Global InformationMarcello Siniscalco information
Marcello Siniscalco | |
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 Siniscalco at an international conference, 1995 | |
| Born | 31 July 1924 Naples, Kingdom of Italy |
| Died | 29 November 2013 (aged 89) |
| Alma mater | University of Naples |
| Known for | Population genetics, mapping of the human genome |
| Spouse(s) | Marina Siniscalco, Emma De Filippis |
| Children | Raffaello Siniscalco, Antonella Siniscalco, Federico Siniscalco, Anja Ullrich, Claudio Siniscalco |
| Awards | Awarded title of Commendatore by the Italian Government |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Genetics |
| Academic advisors | Giuseppe Montalenti J. B. S. Haldane |
Marcello Siniscalco (31 July 1924 – 29 November 2013) was an Italian scientist at the forefront of the development of the nascent field of genetics.[1][2] A contemporary of Watson and Crick,[3] he spent a significant part of his international career heading the Department of Somatic Cell Genetics at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York,[4] but throughout his life maintained ties to his home country of Italy. Siniscalco pioneered the study of population and molecular genetics through his research on the population of Sardinia, analyzing the genes responsible for thalassemia and G6PD deficiency syndrome, among others.[5][6] Siniscalco also played an important role in the development of the Human Genome Organisation (HUGO) in its early years,[7] and was ultimately awarded the title of Commendatore by the Italian government in recognition of his contributions to his field.[8]
- ^ "E' morto il genetista Marcello Siniscalco Studiò il DNA dei Sardi - la Nuova Sardegna".
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- ^ Kotin, R M; Siniscalco, M; Samulski, R J; Zhu, X D; Hunter, L; Laughlin, C A; McLaughlin, S; Muzyczka, N; Rocchi, M; Berns, K I (March 1990). "Site-specific integration by adeno-associated virus". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 87 (6): 2211–2215. Bibcode:1990PNAS...87.2211K. doi:10.1073/pnas.87.6.2211. JSTOR 2354020. PMC 53656. PMID 2156265.
- ^ Siniscalco, M.; Bernini, L.; Latte, B. (1961). "Favism and thalassaemia in Sardinia and their relationship to malaria". Nature. 190 (4782): 1179–1180. Bibcode:1961Natur.190.1179S. doi:10.1038/1901179a0. S2CID 4215252.
- ^ Siniscalco, M.; Bernini, L.; Filippi, G.; Latte, B.; Meera Khan, P.; Piomelli, S.; Rattazzi, M. (1966). "Population genetics of haemoglobin variants, thalassaemia and glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency, with particular reference to the malaria hypothesis". Bull. World Health Organ. 34 (3): 379–393. PMC 2475975. PMID 5296398.
- ^ "HUGO". Archived from the original on 16 September 2015. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
- ^ "Le onorificenze della Repubblica Italiana". Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2015.