Roberto Piergentili earned a BS in Biology in 1993 and a PhD in Genetics and Molecular Biology in 1999 from the Sapienza University of Rome. He is now a researcher at the Istituto di Biologia e Patologia Molecolari (IBPM) del Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR). His work in Drosophila melanogaster has resulted in 19 publications and 2 book chapters; his work in human urogenital conditions and epigenetics has resulted in 33 publications and 3 book chapters. His research interests include chromatin structure and function, gene expression control, non-coding RNA, fruit fly and human fertility, human urogenital malformations and conditions, and human urogenital cancers.