Gennaro Ruggiero
Postdoctoral Research Scientist
I obtained my Ph.D. degree in Molecular Biology from the University of Heidelberg, where I worked in the laboratory of Prof. Nicholas S. Foulkes. The main objective of my Ph.D. project was to unravel the molecular mechanisms mediating the coordination of the circadian clock input and output pathways in zebrafish.
During my postdoc, in the laboratory of Prof. Mathilda Mommersteeg, I am going to investigate the interaction between the circadian clock and heart regeneration, by using the cavefish animal model.
Recent publications
Oxidative phosphorylation is required for cardiomyocyte re-differentiation and long-term fish heart regeneration.
Journal article
Lekkos K. et al, (2025), Nat Cardiovasc Res, 4, 1363 - 1380
YB-1 recruitment to stress granules in zebrafish cells reveals a differential adaptive response to stress.
Journal article
Guarino AM. et al, (2019), Sci Rep, 9
Evolution shapes the responsiveness of the D-box enhancer element to light and reactive oxygen species in vertebrates.
Journal article
Pagano C. et al, (2018), Sci Rep, 8
Interactions between the circadian clock and TGF-β signaling pathway in zebrafish.
Journal article
Sloin HE. et al, (2018), PLoS One, 13
The tumor-associated YB-1 protein: new player in the circadian control of cell proliferation.
Journal article
Pagano C. et al, (2017), Oncotarget, 8, 6193 - 6205