I was trained in physics, I got a PhD in Complex Systems for Life Sciences, and I actively work in the fields of computational biology and bioinformatics. My main scientific interest is the characterisation of transcriptional and post-transcriptional RNA dynamics [1], which I exploit to investigate multiple biological systems; I have recently focused on cancer. I follow an approach based on RNA-seq data, mathematical modelling, and statistical inference. In this regard, I am one of the developers and maintainers of the R Bioconductor package INSPEcT which allows the investigation of RNA dynamics from sequencing data [2]. I am also fascinated by the epitranscriptome as a major regulatory layer of RNA dynamics [3], which I have begun to explore through the novel exciting Oxford Nanopore Technologies platform for direct RNA sequencing [4]. In general, I am extremely intrigued by both the applicative aspects of computational biology, and the technical aspects of bioinformatics and inference.
Mattia Furlan
Genomic Science
Title: PhD in Complex Systems for Life Sciences
Institute: University of Turin
Location: Turin
Country: Italy
From: 2016 To: 2019
Title: Master's Degree in Physics of Complex Systems
Institute: University of Turin
Location: Turin
Country: Italy
From: 2014 To: 2016
Title: Bachelor's Degree in Physics
Institute: University of Turin
Location: Turin
Country: Italy
From: 2011 To: 2014
Title: PhD Student
Institute: University of Turin - Department of Physics - Computational Biology Group
Location: Turin
Country: Italy
From: 2016 To: 2019
Modeling and inference
Bioinformatics
Coding
HPC
Pipeline development
Other
