Oliviero Leonardi
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Oliviero Leonardi
@olivieroleonardi.bsky.social
Postdoctoral Fellow
@Human Technopole

Passionate about science and technology
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3 years ago, Tobias Uller (@biologylu.bsky.social) and I proposed that important human brain-/face-related traits evolved through #downregulation of transcriptional regulation (TR) genes for brain/face development, e.g. ARID1B, ARID2, BAZ1B, CUX1, FOXP2, NFIX, SATB2 & TCF20.
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Evolution and dysfunction of human cognitive and social traits: A transcriptional regulation perspective | Evolutionary Human Sciences | Cambridge Core
Evolution and dysfunction of human cognitive and social traits: A transcriptional regulation perspective - Volume 4
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October 15, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Kicking off the annual #ASHG meeting in Boston with a brilliant plenary session! Inspiring talks from Sarah Tishkoff and Francis Collins on the importance of representing human genetic diversity in genomic research. Loved seeing human evolution highlighted as a key lens to understand human genetics!
October 14, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Thrilled to share that I’ve successfully defended my PhD thesis on human brain evolution at @humantechnopole.bsky.social 🎓 A heartfelt thank you to everyone who has been part of this journey. Excited for what comes next!
October 7, 2025 at 9:43 AM
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Congratulations _Dr_ @olivieroleonardi.bsky.social
on a great thesis defense today. It’s been a great privilege for me to work closely with you for the past 5 years. I have enjoyed our many meetings on paleogenomics and human brain evolution, and learned a lot from you 👏
October 6, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Incredibly happy to finally share this work in which we uncover the impact of CHD2 dosage on neurodevelopmental timing with implications for human evolution and disease!
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New preprint 📣! Excited to share the result of several years of work, led by @ellylewerissa.bsky.social & @olivieroleonardi.bsky.social, in collaboration with friends @naelnadifkasri-lab.bsky.social & Giuseppe Testa. On CHD2, a chromatin remodeller, its role in evolution & development [🧵]
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January 22, 2025 at 11:42 PM
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New preprint 📣! Excited to share the result of several years of work, led by @ellylewerissa.bsky.social & @olivieroleonardi.bsky.social, in collaboration with friends @naelnadifkasri-lab.bsky.social & Giuseppe Testa. On CHD2, a chromatin remodeller, its role in evolution & development [🧵]
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January 22, 2025 at 10:38 AM