, Francesca Fava…·Francesca Andretta

The paper identifies shorter androgen receptor polyQ alleles as protective against severe COVID-19 in males using machine learning on whole-exome sequencing data from the GEN-COVID cohort.

62 citationstop 4%

humanwhole-exome sequencing

𝕏 PostBluesky