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Luca Gianfranceschi

University of MilanORCID 0000-0002-7644-5968Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Organism:multiple species· 2 Approach:statistical model· 2 Assay:whole-genome sequencing· 2 Assay:DNA methylation· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 1 Research Focus:genome assembly· 1 Research Focus:phylogenetics / evolution· 1

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Giulio FormentiiD· 3 shared Andrea Bonisoli‐AlquatiiD· 2 shared Gianluca LombardoiD· 2 shared Guido Roberto GalloiD· 2 shared Roberto AmbrosiniiD· 2 shared Alessio IannucciiD· 1 shared Anders Pape MølleriD· 1 shared Andrea De BenedictisiD· 1 shared

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The end of the American dream: a hard to Swallow reality - How the Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) returned from America, a complete mtDNA phylogeny

Gianluca Lombardo, Guido Roberto Gallo, Andrea De Benedictis, Marta Cavallini, Giulio Formenti, Roberto Ambrosini, Luca Gianfranceschi, Giorgio Binelli

This study presents a comprehensive mtDNA phylogeny of the barn swallow, identifying new haplogroups, gene flow, and divergence times across all recognized subspecies.

bioRxiv · Jun 23, 2025 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology

Pangenomics provides insights into the role of synanthropy in barn swallow evolution

Simona Secomandi, Guido Roberto Gallo, Marcella Sozzoni, Alessio Iannucci, Elena Galati, Linelle Ann L. Abueg, Jennifer Balacco, Manuela Caprioli, William Chow, Claúdio Ciofi, Joanna Collins, Olivier D. Fedrigo, Luca Ferretti, Arkarachai Fungtammasan, Bettina Haase, , Giulio Formenti

The paper presents a pangenome for the barn swallow and identifies genes under selection linked to synanthropy and domestication traits.

Cell Reports · Jan 1, 2023Peer-reviewedGenomics

SMRT long reads and Direct Label and Stain optical maps allow the generation of a high-quality genome assembly for the European barn swallow (Hirundo rustica rustica)

Giulio Formenti, Matteo Chiara, Lucy Poveda, Kees‐Jan Françoijs, Andrea Bonisoli‐Alquati, Luca Canova, Luca Gianfranceschi, David Stephen Horner, Nicola Saino

The paper presents a high-quality genome assembly for the European barn swallow using SMRT long reads and Bionano DLS optical maps, achieving a scaffold N50 of over 25.95 Mbp.

GigaScience · Nov 28, 2018Peer-reviewedGenomics