Molecular genetics of Intellectual disabilities
Patrizia D'Adamo

Email: dadamo.patrizia@hsr.it
Location: DIBIT1 A2, Floor 3, Room 46
Research associate, Molecular genetics of intellectual disabilities
Facility manager, Mouse Behavior
After the University degree obtained on March 1994 in Biology at University of Pavia, the main scientific interest of Dr D'Adamo was to identify and characterize new disease genes linked to the human X chromosome. From 1994 to 1999, she was at the CNR of Pavia working with Dr Toniolo on the identification of the genes responsible first for a rare infantile cardiomyopathy, the Barth syndrome, and then for X-linked Intellectual Disability. On 2000, she moved to the University of Zurich (Switzerland) in Prof Lipp Laboratory, where she learnt behavioural neuroscience. On 2004, she returned to Italy at IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele in Milan, as Telethon Scientist and group leader of the Molecular Genetics of Intellectual Disabilities Unit. On 2014, Dr D'Adamo was permanently employed at Fondazione Centro San Raffaele, IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele. Since 2004, Dr D'Adamo leed an independent group focusing on the further characterization of X-linked Intellectual Disability by using a combination of genetic, molecular, cellular and behavioral approaches.
2014-today Head of Unit, Molecular genetics of intellectual disabilities, IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, Milan, Italy
2005-2015 Telethon scientist, Dulbecco Telethon Institute, IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, Milan, Italy
2004-2005 Research contract, IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, Milan, Italy
2000-2003 Postdoctoral research EMBO long-term fellow at the University of Zurich-Irchel, Switzerland
1995-1999 Fellow, Istituto di Genetica Biochimica ed Evoluzionistica, CNR, Pavia, Italy
1994-1995 Post-graduate internship, Istituto di Genetica Biochimica ed Evoluzionistica, CNR, Pavia, Italy