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Elisa Franco

Title(s)Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
SchoolHenry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science
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    1. Programmable artificial RNA condensates in mammalian cells. Nat Nanotechnol. 2026 Apr 29. Li S, Kim Y, Wang K, Payson EJ, Tang AA, Villalba Nieto M, Osmanovic D, Yang M, Dilao D, Bermudez A, Xiao W, Li MMH, Lin NYC, Plath K, Black DL, Franco E. PMID: 42056202.
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    2. Molecular recruitment and release using DNA host condensates. Nanoscale Horiz. 2026 Mar 03. Mercieca HR, McGrory D, Perlstein B, Castañeda-Camacho B, Yu WL, Anand T, Blatti JL, Franco E, Dizani M. PMID: 41774821.
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    3. Programmable artificial RNA condensates in mammalian cells. bioRxiv. 2026 Jan 30. Li S, Kim Y, Wang K, Payson EJ, Tang AA, Nieto MV, Osmanovic D, Yang M, Dilao D, Bermudez A, Xiao W, Li MMH, Lin NYC, Plath K, Black DL, Franco E. PMID: 41659460; PMCID: PMC12873911.
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    4. Generating forces in confinement via polymerization. Soft Matter. 2025 Jul 02; 21(26):5312-5322. Osmanovic D, Franco E. PMID: 40489121.
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    5. Author Correction: Modular RNA motifs for orthogonal phase separated compartments. Nat Commun. 2025 Jun 26; 16(1):5409. Stewart JM, Li S, Tang AA, Klocke MA, Gobry MV, Fabrini G, Di Michele L, Rothemund PWK, Franco E. PMID: 40571696; PMCID: PMC12202805.
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    6. Switchable RNA motifs for dynamic transcriptional control of RNA condensates. Nucleic Acids Res. 2025 Jun 20; 53(12). Tang AA, Gobry MV, Li S, Andersen ES, Franco E. PMID: 40539511; PMCID: PMC12204698.
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    7. Light-Modulated Self-Assembly of Synthetic Nanotubes. Nano Lett. 2025 02 26; 25(8):3122-3129. Dizani M, Agarwal S, Osmanovic D, Franco E. PMID: 39960991.
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    8. Temporal dose inversion properties of adaptive biomolecular circuits. bioRxiv. 2025 Feb 11. Nakamura E, Blanchini F, Giordano G, Hoffmann A, Franco E. PMID: 39990486; PMCID: PMC11844413.
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    9. Complex dynamics in reaction-phase separation systems. Phys Rev E. 2025 Feb; 111(2-2):025404. Osmanovic D, Franco E. PMID: 40103116.
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    10. Hashing the message with cells. Nat Chem Biol. 2025 Feb; 21(2):166-167. Kim J, Franco E. PMID: 39833451.
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    11. Protein Recruitment to Dynamic DNA-RNA Host Condensates. J Am Chem Soc. 2024 Oct 30; 146(43):29344-29354. Dizani M, Sorrentino D, Agarwal S, Stewart JM, Franco E. PMID: 39418394.
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    12. Developmental assembly of multi-component polymer systems through interconnected synthetic gene networks in vitro. Nat Commun. 2024 10 03; 15(1):8561. Sorrentino D, Ranallo S, Ricci F, Franco E. PMID: 39362892; PMCID: PMC11452209.
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    13. Modular RNA motifs for orthogonal phase separated compartments. Nat Commun. 2024 Jul 30; 15(1):6244. Stewart JM, Li S, Tang AA, Klocke MA, Gobry MV, Fabrini G, Di Michele L, Rothemund PWK, Franco E. PMID: 39080253; PMCID: PMC11289419.
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    14. Dynamic control of DNA condensation. Nat Commun. 2024 Mar 01; 15(1):1915. Agarwal S, Osmanovic D, Dizani M, Klocke MA, Franco E. PMID: 38429336; PMCID: PMC10907372.
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    15. Optimization of RNA Pepper Sensors for the Detection of Arbitrary RNA Targets. ACS Synth Biol. 2024 02 16; 13(2):498-508. Tang AA, Afasizheva A, Cano CT, Plath K, Black D, Franco E. PMID: 38295291.
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    16. Chemical reaction motifs driving non-equilibrium behaviours in phase separating materials. J R Soc Interface. 2023 11; 20(208):20230117. Osmanovic D, Franco E. PMID: 37907095; PMCID: PMC10618056.
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    17. Shaken, not heated: DNA self-assembly at room temperature. Nat Nanotechnol. 2023 11; 18(11):1257-1258. Franco E. PMID: 37550575.
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    18. Light-controlled growth of DNA organelles in synthetic cells. Interface Focus. 2023 Oct 06; 13(5):20230017. Agarwal S, Dizani M, Osmanovic D, Franco E. PMID: 37577006; PMCID: PMC10415744.
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    19. Fueling DNA Self-Assembly via Gel-Released Regulators. ACS Nano. 2022 10 25; 16(10):16372-16384. Le J, Osmanovic D, Klocke MA, Franco E. PMID: 36239698.
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    20. The Growth Rate of DNA Condensate Droplets Increases with the Size of Participating Subunits. ACS Nano. 2022 08 23; 16(8):11842-11851. Agarwal S, Osmanovic D, Klocke MA, Franco E. PMID: 35867936.
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    21. Dissipative DNA nanotechnology. Nat Chem. 2022 06; 14(6):600-613. Del Grosso E, Franco E, Prins LJ, Ricci F. PMID: 35668213.
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    22. Assembly of RNA Nanostructures from Double-Crossover Tiles. Methods Mol Biol. 2022; 2433:293-302. Stewart JM, Subramanian HKK, Franco E. PMID: 34985752.
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    23. Fourteen years' clinical experience and the first million babies protected with human live-attenuated vaccine against rotavirus disease in Italy. Hum Vaccin Immunother. 2021 11 02; 17(11):4636-4645. Bonanni P, Conforti G, Franco E, Gabutti G, Marchetti F, Mattei A, Prato R, Vitali Rosati G, Vitale F. PMID: 34370615; PMCID: PMC8828124.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 5     Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimalsCellsPHPublic Health
    24. Dynamic self-assembly of compartmentalized DNA nanotubes. Nat Commun. 2021 06 11; 12(1):3557. Agarwal S, Klocke MA, Pungchai PE, Franco E. PMID: 34117248; PMCID: PMC8196065.
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    25. Ultrasensitive molecular controllers for quasi-integral feedback. Cell Syst. 2021 03 17; 12(3):272-288.e3. Cuba Samaniego C, Franco E. PMID: 33539724.
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    26. Healthcare Workers Training Courses on Vaccinations: A Flexible Format Easily Adaptable to Different Healthcare Settings. Vaccines (Basel). 2020 Sep 08; 8(3). Serino L, Maurici M, D'Alò GL, Amadori F, Terracciano E, Zaratti L, Franco E, Group LHUV. PMID: 32911808; PMCID: PMC7563464.
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    27. The challenges of modeling and forecasting the spread of COVID-19. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2020 07 21; 117(29):16732-16738. Bertozzi AL, Franco E, Mohler G, Short MB, Sledge D. PMID: 32616574; PMCID: PMC7382213.
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    28. [The importance of flu vaccination during CoViD time]. Ig Sanita Pubbl. 2020 Jul-Aug; 76(4):275-280. Terracciano E, Amadori F, De Carli M, Zaratti L, Franco E. PMID: 33161423.
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    29. [Routine vaccinations during SARS-CoV-2 epidemics]. Ig Sanita Pubbl. 2020 May-Jun; 76(3):211-217. Amadori F, Terracciano E, Zaratti L, Franco E. PMID: 33142311.
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    30. RNA nanotechnology in synthetic biology. Curr Opin Biotechnol. 2020 06; 63:135-141. Kim J, Franco E. PMID: 32035339.
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    31. The potential public health impact of Herpes Zoster vaccination in the 65 years of age cohort in Italy. Hum Vaccin Immunother. 2020; 16(2):327-334. Volpi A, Boccalini S, Dari S, Clarke C, Curran D, Loiacono I, Pitrelli A, Puggina A, Tosatto R, Van Oorschot D, Franco E. PMID: 31442095; PMCID: PMC7062451.
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    32. Cell-Free Synthetic Biology Platform for Engineering Synthetic Biological Circuits and Systems. Methods Protoc. 2019 May 14; 2(2). Jeong D, Klocke M, Agarwal S, Kim J, Choi S, Franco E, Kim J. PMID: 31164618; PMCID: PMC6632179.
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    33. Autonomous dynamic control of DNA nanostructure self-assembly. Nat Chem. 2019 06; 11(6):510-520. Green LN, Subramanian HKK, Mardanlou V, Kim J, Hariadi RF, Franco E. PMID: 31011170.
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    34. Empathy in vaccination counselling: a survey on the impact of a three-day residential course. Hum Vaccin Immunother. 2019; 15(3):631-636. Maurici M, Arigliani M, Dugo V, Leo C, Pettinicchio V, Arigliani R, Franco E. PMID: 30325260; PMCID: PMC6605730.
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    35. Herpes zoster in frail elderly patients: prevalence, impact, management, and preventive strategies. Aging Clin Exp Res. 2018 Jul; 30(7):693-702. Zorzoli E, Pica F, Masetti G, Franco E, Volpi A, Gabutti G. PMID: 29721782.
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    36. Italian Physicians' Opinions on Rotavirus Vaccine Implementation. Pathogens. 2017 Nov 03; 6(4). Mita V, Arigliani M, Zaratti L, Arigliani R, Franco E. PMID: 29099756; PMCID: PMC5750580.
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    37. Impact of Haemophilus influenzae type b conjugate vaccination on hospitalization for invasive disease in children fifteen years after its introduction in Italy. Vaccine. 2017 11 01; 35(46):6297-6301. Martinelli D, Azzari C, Bonanni P, Esposito S, Franco E, Icardi G, Zuccotti G, Prato R. PMID: 28988865.
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    38. The evolution of the burden of viral hepatitis from 1990 to 2013: still an open challenge to global public health policy. Hepatobiliary Surg Nutr. 2017 Aug; 6(4):277-279. Franco E, Pettinicchio V, Zorzoli E. PMID: 28848754; PMCID: PMC5554768.
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    39. Prevention of Herpes Zoster and its complications: From clinical evidence to real life experience. Hum Vaccin Immunother. 2017 02; 13(2):391-398. Gabutti G, Bonanni P, Conversano M, Fanelli G, Franco E, Greco D, Icardi G, Lazzari M, Rossi A, Scotti S, Volpi A. PMID: 27925894; PMCID: PMC5328234.
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    40. Knowledge and attitude of pregnant women toward flu vaccination: a cross-sectional survey. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2016 Oct; 29(19):3147-50. Maurici M, Dugo V, Zaratti L, Paulon L, Pellegrini MG, Baiocco E, Rizzo G, Franco E. PMID: 26555821.
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    41. Herpes zoster epidemiology, management, and disease and economic burden in Europe: a multidisciplinary perspective. Ther Adv Vaccines. 2015 Jul; 3(4):109-20. Johnson RW, Alvarez-Pasquin MJ, Bijl M, Franco E, Gaillat J, Clara JG, Labetoulle M, Michel JP, Naldi L, Sanmarti LS, Weinke T. PMID: 26478818; PMCID: PMC4591524.
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    42. [Universal vaccination against varicella in Italy: the same opportunity for all children]. Ig Sanita Pubbl. 2015 Jan-Feb; 71(1):115-27. Gabutti G, Azzari C, Bonanni P, Conversano M, Esposito S, Prato R, Russo R, Tozzi AE, Vitali Rosati G, Zanetti A, Zuccotti G, Franco E. PMID: 25927654.
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    43. Burden of herpes zoster-associated chronic pain in Italian patients aged 50 years and over (2009-2010): a GP-based prospective cohort study. BMC Infect Dis. 2014 Dec 06; 14:637. Bricout H, Perinetti E, Marchettini P, Ragni P, Zotti CM, Gabutti G, Volpi A, Franco E. PMID: 25479617; PMCID: PMC4268902.
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    44. Influenza vaccination coverage among medical residents: an Italian multicenter survey. Hum Vaccin Immunother. 2014; 10(5):1204-10. Costantino C, Mazzucco W, Azzolini E, Baldini C, Bergomi M, Biafiore AD, Bianco M, Borsari L, Cacciari P, Cadeddu C, Camia P, Carluccio E, Conti A, De Waure C, Di Gregori V, Fabiani L, Fallico R, Filisetti B, Flacco ME, Franco E, Furnari R, Galis V, Gallea MR, Gallone MF, Gallone S, Gelatti U, Gilardi F, Giuliani AR, Grillo OC, Lanati N, Mascaretti S, Mattei A, Micò R, Morciano L, Nante N, Napoli G, Nobile CG, Palladino R, Parisi S, Passaro M, Pelissero G, Quarto M, Ricciardi W, Romano G, Rustico E, Saponari A, Schioppa FS, Signorelli C, Siliquini R, Trabacchi V, Triassi M, Varetta A, Ziglio A, Zoccali A, Vitale F, Amodio E. PMID: 24603089; PMCID: PMC4896598.
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    45. Quality measurement and benchmarking of HPV vaccination services: a new approach. Hum Vaccin Immunother. 2014; 10(1):208-15. Maurici M, Paulon L, Campolongo A, Meleleo C, Carlino C, Giordani A, Perrelli F, Sgricia S, Ferrante M, Franco E, QuaVaTAR Group. PMID: 24084361; PMCID: PMC4181028.
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    46. Combined hexavalent diphtheria-tetanus-acellular pertussis-hepatitis B-inactivated poliovirus-Haemophilus influenzae type B vaccine; Infanrix™ hexa: twelve years of experience in Italy. Hum Vaccin Immunother. 2014; 10(1):129-37. Baldo V, Bonanni P, Castro M, Gabutti G, Franco E, Marchetti F, Prato R, Vitale F. PMID: 24004825; PMCID: PMC4181021.
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    47. Hepatitis A: Epidemiology and prevention in developing countries. World J Hepatol. 2012 Mar 27; 4(3):68-73. Franco E, Meleleo C, Serino L, Sorbara D, Zaratti L. PMID: 22489258; PMCID: PMC3321492.
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    48. Hepatitis B: Epidemiology and prevention in developing countries. World J Hepatol. 2012 Mar 27; 4(3):74-80. Franco E, Bagnato B, Marino MG, Meleleo C, Serino L, Zaratti L. PMID: 22489259; PMCID: PMC3321493.
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    49. [Vaccination against Hepatitis B Virus in chronic renal disease patients]. Ig Sanita Pubbl. 2008 Jan; 64(1):131-6. Franco E, Senatore S, Ruggiero F, Papa R, Zaratti L. PMID: 18379610.
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    50. [Strategies of immunization in Ghana: the experience of a "community-based" health planning in a rural country]. Ig Sanita Pubbl. 2007 Jan-Feb; 63(1):95-100. Pontrelli G, Albore M, Franco E. PMID: 17401450.
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    51. Pertussis vaccination for adolescents and adults. Expert Opin Biol Ther. 2004 Oct; 4(10):1669-76. Franco E, Giambi C, Ialacci R, Maurici M. PMID: 15461578.
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    52. Prevention of hepatitis A by vaccination. Expert Opin Biol Ther. 2003 Sep; 3(6):965-74. Franco E, Giambi C, Ialacci R, Maurici M. PMID: 12943455.
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    53. Risk groups for hepatitis A virus infection. Vaccine. 2003 Jun 02; 21(19-20):2224-33. Franco E, Giambi C, Ialacci R, Coppola RC, Zanetti AR. PMID: 12744847.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 26     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    54. Vaccination strategies against hepatitis A in southern Europe. Vaccine. 2003 Jan 30; 21(7-8):696-7. Franco E, Vitiello G. PMID: 12531342.
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