Lucia Piacentini

This study shows that transposable element activation contributes to neurodegeneration in a Drosophila Huntington's disease model and can be inhibited to rescue neurodegeneration and extend lifespan.

This study shows HP1 is required for GSC self-renewal and differentiation by stabilizing key transcripts in Drosophila.

This study shows that heat shock stress activates transposon expression by disrupting piRNA biogenesis through Hsp70's interaction with the Hsc70-Hsp90 complex in Drosophila.