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Maurizio Morri, PhD, EMBA

Redwood City,USA

Summary

Results-driven Director of Genomics at ALTOS LABS with expertise in multi-omics techniques and machine learning applications. Successfully led the groundbreaking Tabula Sapiens project while enhancing genomic research capabilities through next-generation sequencing. Demonstrates strong leadership skills in managing cross-functional teams, driving strategic innovation, and advancing scientific research initiatives.

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience

Work History

Director of Genomics

ALTOS LABS
Redwood City, CA
10.2022 - Current
  • Developed innovative multi-omics techniques to study aging and stress response in humans.
  • Oversaw operations of multi-omics and spatial transcriptomic platform at Genomic Hub.
  • Devised techniques to gather and prepare data for Machine Learning initiatives.
  • Oversaw budgets and made final decisions on instrument purchases for BAI Genomic Hub.
  • Researched and evaluated cutting-edge machine learning approaches for genomic data analysis.

Research and Operation Manager

CHAN ZUCKERBERG BIOHUB
Palo Alto, CA
01.2019 - 10.2022
  • Oversaw the budget, instrument purchases, and laboratory techniques at the Chan Zuckerberg Biohub (CZB), Stanford site.
  • Managed all CZB Stanford facilities, including NGS, Proteomics, Metabolomics, Biobanking, and Outreach, and implemented the spatial transcriptomics platform.
  • Led the Big Data Storage and Analysis platform setup for multi-omics data, supervised daily activities and career development of direct reports, and coordinated multi-platform research projects.
  • Acted as the critical liaison between CZB and the Stanford School of Medicine, and managed multiple high-profile research projects and initiatives, including the Tabula Sapiens project and the Infectious Disease Initiative.

Research Scientist

CHAN ZUCKERBERG BIOHUB
San Francisco, CA
04.2018 - 01.2019
  • Executed scientific research in Genome Engineering unit at Chan Zuckerberg Biohub.
  • Managed multiple CRISPR/Cas9-based projects.
  • Directed creation of an advanced gene-editing pipeline tailored for engineering human immune cells.
  • Coordinated projects involving DNA sequencing of human neutrophil filaments for advanced genomic analysis.

Education

MBA - Executive Business Administration

Quantic School of Businness
12-2022

Postdoctoral Research Scientist - Precision Medicine

Stanford University
Palo Alto, CA
04.2018

Ph.D. - Optical Characterization of Orphan GPCRs

IST - Austria
Vienna, Austria
05.2016

Master of Science - Condensed Matter Physics

University of Trieste
Trieste, Italy
03.2011

Bachelor of Science - Theoretical Physics

University of Rome
Rome, Italy
07.2008

Master of Science - Cyber Security

Western Governors University
Salt Lake City, UT

Skills

  • Next generation sequencing
  • Variant calling
  • Clinical genomics
  • Molecular biology techniques
  • Functional genomics
  • Population genetics
  • CRISPR-cas9 technology
  • RNA sequencing methods
  • Deep learning expertise
  • Statistical genetics
  • Gene expression analysis
  • Spatial Genomics
  • Machine Learning
  • Big data technologies
  • Machine learning frameworks
  • Model evaluation
  • Reinforcement learning
  • Natural language processing
  • Algorithm development
  • Anomaly detection

Publications

  • Interstitial macrophages are a focus of viral takeover and inflammation in COVID-19 initiation in human lung., J Exp Med., 06/03/24, 10.1084/jem.20232192, 38597954
  • An organism-wide atlas of hormonal signaling based on the mouse lemur single-cell transcriptome., Nat Commun., 03/11/24, 10.1038/s41467-024-46070-9, 38467625
  • Single-cell transcriptomic analysis of corneal organoids during development., Stem Cell Reports., 12/12/23, 10.1016/j.stemcr.2023.10.022, 38039970
  • Single-nuclei characterization of pervasive transcriptional signatures across organs in response to COVID-19., Elife., 10/13/23, 10.7554/eLife.81090, 37830426
  • KRAS(G12D) drives lepidic adenocarcinoma through stem-cell reprogramming., Nature., 07/01/23, 10.1038/s41586-023-06324-w, 37468622
  • Purification and functional characterization of novel human skeletal stem cell lineages., Nat Protoc., 07/01/23, 10.1038/s41596-023-00836-5, 37316563
  • Purification and characterization of human neural stem and progenitor cells., Cell., 03/16/23, 10.1016/j.cell.2023.02.017, 36931245
  • Intermittent fasting induces rapid hepatocyte proliferation to restore the hepatostat in the mouse liver., Elife., 01/31/23, 10.7554/eLife.82311, 36719070
  • Deconvoluting complex correlates of COVID-19 severity with a multi-omic pandemic tracking strategy., Nat Commun., 08/30/22, 10.1038/s41467022-32397-8, 36042219
  • Machine-learning-optimized Cas12a barcoding enables the recovery of single-cell lineages and transcriptional profiles., Mol Cell., 08/18/22, 10.1016/j.molcel.2022.06.001, 35752172
  • The Tabula Sapiens: A multiple-organ, single-cell transcriptomic atlas of humans., Science., 05/13/22, 10.1126/science.abl4896, 35549404
  • Adversarial domain translation networks for integrating large-scale atlas-level single-cell datasets., Nat Comput Sci., 05/01/22, 10.1038/s43588-022-00251-y, 38177826
  • Cell types of origin of the cell-free transcriptome., Nat Biotechnol., 06/01/22, 10.1038/s41587-021-01188-9, 35132263
  • UPIC-M: Efficient and Scalable Preparation of Clonal Single Mutant Libraries for High-Throughput Protein Biochemistry., ACS Omega., 11/02/21, 10.1021/acsomega.1c04180, 34805683
  • RNA splicing programs define tissue compartments and cell types at single-cell resolution., Elife., 09/13/21, 10.7554/eLife.70692, 34515025
  • Aged skeletal stem cells generate an inflammatory degenerative niche., Nature., 09/01/21, 10.1038/s41586-021-03795-7, 34381212
  • Distinct skeletal stem cell types orchestrate long bone skeletogenesis., Elife., 07/19/21, 10.7554/eLife.66063, 34280086
  • Light-activated Frizzled7 reveals a permissive role of non-canonical wnt signaling in mesendoderm cell migration., Elife., 01/16/19, 10.7554/eLife.42093, 30648973
  • Optical functionalization of human Class A orphan G-protein-coupled receptors., Nat Commun., 05/16/18, 10.1038/s41467-018-04342-1, 29769519

Timeline

Director of Genomics

ALTOS LABS
10.2022 - Current

Research and Operation Manager

CHAN ZUCKERBERG BIOHUB
01.2019 - 10.2022

Research Scientist

CHAN ZUCKERBERG BIOHUB
04.2018 - 01.2019

MBA - Executive Business Administration

Quantic School of Businness

Postdoctoral Research Scientist - Precision Medicine

Stanford University

Ph.D. - Optical Characterization of Orphan GPCRs

IST - Austria

Master of Science - Condensed Matter Physics

University of Trieste

Bachelor of Science - Theoretical Physics

University of Rome

Master of Science - Cyber Security

Western Governors University
Maurizio Morri, PhD, EMBA