Michele Albertini

This study integrates genomics and transcriptomics to identify molecular changes in vampire bats adapted to blood-feeding, revealing shifts in gene expression and function across multiple biological pathways.

TOGA2 improves gene annotation and ortholog identification across vertebrate genomes, achieving higher completeness and accuracy than existing methods.

This study investigates the thermogenic adaptations of antelope ground squirrels by analyzing their genome and transcriptome under cold exposure, revealing a shift toward shivering thermogenesis.