Curriculum

1. Abbate et al. Identification of trypanosomatids and blood-feeding preferences of phlebotomine sand fly species common in Sicily, Southern Italy. PLoS One. 2020;15(3):e0229536. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0229536. eCollection 2020.
2. Baez-Ortega et al. Somatic evolution and global expansion of an ancient transmissible cancer lineage. Science. 2019;365(6452). pii: eaau9923. doi: 10.1126/science.aau9923.
3. Frampton et al. Molecular Signatures of Regression of the Canine Transmissible Venereal Tumor. Cancer Cell. 2018;33(4):620-633.e6. doi: 10.1016/j.ccell.2018.03.003.
4. Fazio et al. The stress response of Ragusano donkey (Equus asinus) to different semen collection techniques. Pol J Vet Sci. 2017;20(4):669-676. doi: 10.1515/pjvs-2017-0084.
5. Strakova et al. (2016). Mitochondrial genetic diversity, selection and recombination in a canine transmissible cancer. Elife. pii: e14552. DOI: 10.7554/eLife.14552. 
6. Marino et al. (2014). Deslorelin implants in pre-pubertal female dogs: short- and long-term effects on the genital tract. Reproduction in Domestic Animals Vol. 49(2): 297-301. 
7. Murchison et al. (2014). Transmissable dog cancer genome reveals the origin and history of an ancient cell lineage. Science Vol. 343 (6169) 437-440. 

Curriculum

Gabriele Marino, BS, DVM, PhD
I am licensed to practice veterinary medicine in Italy: license number 657 (Messina, Italy). I am also licensed in artificial insemination and embryo transfer: license number 657F (Messina, Italy). I have been working at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine of Messina, Unit of Assisted Reproduction since 1999, with full-time position starting from 2006. 
 
Training and professional activities 
·       1992 - Degree in Biology (BS), University of Catania, Italy 
·       1999-2003 - PhD in “Hypofertility of domestic animals”; Faculty of Veterinary Medicine (FVM) of Messina, Italy 
·       2003-2006 - Research Fellow “Role of inhibins in reproductive physiopathology: clinico-diagnostic applications in the canine species”; FVM of Messina, Italy 
·       2006-2015 – Assistant professor in animal reproduction; FVM of Messina, Italy 
·       2012 – Degree in Veterinary Medicine (DVM), University of Camerino, Italy 
·       2015-to date - Associate professor in animal reproduction; FVM of Messina, Italy 
 
Projects & Grants
2000 – PRA (research project funded by the University): The role of inhibins in the dog
2001 – PRA: In vitro production of bovine embryos
2001 – PRIN (research project funded by Italian Ministry): Identification end function of endogenous opioid in the male genital tract of bovines
2002 – PRA: Pathology of uterus in the bitch: immunohistochemical study
2003 – PRA: Luteal function in bovine species
2003 – PRIN: Luteal function in repeat breeder cows
2004 – PRA: Parasitic vaginalitis in the horse
2006-2007 – PRA: Study on the drug-induced regression in canine venereal transmissible tumor
2008-2009 – PRA: imaging techniques in teleosts
2012-2013 - P.A.N.A.C.E.A. – P.O. Italia Malta 2007/2013
2018-2020 - Research & Mobility 2017 (University of Messina grant) – C.O.M.P.A.R.E.: Comparative models of cancer progression and regression
 
Awards
2000 – thesis fellow (Italian Society of Marine Biology)
2002-2005 – Cultore della materia (lecturer) (University of Messina)
2015 – Best clinical case of the last 3 years (Italian Society of Reproduction of Companion Animals)
2016 - Best Poster (Prenatal diagnosis and neonatal treatment of fetal anasarca in English bulldogs
Italian Society of Veterinary Sciences (SISVet).
 
Research activity
My research activity has been taking place at The FVM of Messina, Italy, although I moved to other Institutions for specific research projects (FVM of Camerino, Italy; FVM of Bari, Italy, Faculty of Agronomy of Naples, Italy; Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Hinxton, UK). I have been invited reviewer: Journal of Veterinary Medicine A (2008); Veterinary Pathology (2008); Reproduction in Domestic Animals (2010-2017), Journal of Small Animal Practice (2010; 2014), The Veterinary Journal (2012), Journal of Equine Veterinary Science (2013), Histology and Histopathology (2013), BMC Veterinary Research (2014), Theriogenology (2015), Research in Veterinary Science (2015), Frontiers in Veterinary Sciences (2016; 2019).Topics in Companion Animal Medicine (2019), Parasite & Vectors (2019). I have published about 100 articles and proceedings. The most relevant papers are listed below. 
1. Abbate et al. Identification of trypanosomatids and blood-feeding preferences of phlebotomine sand fly species common in Sicily, Southern Italy. PLoS One. 2020;15(3):e0229536. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0229536. eCollection 2020.
2. Baez-Ortega et al. Somatic evolution and global expansion of an ancient transmissible cancer lineage. Science. 2019;365(6452). pii: eaau9923. doi: 10.1126/science.aau9923.
3. Frampton et al. Molecular Signatures of Regression of the Canine Transmissible Venereal Tumor. Cancer Cell. 2018;33(4):620-633.e6. doi: 10.1016/j.ccell.2018.03.003.
4. Fazio et al. The stress response of Ragusano donkey (Equus asinus) to different semen collection techniques. Pol J Vet Sci. 2017;20(4):669-676. doi: 10.1515/pjvs-2017-0084.
5. Strakova et al. (2016). Mitochondrial genetic diversity, selection and recombination in a canine transmissible cancer. Elife. pii: e14552. DOI: 10.7554/eLife.14552. 
6. Marino et al. (2014). Deslorelin implants in pre-pubertal female dogs: short- and long-term effects on the genital tract. Reproduction in Domestic Animals Vol. 49(2): 297-301. 
7. Murchison et al. (2014). Transmissable dog cancer genome reveals the origin and history of an ancient cell lineage. Science Vol. 343 (6169) 437-440. 
 
I will be glad to answer any questions or requests for additional documentation. 
 
Sincerely

Gabriele Marino