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Overview

Enzo Ottaviani is affiliated with the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia in Italy. Their research contributes primarily to the field of computational approaches applied to biological sequences.

Among their recent work, Ottaviani co-authored a paper titled A Comprehensive Review of Transformer-based language models for Protein Sequence Analysis and Design, published in 2025 at arXiv (Cornell University).

Frequent collaborators in Ottaviani's research include:

  • Nimisha Ghosh
  • Daniele Santoni
  • Debaleena Nawn
  • Giovanni Felici

Ottaviani's publications have appeared in the following venues:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)

Best Publications

  • Inflamm‐aging: An Evolutionary Perspective on Immunosenescence

    Claudio Franceschi;Massimiliano Bonafè;Silvana Valensin;Fabiola Olivieri

  • Cytotoxicity and cytotoxic molecules in invertebrates.

    Anthony J. Nappi;Enzo Ottaviani

  • Inflamm-aging, cytokines and aging: state of the art, new hypotheses on the role of mitochondria and new perspectives from systems biology.

    Stefano Salvioli;M. Capri;S. Valensin;P. Tieri

  • The invertebrate phagocytic immunocyte: clues to a common evolution of immune and neuroendocrine systems

    Enzo Ottaviani;Claudio Franceschi

  • Evidence for nitric oxide production and utilization as a bacteriocidal agent by invertebrate immunocytes.

    Enzo Ottaviani;Liesbet R. Paeman;Patrick Cadet;George B. Stefano

  • Nitric oxide synthase activity in molluscan hemocytes

    Angela Conte;Enzo Ottaviani

  • Pro-Opiomelanocortin-Derived Peptides, Cytokines, and Nitric Oxide in Immune Responses and Stress: An Evolutionary Approach

    Enzo Ottaviani;Antonella Franchini;C. Franceschi

  • Stress and immune response in the mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis.

    Davide Malagoli;Livio Casarini;Sandro Sacchi;Enzo Ottaviani

  • Microglia in invertebrate ganglia.

    Dario Sonetti;Enzo Ottaviani;Francesca Bianchi;Madeline Rodriguez

  • Cytotoxicity and immunocyte markers in cells from the freshwater snail Planorbarius corneus (L.) (Gastropoda pulmonata): implications for the evolution of natural killer cells.

    Claudio Franceschi;Andrea Cossarizza;Daniela Monti;Enzo Ottaviani

  • Cytokines and invertebrate immune responses.

    Enzo Ottaviani;Antonella Franchini;Stefano Cassanelli;Susanna Genedani

  • Presence of Several Cytokine-like Molecules in Molluscan Hemocytes

    Enzo Ottaviani;Antonella Franchini;C. Franceschi

  • The evolution of the adipose tissue: a neglected enigma.

    Enzo Ottaviani;Davide Malagoli;Claudio Franceschi

  • Presence of ACTH and β-endorphin immunoreactive molecules in the freshwater snail Planorbarius corneus (L.) (Gastropoda, Pulmonata) and their possible role in phagocytosis

    Enzo Ottaviani;Felice Petraglia;Giuliano Montagnani;Andrea Cossarizza

  • Common evolutionary origin of the immune and neuroendocrine systems: from morphological and functional evidence to in silico approaches

    Enzo Ottaviani;Davide Malagoli;Claudio Franceschi

  • Repair of molluscan tissue injury: role of PDGF and TGF-β

    Antonella Franchini;Enzo Ottaviani

  • Human placenta, chorion, amnion and decidua express different variants of corticotropin-releasing factor receptor messenger RNA

    P. Florio;Antonella Franchini;Fm Reis;I. Pezzani

  • Gut microbiota as a candidate for lifespan extension: an ecological/evolutionary perspective targeted on living organisms as metaorganisms

    Enzo Ottaviani;N. Ventura;Mauro Mandrioli;M. Candela

  • Stress response in the freshwater snail Planorbarius corneus (L.) (Gastropoda, Pulmonata): Interaction between CRF, ACTH, and biogenic amines

    Enzo Ottaviani;Eva Caselgrandi;Felice Petraglia;Claudio Franceschi

  • CRF Provokes the Release of Norepinephrine by Hemocytes of Viviparus ater (Gastropoda, Prosobranchia): Further Evidence in Favor of the Evolutionary Hypothesis of the "Mobile Immune-Brain"

    Enzo Ottaviani;E Caselgrandi;Antonella Franchini;C. Franceschi

Frequent Co-Authors

Claudio Franceschi
Claudio Franceschi University of Bologna
Dimitris Kletsas
Dimitris Kletsas National Centre of Scientific Research Demokritos
Andrea Cossarizza
Andrea Cossarizza University of Modena and Reggio Emilia
George B. Stefano
George B. Stefano Charles University
Daniela Monti
Daniela Monti University of Florence
Susanna Genedani
Susanna Genedani University of Modena and Reggio Emilia
Felice Petraglia
Felice Petraglia University of Florence
Miriam Capri
Miriam Capri University of Bologna
Stefano Salvioli
Stefano Salvioli University of Bologna
Marcello Pinti
Marcello Pinti University of Modena and Reggio Emilia

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