Nicola Vitulo

Associate Professor Nicola Vitulo works at the Department of Biotechnology, University of Verona, Italy. He specializes in bioinformatics and computational biology, with research areas spanning genomic assembly, gene annotation, transcriptomics, and metagenomics.

His research focuses include:

• Metagenomic data analysis using NGS technologies
• Computational genomics (genome assembly, gene prediction)
• RNA-seq data analysis for gene expression
• Comparative genomics and sequence alignment

He teaches Bioinformatics, Computational Genomics, and related topics in multiple Master's programs at the University of Verona, including Molecular and Medical Biotechnology, Agri-Food Biotechnology, and Biotechnology for Bioresources and Sustainable Development.

Current projects:

• PRIN 2022 PNRR - NCYdiversity (yeast biodiversity for fermented beverages)
• Cyanobacteria in Lessinia caves (2020-2023)
• Comparative genomics of Antarctic fish (2017-2025)