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{{Bio
|Nome = Laura
|Cognome = Morelli
|Sesso = F
|LuogoNascita = Sassari
|GiornoMeseNascita = 27 gennaio
|AnnoNascita = 1967
|LuogoMorte = Torino
|GornoMeseMorte = 20 febbraio
|AnnoMorte = 2013
|Attività = antropologa
|Attività2 = fisica
}} 
Ė stata ricercatrice confermata nell' [[Università degli Studi di Sassari]].

==Biografia==

Curriculum vitae et studiorum 2011

Nata a Sassari, Italia, il 27 gennaio 1967
Laureata in Scienze Biologiche (11-07-1992) - Università di Sassari
Abilitazione all'esercizio della professione di biologo (1994) - Università di Sassari 
Dottore di Ricerca in Scienze Antropologiche (1996) - Università di Cagliari

Posizioni

Università di Sassari, Istituto di Microbiologia e Virologia (1992-1993) Tirocinio abilitante
Università di Cagliari, Dipartimento di Biologia sperimentale (1993-1995) Dottoranda
Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, Unitat d’Antropologia (1994) Borsista Erasmus.
CNR, Istituto di Genetica Molecolare, Alghero (1996-1998) Borsista CNR
Università di Sassari, Dipartimento di Zoologia e Antropologia biologica (1998 – 2002) Assegnista di ricerca
Università di Sassari, Clinica Neurologica (2002) Contrattista.
Università di Cagliari, Ospedale Microcitemico (2003) Contrattista. 
Università di Sassari, Dipartimento di Scienze Biomediche (2004-2008) Assegnista di ricerca.
Università di Sassari, Dipartimento di Zoologia e Genetica Evoluzionistica (2008-12)
Ricercatore (BIO/18 - Genetica)
Università di Sassari, Dipartimento di Scienze della Natura e del Territorio (dal 2012)
Ricercatore (BIO/18 - Genetica)
Attività didattica
Professore aggregato di Genetica Medica per Biotecnologie (4CFU), Genetica Medica per Medicina e Chirurgia (5CFU)
Interessi di ricerca
Gruppo di Ricerca: Genetica Evoluzionistica
Variabilità del DNA mitocondriale e del cromosoma Y in popolazioni umane e altri organismi
Studi di associazione per la dissezione di varianti di suscettibilità a tratti multifattoriali
Analisi degli effetti della selezione sul genoma umano
Studio biodemografico in popolazioni umane mediante l'analisi dei cognomi
 
==Pubblicazioni==

LE PRINCIPALI PUBBLICAZIONI''' '''

Sanna
D, Pala M, Cossu P, Dedola GL, Melis S, Fresu G, Morelli L, Obinu D, Tonolo G,
Secchi G, Triunfo R, Lorenz JG, Scheinfeldt L, Torroni A, Robledo R,
Francalacci P. Mendelian breeding units versus standard sampling strategies:
Mitochondrial DNA variation in southwest Sardinia. Genet Mol Biol. 2011
Apr;34(2):187-94. Epub 2011 Apr 1. PubMed PMID: 21734814; PubMed Central
PMCID:PMC3115307

.

Francalacci
P, Morelli L, Useli A & Sanna D. The History and Geography of the Y
Chromosome SNPs in Europe: an update. JASs 2010 88:207-214.

Sanna
S, Pitzalis M, Zoledziewska M, Zara I, Sidore C, Murru R, Whalen MB, Busonero
F, Maschio A, Costa G, Melis MC, Deidda F, Poddie F, Morelli L, Farina G, Li Y,
Dei M, Lai S, Mulas A, Cuccuru G, Porcu E, Liang L, Zavattari P, Moi L, Deriu
E, Urru MF, Bajorek M, Satta MA, Cocco E, Ferrigno P, Sotgiu S, Pugliatti M,
Traccis S, Angius A, Melis M, Rosati G, Abecasis GR, Uda M, Marrosu MG,
Schlessinger D, Cucca F. Variants within the immunoregulatory CBLB gene are
associated with multiple sclerosis. Nat Genet. 2010 May 9. PubMed PMID:
20453840.

<span lang="EN-GB">Morelli L, Contu D, Santoni F, Whalen MB, Francalacci P, Cucca F. A
comparison of Y-chromosome variation in Sardinia and 
is more consistent with cultural rather than demic diffusion of agriculture. </span>PLoS One. 2010 Apr 29;5(4):e10419. PubMed PMID:
20454687.

Zoledziewska
M, Costa G, Pitzalis M, Cocco E, Melis C, Moi L, Zavattari P, Murru R, Lampis
R, Morelli L, Poddie F, Frongia P, Pusceddu P, Bajorek M, Marras A, Satta AM,
Chessa A, Pugliatti M, Sotgiu S, Whalen MB, Rosati G, Cucca F, Marrosu MG.
Variation within the CLEC16A gene shows consistent disease association with
both multiple sclerosis and type 1 diabetes in Sardinia. Genes Immun. 2009
Jan;10(1):15-7. Epub 2008 Oct 23. PubMed PMID: 18946483.

Contu
D, Morelli L, Santoni F, Foster JW, Francalacci P, Cucca F. Y-chromosome based
evidence for pre-neolithic origin of the genetically homogeneous but diverse
Sardinian population: inference for association scans. PLoS One. 2008 Jan
9;3(1):e1430. PubMed PMID: 18183308; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC2174525.

Francalacci
P, Morelli L, Underhill PA, Lillie AS, Passarino G, Useli A, Madeddu R, Paoli
G, Tofanelli S, Calò CM, Ghiani ME, Varesi L, Memmi M, Vona G, Lin AA, Oefner
P, Cavalli-Sforza LL. Peopling of three Mediterranean islands (Corsica,
Sardinia, and Sicily) inferred by Y-chromosome biallelic variability. Am J Phys
Anthropol. 2003 Jul;121(3):270-9. PubMed PMID: 12772214

<span lang="EN-GB">Contu D, Morelli L, Zavattari P, Lampis R, Angius E, Frongia P, Murru D,
Maioli M, Francalacci P, Todd JA, Cucca F. Sex-related bias and exclusion
mapping of the nonrecombinant portion of chromosome Y in human type 1 diabetes
in the isolated founder population of Sardinia. </span>Diabetes. 2002 Dec;51(12):3573-6. PubMed PMID: 12453916.

<span lang="EN-GB">Morelli L, Paoli G, Francalacci P. Surname analysis of the Corsican
population reveals an agreement with geographical and linguistic structure. </span>J Biosoc Sci. 2002 Jul;34(3):289-301. PubMed PMID:
12117210.

Angius
A, Melis PM, Morelli L, Petretto E, Casu G, Maestrale GB, Fraumene C, Bebbere
D, Forabosco P, Pirastu M. Archival, demographic and genetic studies define a
Sardinian sub-isolate as a suitable model for mapping complex traits. Hum
Genet. 2001 Aug;109(2):198-209. PubMed PMID: 11511926

.

Lampis
R, Morelli L, Congia M, Macis MD, Mulargia A, Loddo M, De Virgiliis S, Marrosu
MG, Todd JA, Cucca F. The inter-regional distribution of HLA class II
haplotypes indicates the suitability of the Sardinian population for
case-control association studies in complex diseases. Hum Mol Genet. 2000 Dec
12;9(20):2959-65. PubMed PMID: 11115839.

<span lang="EN-GB">Lampis R, Morelli L, De Virgiliis S, Congia M, Cucca F. The distribution
of HLA class II haplotypes reveals that the Sardinian population is genetically
differentiated from the other Caucasian populations. </span>Tissue Antigens. 2000 Dec;56(6):515-21. PubMed
PMID: 11169241.

Morelli
L, Grosso MG, Vona G, Varesi L, Torroni A, Francalacci P. Frequency
distribution of mitochondrial DNA haplogroups in Corsica and Sardinia. Hum Biol.
2000 Aug;72(4):585-95. PubMed PMID: 11048788.

Morelli
L, Vona G, Varesi L, Memmi M, Autuori L, Calò CM. Finger dermatoglyphics in the
Corsican population (France). Anthropol Anz. 1999 Dec;57(4):339-47. PubMed
PMID: 10676570.

Torroni
A, Huoponen K, Francalacci P, Petrozzi M, Morelli L, Scozzari R, Obinu D,
Savontaus ML, Wallace DC. Classification of European mtDNAs from an analysis of
three European populations. Genetics. 1996 Dec;144(4):1835-50. PubMed PMID:
8978068; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC1207732.

Vona
G, Calò CM, Mameli GE, Marini E, Morelli L, Succa V, Casula S, Ristaldi MS.
Variability of the CD4 and F13A1 short tandem repeats in Corsicans, Sardinians
and Piaroa Indians. Gene Geogr. 1996 Apr;10(1):51-63. PubMed PMID: 8913722.

Steri
M, Morelli L, Pitzalis M, Zoledziewska M, Busonero F, Maschio A, Poddie F, Uda
M, Schlessinger D, Cucca F, Sanna S. (2011) A genome-wide analysis of Sardinian
population structure - ESHG 2011, Amsterdam, May 25-31 (Poster) – EJHG 19:2
p342-343.

Sanna
S, Pitzalis M, Zoledziewska M, Zara I, Sidore C, Murru R, Whalen Mb, Costa G,
Melis Mc, Deidda F, Corrado L, Barizzone N, Poddie F, Morelli L, et al. (2010).
Variants within the CBLB gene are associated with multiple sclerosis. In: The
American Society of Human Genetics 60th Annual Meeting - November 2-6, 2010
Washington, DC. <span lang="EN-US">, November 2-6, 2010, p. 340 Poster #1089 </span>

<span lang="EN-US"> </span>

<span lang="EN-US">Francalacci P,
Sanna D, Morelli L, Contu D, Cucca F. (2004)The phylogeny of the Y chromosome
and the peopling of Europe. 14th Congress of the European Anthropological
Association, Komotini p-15. </span>

<span lang="EN-US"> </span>

<span lang="EN-US">Contu D.
Francalacci P, Cucca F. and Morelli L. (2003)The chromosome Y structure of the
Sardinian population. </span>Congress on
“Genetic of complex diseases and isolated populations” Tortolì (NU) 23-30/05,
2003. 

<span lang="EN-US">Morelli L. and
Francalacci P. (2002) Genetic distances inferred by surname analysis. </span>Congrès International “Environnement et Identité
en Mediterranée“, Corte (France), 2002. 

<span lang="EN-US">Francalacci P. and
Morelli L. (2002) The peopling of three mediterranean islands (Corsica,
Sardinia and )
inferred by Y-chromosome biallelic variability. </span>Congrès International “Environnement et Identité en Mediterranée“, Corte
(France), 2002. 

<span lang="EN-US">Morelli L. and
Francalacci P. (2000) The population history of Corsica and :
the contribution of archaeology and genetics (Chapter 19). In C. Renfrew and
Katie Boyle eds. "Archaeogenetics: DNA and the population prehistory of
Europe" The McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research,  185-190, 2000. </span>

<span lang="EN-US"> </span>

<span lang="EN-US">Melis P, Morelli L,
Angius , Casu G, Ombra N, Casula S, Maestrale G.B, Piras D, Cabras S, Pirastu
M. (1999) Demographic, Genealogical and genetic characterization of an isolated
Sardinian micropopulation suitable for the study of complex traits. </span>Annual Meeting of The American Society of Human
Genetics – Chicago, 1999. 

<span lang="EN-US">Morelli L, Grosso
M.G, Casula M, Francalacci P. Mitochondrial variability and the peopling of two
Mediterranean Islands. (1999) The Third Biennial Euroconference of the European
Human Genome Diversity Project: "Human Diversity in 
and Beyond: Retrospect and Prospect". </span>Cambridge, Great Britain, 9-13/9, 1999.

<span lang="EN-US">Francalacci P,
Morelli L, Loizedda A, Orrù S,  (1998) Phylogenetic
analysis of human mtDNA lineages in Northern Sardinia, Italy. </span>3rd Balkan Meeting on Human Genetics, O.15, p.52 ,
1998. 11th Congress of the European Anthropological Association, Jena p-83,
1998. 

Francalacci
P, Morelli L, Torroni A. (1997) Mitochondrial DNA variability in two South
European Islands. HUGO EC Euroconference “Variation in the human Genome:
Acquiring, Handling and Storing the Data” - Helsinki, Finland 12-16/09 1997. 

<span lang="EN-US">Morelli L, Melis P, Angius A, Casu G,
Robledo R, Cabras S, Pirastu M. (1997) Searching for founders of multifactorial
traits in Sardinia. </span>Meeting on “Human
Evolution” Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, New York 4-8/10 1997. 

Torroni A, Petrozzi M,
Huoponen K, Francalacci P, Morelli L, Obinu D, Moral P, Savontaus M.L, Wallace
D.C, Scozzari R. (1995) Analysis of mtDNA variation in European populations
indicates that nine haplogroups encompass almost all mtDNAs in Europe. HUGO
Euroconference “Human Genome variation in Europe: DNA Markers”, Barcelona
(Spain), 1995. 

Rappelli P, Fiori P.L,
Morelli L, Cappuccinelli P (1993)Impairment of macrophagic functions after
ingestion of Plasmodium falciparum. IX International Congress of Protozoology,
Berlino (D), 1993. 

<span lang="FR">Francalacci P,
Sanna D, Morelli L (2007) Le peuplement de les îles Tyrrhéniennes. </span>In: E. Crubezy, M.Gibert (Eds) Le peuplement de 
et questions d'avenir. 

<span lang="EN-US"> </span>

<span lang="EN-US">Francalacci P, Sanna D, Morelli L (2007) The
peopling of the Tyrrhenian islands from a genetic uniparental perspective
(mtDNA and Y chromosome). </span>In: C.
Santos, M. Lima (Eds) Recent Advances in Molecular Biology and Evolution:
Applications to Biological Anthropology. Research Signpost, Trivandrum (India)