Position and Responsibilities

Nov. 2016-now Assistant Professor in Laboratory Medicine (RTD-A t.d. - t.pieno (art. 24 c.3-a L. 240/10), MED/46 (06/N1), Department of Medical Sciences, Surgery and Neurosciences, University of Siena, Italy

Mar. 2017-now Member of Scientific Committee of Fondazione Umberto di Mario ONLUS

Education and Academic title

Oct 2011: Ph.D. in Biomedicine and Immunological Sciences, University of Siena, Italy
Thesis title: “MicroRNAs expression profiling reveals tissue- and disease-associated signatures in diabetes mellitus” , Department of Medical Sciences, Surgery and Neurosciences, University of Siena, Italy

Jul 2008: Master Degree in Molecular Biology, University of Siena, Italy
Thesis title “Aletered Expression of microRNAs in pancreatic islets during Type 2 diabetes”

Scientific and Professional Experiences

Nov.2016- now Assistant Professor in Laboratory Medicine (RTD-A)- Department of Medical Sciences, Surgery and Neurosciences, University of Siena, Italy. “Molecular Characterization of inflammation and regeneration phenomena in type-1 and type-2 Diabetes and evaluation of potential circulating biomarkers of disease

May.2012-Nov.2016: Post-Doc Research fellow Department of Medical Sciences, Surgery and Neurosciences, University of Siena, Italy
Research: “Immunomodulation strategies in Type 1 Diabetes”

Nov. 2008- Oct.2011: Ph.D. Student Research fellow - Department of Medical Sciences, Surgery and Neurosciences, University of Siena, Italy

Jan. 2007 – Oct. 2008: Research fellow - Department of Medical Sciences, Surgery and Neurosciences, University of Siena, Italy

Scientific Commitee and Scientific Association

- Società Italiana di Diabetologia (SID), dal 2009
- American Association for the Advancement of Sciences, 2013
- International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR), 2014
- European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD), dal 2017
- Gruppo di Studio Yosid, Marcatori di funzione beta-cellulare , dal 2016
- Gruppo di Studio SID, Rigenerazione beta-cellulare
- Commissione Scientifica Fondazione Umberto di Mario ONLUS, dal 2017

Invited Speaker to national and international Congress

1) G.Sebastiani. Regolatori dell’espressione genica: sirtuine e microRNA. Società Italiana Diabetologia (SID), Maggio 2014, Bologna- Italy

2) G. Sebastiani. Immunologia. Difendere L’isola!. DeiDuemila. La diabetologia in tempo di Crisi. 2-4 Ottobre 2014, Alghero- Italy

3) G.Sebastiani. Minisimposio “MiRNA come mediatori e marcatori di malattia”- MicroRNA e Diabete di tipo1. Società Italiana di Diabetologia (SID), Maggio 2016, Rimini- Italy

4) G.Sebastiani. "Circulating microRNAs as biomarkers in T1D: where do we stand?" INNODIA Annual Meeting 2017. Cambridge- UK

5) G.Sebastiani. “Genetica e Diabete di Tipo1: i microRNA come biomarcatori di malattia nel Diabete”- Diamo uno strappo al Diabete: la cultura della prevenzione, 27 Ottobre 2017, Pistoia

Reviewer/Editor activities

Reviewer for the following Journals:
-PlosOne
-Endocrine
-Laboratory Investigation (Nature Publishing Group) ,
-Clinical Experimental Immunology
-Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry
-Acta Diabetologica
-Diabetologia
-Journal of Endocrinological Investigation

EDITOR for the following Journals:
- Diabetes Metabolism Research and Reviews (DMRR) [Editorial Board Member]
International Journal of Endocrinology (https://mts.hindawi.com/guest.editor/journals/ije)- Special Issue: “Circulating Non-coding RNAs as Candidate Biomarkers of Endocrine and Metabolic Disease

Awards

- Società Italiana di Diabetologia- SID: EASD-2014 Travel Grant Award

- Società Italiana di Diabetologia- SID: EASD-2015 Travel Grant Award

- Società Italiana di Diabetologia- SID: EASD-2016 Travel Grant Award