Personal Data
Name: Rita Selvatici
Date and place of birth: 22/10/1958 - Ferrara
Marital status: married; two boys

Education:
1984 University of Ferrara: graduated in Biological Science
1991 La Sapienza University of Rome: PhD student in Medical Genetics
1993 University of Ferrara: Fellowship AnnaVilla Rusconi Foundation
1994 University La Sapienza Rome: Post graduate fellow in Medical Genetics
1995 University of Ferrara: Specialization in Medical Genetics
1996 University of Ferrara: Researcher

Academic and Professional Appointments
1996 to date University of Ferrara lecturer of Medical Genetics at the Faculty of Medicine
1996 to date University of Ferrara lecturer of Medical Genetics in the Medical Genetics Specialization School.
2009 University-Hospital S. Anna, Ferrara: assistance activity for the molecular diagnosis of genetic diseases.
2009-2012 Member of the teaching staff of the PhD in "Pharmacology and Molecular Oncology"
2013-2017 Member of the teaching staff of the PhD in “Molecular Medicine and Pharmacology”
2017 Frontiers in Genetics member and Associate Editor in Genetics of Common and Rare Diseases
2019 to date Member of the teaching staff of the PhD in "Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences”

Grants
2002 Participant in the PRIN 2002 research program: "Functional characterization of Polycystines produced by normal and mutated Pkd1 and Pkd2 genes"
2003 Principal Investigator of the research entitled: "Molecular genetics of the inactivation of the PKC pathway by the constituent protein PKI55 in signal transduction in normal and pathological cells" Funding Emma and Ernesto Rulfo for Genetics
2005 Principal Investigator of the research entitled "Molecular genetics of PKC inactivation by the constituent protein PKI55 in signal transduction in normal and pathological cells" Funding of the Carife Foundation, Ref. IRP181104-3805-0000014898 - Cassa di Risparmio di Ferrara.
2006 Principal Investigator della ricerca dal titolo: “Genetica molecolare e cellulare di patologie dovute a deregolata attivazione della PKC e ruolo della proteina PKI55 come potenziale agente terapeutico”. Finanziamento Emma ed Ernesto Rulfo per la genetica
2008 Participant in the PRIN 2008 research project: "Collagen VI myopathies: genetic characterization through new high precision technologies and new approach of in vitro molecular therapy" prot. 2008PB5S89_003
2012 – 2016 Responsible for omics studies EU Research Project “NEUROMICS” FP7 311672
2016 Scientific director of the research project “DMD International Project” (www.ospfe.it/geneticamedica) funded by PTC Therapeutics International Limited.
2017 FARB funding of University of Ferrara
2017-2022 Co-principal investigator EU Research Project “Solving the unsolved Rare Diseases” (SOLVE-RD) Project ID: 779257
2018-2023 Partecipant EU Research Project “Brain Involvement iN Dystrophinopathies” BIND, grant agreement n. 847826
2021-2026 Principal investigator EU Research Project “Screen4Care”

Awards
1990 Award for the best communication for Young Researchers at the V ° FISME National Congress
2011 Telethon Award best research project


Publications
76 original research papers
1 review article
1 chapter book
H-index: 19 (Scopus) 22 (Google Scholar)
Citations: 1084 (Scopus) 1451 (Google Scholar)
i10-Index: 40 (Google Scholar)