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Ornella Semino

University of PaviaORCID 0000-0002-9675-9403Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Organism:human· 7 Approach:statistical model· 7 Assay:whole-genome sequencing· 7 Research Focus:GWAS / association mapping· 3 Research Focus:clustering· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 1 Research Focus:genome assembly· 1

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Francesco MontinaroiD· 6 shared Alessandro RaveaneiD· 5 shared Mait MetspaluiD· 5 shared Alessandro AchilliiD· 4 shared Anna OlivieriiD· 4 shared Antonio TorroniiD· 4 shared Luca PaganiiD· 4 shared Cristian CapelliiD· 3 shared

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LAYERED GENOMIC COMPOSITION AND LINGUISTIC CONTINUITY IN GRECIA SALENTINA

Giulia Cangialosi, Martina Gulì, Francesca Menato, Gerardo Pepe, Ester Mercuri, Francesco Zangaro, Carla Jodice, Fulvio Cruciani, Beniamino Trombetta, Manuela Helmer‐Citterich, Nejat Akar, Cristina Guardiano, Giuseppe Longobardi, Valeria Specchia, Ornella Semino, , Andrea Novelletto

The paper uses whole genome sequencing to analyze the genetic structure of a Greek-speaking community in Southern Italy, finding no strong evidence for external origins and supporting a model of continuous gene flow.

bioRxiv · Sep 17, 2026 · PreprintGenetics

Echoes from the last Green Sahara: whole genome analysis of Fulani, a key population to unveil the genetic evolutionary history of Africa

Eugenia D’Atanasio, Flavia Risi, Francesco Ravasini, Francesco Montinaro, Mogge Hajiesmaeil, Biancamaria Bonucci, Letizia Pistacchia, Daniel Amoako-Sakyi, Maria Bonito, Sara Onidi, Giulia Colombo, Ornella Semino, Giovanni Destro‐Bisol, Paolo Anagnostou, Mait Metspalu, , Fulvio Cruciani

The paper analyzes whole genome data from Fulani individuals to explore their genetic origins, suggesting a possible link to ancient Saharan populations rather than recent Eurasian admixture.

Current Biology · Nov 22, 2023Peer-reviewedGenetics

Assessing temporal and geographic contacts across the Adriatic Sea through the analysis of genome-wide data from Southern Italy

Alessandro Raveane, Ludovica Molinaro, Serena Aneli, Marco Rosario Capodiferro, Luciana de Gennaro, Linda Ongaro, Nicola Rambaldi Migliore, Sara Soffiati, Teodoro Scarano, Antonio Torroni, Alessandro Achilli, Mario Ventura, Luca Pagani, Cristian Capelli, Anna Olivieri, , Francesco Montinaro

The paper analyzes genome-wide SNP data from Southern Italy and neighboring regions to assess historical contacts and genetic affinities across the Adriatic Sea.

Genomics · Jun 13, 2022Peer-reviewedGenomics

Archaeogenomic Distinctiveness of the Isthmo-Colombian Area

Marco Rosario Capodiferro, Bethany Aram, Alessandro Raveane, Nicola Rambaldi Migliore, Giulia Colombo, Linda Ongaro, Javier Sandoval, Tomás Mendizábal, Iosvany Hernández Mora, Maribel Tribaldos, Ugo Alessandro Perego, Hongjie Li, Christiana L. Scheib, Alessandra Modi, Alberto Gómez‐Carballa, , Alessandro Achilli

The paper analyzes genomic data from Indigenous groups in Panama to reveal pre-Hispanic demographic changes and the genetic structure of the Isthmo-Colombian area.

Cell · Mar 23, 2021Peer-reviewedGenomics

The genomic impact of European colonization of the Americas

Linda Ongaro, Marília O. Scliar, Rodrigo Flores, Alessandro Raveane, Davide Marnetto, Stefania Sarno, Guido Alberto Gnecchi‐Ruscone, Marta Eugenia Alarcón-Riquelme, Étienne Patin, Pongsakorn Wangkumhang, Garrett Hellenthal, Miguel González‐Santos, Roy King, Anastasia Kouvatsi, Oleg Pavlovich Balanovsky, , Francesco Montinaro

This study analyzes the genetic impact of European colonization on the Americas using genome-wide data from 12,000 individuals, revealing complex contributions from European, African, and other sources.

Current Biology · Nov 14, 2019Peer-reviewedGenomics

Genome-wide analysis of Corsican population reveals a close affinity with Northern and Central Italy

Erika Tamm, Julie Di Cristofaro, Stéphane Mazières, Erwan Pennarun, Alena Kushniarevich, Alessandro Raveane, Ornella Semino, Jacques Chiaroni, Luı́sa Pereira, Mait Metspalu, Francesco Montinaro

The paper analyzes genome-wide data from Corsicans and finds they are genetically closer to Northern and Central Italians than to Sardinians.

Scientific Reports · Sep 19, 2019Peer-reviewedGenomics

Population structure of modern-day Italians reveals patterns of ancient and archaic ancestries in Southern Europe

Alessandro Raveane, Serena Aneli, Francesco Montinaro, Georgios I. Athanasiadis, Simona Barlera, Giovanni Birolo, Giorgio Battista Boncoraglio, Anna Maria Di Blasio, Cornelia Di Gaetano, Luca Pagani, Silvia Parolo, Peristera Paschou, Alberto Piazza, George Stamatoyannopoulos, Andrea Angius, , Cristian Capelli

The paper analyzes the genetic structure of modern-day Italians to reveal ancient and archaic ancestries shaping Southern European populations and Neanderthal DNA distribution.

Science Advances · Sep 4, 2019Peer-reviewedGenomics