Ignazio S. Piras, Ph.D.

Dr. Piras is a computational biologist, and his main research interests focus on the multi-omics characterization of complex diseases. The specific goals of his research are the characterization of molecular determinants of complex diseases and the identification of circulating biomarkers for the early diagnosis.

Dr. Piras graduated in Biology from the University of Cagliari (Italy) in 2001 and then received his Ph.D. from the same university with a dissertation in Human Population Genetics in 2006. From 2007 to 2015, he worked as a bioinformatician at the University of Corsica (France), University of Cagliari, SharDNA Life Sciences, and University Campus Bio-Medico (Italy).

He joined TGen as a Bioinformatician II in the Huentelman Lab in August 2015, and  became a faculty member in June 2017. He is the lead author or co-author of more than 90 peer-reviewed publications dating back to 2005.