Giacomo Grillo
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Giacomo Grillo received his bachelor's degree in Molecular Biotechnology from the University of Milano-Bicocca (Italy). He was then selected for a double-degree program between the University of Milano-Bicocca and Université Paris Diderot (Paris VII - France), and he obtained his MSc degrees in Industrial Biotechnology (Milano-Bicocca) and in Genetics (Paris VII). In 2013 he started his PhD under the supervision of Dr. Claire Francastel and Prof. Guillaume Velasco at the UMR7216 (Epigenetics and Cell Fate), where he studied the mechanisms of establishment and maintenance of DNA methylation in the early embryo and in the context of the rare genetic syndrome called ICF (Immunodeficiency Centromeric instability and Facial anomalies). The focus of his research was the repetitive genome, in particular centromeric and peri-centromeric regions. In 2018 he began his postdoctoral training in the lab of Dr. Mathieu Lupien, where he investigated the oncogenic role of transposable elements in prostate cancer and acute myeloid leukemia by combining the study of chromatin and CRISPR/dCas9 approaches. After three years in an immunotherapy start-up (2023-2026), he decided to go back to academia and joined the lab of Prof. Natoli.