Curriculum vitae

Veronica graduated with honors from the University of Cagliari in 1993. In 1998 she complited a PhD in Anthropological Sciences and a Post Doc (1999-2001), working on Population genetics and Biodemography. From 2002 to 2008 she worked in research projects at the National Research Council (CNR) on Gene Expression, complex diseases and genetic isolated. Furthermore, in 2014 she earned a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology at the University of Cagliari.
She is currently a PhD student in Life, Environmental and Drug Sciences, under the supervision of Prof. Elisabetta Marini, and is working on Nutrition, Body Composition, Psychological Factors Related to Nutrition in childhood, in cross-cultural analysis.

Publications

Manchinu MF, Marongiu MF, Poddie D, Casu C, Latini V, Simbula M, Galanello R, Moi P, Cao A, Porcu S, Ristaldi MS. In vivo activation of the human δ-globin gene: the therapeutic potential in β-thalassemic mice. Haematologica. 2014 Jan;99(1):76-84.

Crobu F, Latini V, Marongiu MF, Sogos V, Scintu F, Porcu S, Casu C, Badiali M, Sanna A, Manchinu MF, Ristaldi MS. Differentiation of single cell derived human mesenchymal stem cells into cells with a neuronal phenotype: RNA and microRNA expression profile. Mol Biol Rep. 2012 Apr;39(4):3995-4007

Latini V, Sole G, Varesi L, Vona G, Ristaldi MS. The value of some Corsican sub-populations for genetic association studies. BMC Med Genet. 2008 Jul 28;9:73.