معرفی
Damiano Piovesan is Associate Professor in Bioinformatics (SSD BIO/10) at the Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Padua, Italy. Since March 2022 he has held this rank, having previously served as Assistant Professor (2022) and PostDoc researcher (2019) in the same department.
Education
- 2013 – PhD in Biotechnology, Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Bologna
- 2009 – MSc in Bioinformatics, University of Bologna
- 2007 – BSc in Biotechnology, University of Bologna
Research Focus
Piovesan’s research integrates machine-learning approaches with structural bioinformatics to advance understanding of intrinsically disordered proteins (IDPs) and protein function prediction. He develops widely used resources such as MobiDB for disorder annotation, DisProt for functional curation of disordered regions, and RING for residue interaction networks. Additional interests include tandem repeat proteins, cancer-related IDP targets, and community benchmarking initiatives (CAFA, CAID, CAGI).
Publication Trends
His 2024–2025 output is dominated by updates to flagship databases (InterPro, DisProt, MobiDB), next-generation disorder predictors leveraging deep learning (PredIDR, MobiDB-lite 4.0), and large-scale genomics challenges (CAGI6). Across the decade, recurring themes include methodological advances in disorder prediction, creation of interoperable bioinformatics platforms, and rigorous benchmarking to ensure community-wide reliability.
Scientific Awards
No specific awards are listed in the provided materials.
Advising & Grants
No individual students or grant details are explicitly supplied; however, his leadership in multi-institutional consortia (e.g., InterPro, DisProt, CAFA) implies substantial supervisory and funding coordination roles.
Labs & Teams
Piovesan is affiliated with the BioComputingUP Lab (https://biocomputingup.it/) at the University of Padua, a hub for computational biology and bioinformatics tool development.
