Ilaria Piazza
Ilaria received her PhD from EMBL Heidelberg (Germany) after studying in Milan (Italy) and at the University of Cambridge (U.K.).
During her doctoral research she developed a solid background in molecular biology with a strong emphasis on structural biology of chromatin proteins under the supervision of Dr. Christian Haering and working in collaboration with Dr. Martin Beck.
Now, as a postdoc at ETH Zurich she uses proteomics to pinpoint structural markers that are readouts of cellular functional states. For instance, Ilaria is elucidating how small molecules can coordinate the regulation and activity of proteome networks.
Publications
M. Zampieri, B. Szappanos, M.V. Buchieri, A. Trauner, I. Piazza, P. Picotti, S. Gagneux, S. Borrell, B. Gicquel, J. Lelievre, B. Papp, U. Sauer. external pageHigh-throughput metabolomic analysis predicts mode of action of uncharacterized antimicrobial compounds. (2018) Sci Transl Med. eb 21;10(429).
I. Piazza, K. Kochanowski, V. Cappelletti, T. Fuhrer, E. Noor, U. Sauer, P. Picotti. external pageA Map of Protein-Metabolite Interactions Reveals Principles of Chemical Communication. (2018) Cell, Jan 3. pii: S0092-8674(17)31448-4.
S. Schopper, A. Kahraman, P. Leuenberger, Y. Feng, I. Piazza, O. Müller, P.J. Boersema, P. Picotti. external pageMeasuring protein structural changes on a proteome-wide scale using limited proteolysis-coupled mass spectrometry. (2017) Nat. Protoc., Nov;12(11):2391-2410.
I. Piazza, A. Rutkowska, A. Ori, M. Walczak, J. Metz, V. Pelechano, M. Beck, C.H. Haering. external pageAssociation of condensin with chromosomes depends on DNA binding by its HEAT-repeat subunits. (2014) Nat. Struct. Mol. Biol., Jun;21(6):560-8.
I. Piazza, C.H. Haering, A. Rutkowska. external pageCondensin: crafting the chromosome landscape. (2013) Chromosoma, Jun;122(3):175-90.