IorioLab
we mix informatics/biology/functional-genomics to identify new therapeutic targets/markers, for cancer and other human diseases. we ❤️ CRISPR, statistics and ML
- 𝗧𝘄𝗼 𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 analyses, 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆: here is 𝗈𝗎𝗋 𝗇𝖾𝗐 𝗌𝗍𝗎𝖽𝗒, 𝗋𝖾𝗅𝖾𝖺𝗌𝖾𝖽 𝖺𝗅𝗈𝗇𝗀𝗌𝗂𝖽𝖾 𝖺𝗇 𝗂𝗇𝖽𝖾𝗉𝖾𝗇𝖽𝖾𝗇𝗍 𝗐𝗈𝗋𝗄 𝖿𝗋𝗈𝗆 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗖𝗶𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗼 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗽 (𝗦𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗮 𝗲𝘁 𝗮𝗹.), 𝗐𝗁𝖾𝗋𝖾 𝖢𝖱𝖨𝖲𝖯𝖱 𝖽𝖾𝗉𝖾𝗇𝖽𝖾𝗇𝖼𝗒 𝗆𝖺𝗉𝗌 𝖺𝗋𝖾 𝗎𝗌𝖾𝖽 𝗍𝗈 𝗍𝖺𝖼𝗄𝗅𝖾 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗌𝖺𝗆𝖾 𝖼𝗁𝖺𝗅𝗅𝖾𝗇𝗀𝖾: 𝗆𝖺𝗄𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗌𝖾𝗇𝗌𝖾 𝗈𝖿 𝖼𝖺𝗇𝖼𝖾𝗋 𝘷𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘶𝘯𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘯𝘪𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 using DepMap data. Links 👇
- Festive vibes in Iorio Lab today: we spiced up the weekly lab meeting with a Secret Santa. Great company, fun gifts and a brief break from pipettes and plots!
- @eurocancerdepmap.bsky.social, hosted by Francesco (alongside Pedro Beltrao from ETH Zurich, and Evangelia Petsalaki and Isidro Cortés-Ciriano from EMBL-EBI) at @humantechnopole.bsky.social, has concluded. Great speakers delivered breakthroughs that advance #cancer genomics across #Europe! 🏛️🧬
- Reposted by IorioLabLast but not least, we are thrilled to have representatives from academia, industry, foundations and publishers to share with us their take during the roundtable discussion on Bridging Sectors for Translational Impact!
- Reposted by IorioLabAnd we finish this session with @epetsalaki.bsky.social showing the potential of using CRISPR data to study context specific signalling and drug responses
- Reposted by IorioLabThe last session starts with Lodewyk Wessels from @nkinl.bsky.social sharing the work on perturbation response models!
- Reposted by IorioLab@colmr.bsky.social takes the stage to share the work of his group that aims to understand and predict synthetic lethality between paralogs in cancer
- Reposted by IorioLabWe are back, starting the afternoon session with a joint talk by Debora Sesia/ @ciriellolab.bsky.social and @aurorasavino.bsky.social / @ioriolab.bsky.social showing their work on the functional assessment of Variants of Unknown Significance through cancer dependency map data analysis
- Reposted by IorioLabFirst session of the @eurocancerdepmap.bsky.social symposium and so much fantastic work presented already! #CancerResearch #TranslationalScience #plasticity
- Reposted by IorioLabTo wrap up the second session, Roland Rad from the Institute of Molecular Oncology and Functional Genomics is sharing their work on mapping genetic interactions in cancer evolution and therapy @eurocancerdepmap.bsky.social
- Reposted by IorioLabWe continue with the talk from @icrlordlab.bsky.social focusing on the complexity of synthetic lethality in cancer and how we can move forward in exploiting it @eurocancerdepmap.bsky.social
- Reposted by IorioLabThe Synthetic Lethality and Innovations in CRISPR Screening session begins with @manuelkaulich.bsky.social telling us about exciting CRISPR libraries they have developed and how nuclear mRNA processing can mask the CRISPRko phenotypes @eurocancerdepmap.bsky.social
- Now @alejandrapcelab.bsky.social is taking us through the multidimensional map of early adaptation to treatment and how targeting cell plasticity can prevent childhood cancer relapse @eurocancerdepmap.bsky.social
- We start with Carmen Herranz-Ors from @sangerinstitute.bsky.social giving us an overview of the impressive work done to generate Tumour Organoid Biobank and develop a 3D Dependency Map @eurocancerdepmap.bsky.social
- The 2nd @eurocancerdepmap.bsky.social meeting is starting with introduction from @francescoiorio.bsky.social ! Full day of exciting talks ahead. Stay with us for live updates @humantechnopole.bsky.social
- Delighted to host Traver Hart (MD Anderson Cancer Center), who delivered an engaging seminar on synthetic lethality at #HumanTechnopole. He showed how bridging #CRISPR and predictive modeling can advance design and interpretation of genetic interaction screens and inform new therapeutic strategies.
- The Iorio Lab is at the 37th AICC International Meeting in Florence this week. With our Francesco Iorio presenting as an invited speaker, Nevenka Radic with a flash talk and Vanessa Spagnolo with a poster. Excited to share our latest results and connect with colleagues in the field.
- Kudos to Nevenka Radic for winning the best poster award! Very well deserved 🎉
- Kudos to our Flavio Passante for winning with his team the REMEDi4ALL Hackathon in Barcellona! Researchers from 10 countries tackled real-world challenges in drug repurposing for rare neurodevelopmental disorders, spanning the whole pipeline from early target discovery to market access.
- Our very own Raffaele Iannuzzi successfully defended his PhD Thesis last week. Raf has worked on benchmarking CRISPRdata analytical tool and predictive models leveraging bulk & single cell RNA-seq data. We will definitely miss him. We wish him all the best as new adventures await! Congrats Raf! 🎉
- A big Thanks is obviously also adressed to the thesis commitee composed of Maximilian Billmann (University of Bonn, Germany) and Jose Davila-Velderrain (Human Technopole, Italy)
- !!! Less than 2 weeks left to register !!! Join us in Milan for the 2nd European Cancer Dependency Map Symposium, taking place on 20 November 2025 at Human Technopole Cancer functional genomics; CRISPR-based screening; AIdriven targetDiscovery and drug development humantechnopole.it/en/trainings...
- Last week we had the pleasure of hosting @maxbillmann.bsky.social at @humantechnopole.bsky.social for an inspiring seminar on genetic interaction maps an networks. Fantastic to learn how CRISPR screens and integrative analyses can illuminate the logic of genetic dependencies. A big thank you Max 👏
- Kudos to Yasin Ilkagan Tepeli for defending his PhD at TU Delft (June 2025)! During his PhD at goncalveslab.tudelft.nl, he visited our lab working on Oncostratifier for oncogene-addicted cohort stratification and therapeutic target prediction.
- Francesco will be speaking at the High-Content CRISPR Screening conference, taking place March 18–19, 2026 in Vienna 🇦🇹 alongside leading experts in CRISPR screening, functional genomics, and drug discovery www.linkedin.com/posts/myllia...
- 🚨 We’re hiring! 🚨 looking for a computational postdoc to lead an exciting project at the intersection of AI, CRISPR, multi-omics, and cancer genomics. Join us to design the next generation of genetic interaction screens and uncover new synthetic lethalities www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/42...
- Today we bid farewell to our postDoc @aurorasavino.bsky.social, who is moving to an independent position at the University of Torino. Her talent dedication and collaborative spirit have left a lasting mark on our team and projects🎉 Wishing you all the best for this exciting next chapter, Aurora! 🥳🍾
- Reposted by IorioLabJust back from the GRC on Synthetic Lethality in Oncology: great science, deep discussion, great venue and flawless organisation. Thanks to @mgarnett.bsky.social, Benjamin Schwartz & @vazquezf.bsky.social for leading a fantastic meeting at the frontier of cancer research #SyntheticLethality #GRC
- Reposted by IorioLabEnjoying the Gordon Conference on Synthetic Lethality in Oncology with @francescoiorio.bsky.social and @maxbillmann.bsky.social 😊 #bioinformatics #gordonConference #syntheticLethality
- Reposted by IorioLabhappy and honoured to have had a chance to deliver a lecture @bocconi.bsky.social University on AIapplications in life sciences and to share exciting projects we are developing at @humantechnopole.bsky.social- A great opportunity to engage with a community that values innovation and forwardThinking
- New work out in @natgenet.nature.com from @davidjadams.bsky.social Lab @sangerinstitute.bsky.social (with a contribution from us led by A.Vinceti): CDS2 is a cancer dependency in uveal melanomas with low CDS1 expression: a synthetic lethal axis with broad potential 🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
- @humantechnopole.bsky.social, with old friends and colleagues @emanuelvgo.bsky.social @colmr.bsky.social Lodewyk Wessels
- Reposted by IorioLabProud to announce that the 2nd European Cancer DepMap Symposium has the patronage of AIRC: the Italian Association for Cancer Research. Honoured by their support as we bring together leading scientists on cancer-dependencies functional-genomics CRISPR 🔗 humantechnopole.it/en/trainings... #EuroDepMap
- we are at #EACR2025 with two posters - the second one is presented by Ludovica Proietti and Gianluca vozza and focuses on our ERC funded DEPshock project @humantechnopole.bsky.social
- we are at #EACR2025 with two posters, one presented by our Ottavio Croci on our collaborative work around a CRISPR based prioritisation of lncRNA vulnerabilities in multiple myeloma @humantechnopole.bsky.social
- Big thanks to @floriangrebien.bsky.social for a fantastic seminar yesterday at @humantechnopole.bsky.social 🔬🧬 a masterclass in dissecting AML vulnerabilities with precision and creativity. We loved the science and the lunch chat too! 👏 #cancerbiology #AML #condensates
- 🧬 Excited to announce the 2nd Euro Cancer DepMap Symposium bringing together leading minds in functional genomics, cancer vulnerabilities, AI, CRISPR and anti-cancer target discovery.📍Join us in Milan for cutting-edge science, open discussion & collaboration. #EuroDepMap #CancerResearch #CRISPR
- 🔬 Join us in Milan for the 2nd European Cancer Dependency Map Symposium #ECDM25! A key event for scientists in functional genomics & target discovery. Talks, panels, AI & poster sessions await. Register now 👉 humantechnopole.it/en/trainings...
- 🎄🎁 Secret Santa at IorioLab! 🎁🎄 Today, we swapped gifts, laughs, and maybe a few too many inside jokes during our Secret Santa exchange. From creative surprises to hilariously overwrapped packages, everyone brought the holiday cheer 👍 merry Xmas
- Amazing Bavarian-style @humantechnopole.bsky.social CompBiol Centre Xmas Dinner w @bioimagecomputing.com @sottoriva.bsky.social and other labs 🍺🎄👍💻🧬
- Reposted by IorioLabThrilled to share our first dive into generative models, integrating 7 distinct omics to generate a complete Synthetic Cancer Dependency Map for +1,500 cancer cell lines! Excited for what’s ahead. rdcu.be/d1TgQ #GarnettLab #CMRI #ProCan #INESC-ID #IST @naturecomms.bsky.social
- 🎓 Huge congratulations to Irene FernandezRebollo and @alessandrodigilio.bsky.social on graduating and successfully defending their master theses on cancer-specific epigenetic clocks! 🧬🕒 Wishing you both great success in your next adventures @manelesteller.bsky.social @humantechnopole.bsky.social
- It has been great to be involved in this collaborative project linking ADD3 to cell morphology and vulnerabilities of glioblastoma, using data from the @depmap.org and computational analyses led by our Raffaele Iannuzzi @humantechnopole.bsky.social
- 🔬Our Kalebic group with our @francescoiorio.bsky.social Group identified ADD3 as a key gene driving glioblastoma stem cell shape and tumour connectivity, uncovering growth and therapy resistance 📰Published in Life Science Alliance with support from AIRC humantechnopole.it/en/news/canc...
- Reposted by IorioLab🎨 In case anyone need… The NIH BioArt Source is an awesome library of *free* professionally drawn illustrations for scientific presentations or figures. Downloadable in HD. Thank you NIH for this invaluable tool 🙏! Check it out 👇 bioart.niaid.nih.gov
