Anna Tramontano
{{Short description|Italian computational biologist}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2019}}
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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1957|7|14|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Naples, Italy
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2017|3|10|1957|7|14|df=yes}}
| death_place = Rome, Italy
| nationality = Italian
| alma_mater = University of Naples Federico II
| education = University of California, San Francisco
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| workplaces = International Institute of Genetics and Biophysics
Sapienza University of Rome
European Research Council (ERC)
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Anna Tramontano (14 July 1957 – 10 March 2017) was an Italian computational biologist and chair professor of biochemistry at the Sapienza University of Rome.{{cite web|title=Anna Tramontano: CV|url=http://www.istruzione.it/allegati/2016/Anna%20Tramontano.pdf|accessdate=10 March 2017}}{{Google Scholar id|name=Anna Tramontano}}{{DBLP|name=Anna Tramontano}} From 2011 to 2014 she was a member of the Scientific Council of the European Research Council (ERC).{{cite web|title=In memoriam Anna Tramontano|url=https://erc.europa.eu/sites/default/files/press_release/files/In-memoriam-AnnaTramontano.pdf|accessdate=10 March 2017}}
She was an associate editor for the journal Bioinformatics from 2005 until 2016 editing papers in the area of structural bioinformatics.
Education
Tramontano originally trained as a physicist, gaining her PhD from the University of Naples Federico II in 1980.{{cite web|title=Wiley: Protein Structure Prediction: Concepts and Applications: Anna Tramontano, Arthur M. Lesk|url=http://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-352731167X.html|accessdate=16 March 2017}} She was later drawn to the field of computational biology and carried out postdoctoral studies at the University of California, San Francisco where she developed the molecular graphics package InsightII. She later joined the biocomputing programme at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory in Heidelberg to work with Arthur Lesk on analysis and modelling of antibodies.{{cite web|title=annasketch|url=http://www.biocomputing.it/index.php/component/content/article/34-people/159-annasketch|website=biocomputing.it|accessdate=11 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180911225335/http://www.biocomputing.it/index.php/component/content/article/34-people/159-annasketch|archive-date=11 September 2018|url-status=dead}}
Awards and honours
Tramontano served as vice-president of the International Society for Computational Biology (ISCB), and was elected a Fellow of the ISCB in 2016.{{cite web|date=22 February 2016|title=ISCB Congratulates & Introduces the 2016 Class of Fellows!|url=https://www.iscb.org/iscb-news-items/2714-2016-feb22-iscb-fellows|website=iscb.org|accessdate=10 March 2017}} She served on the ISCB Board of Directors since its beginning,{{cite web|title=Mar 16, 2017: Who We Are|url=https://www.iscb.org/cms_addon/leadership/past.php}} and was a Senior Member of the ISCB for many years.{{cite web|date=16 March 2017|title=ISCB Senior Members|url=https://www.iscb.org/iscb-senior-members}}
Capacity building in Computational Biology
Tramontano actively engaged in computational biology capacity building particularly for developing countries. She supported capacity building efforts of one of the regional student groups (RSG Eastern AfricaRSG-EA, [http://hpc.ilri.cgiar.org/beca/training/maseno2012/RSG_Africa.html "RSG Eastern Africa"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211016092618/http://hpc.ilri.cgiar.org/beca/training/maseno2012/RSG_Africa.html |date=16 October 2021 }}, RSG Eastern Africa (RSG EA), Retrieved 15 March 2017) affiliated to the ISCB Student Council (ISCBSC)[http://iscbsc.org "ISCB Student Council"], International Society for Computational Biology, Student Council (ISCBSC); retrieved 15 March 2017. by giving a 3-day course. She traveled to Nairobi, Kenya and sponsored students from the neighboring region (Uganda and Tanzania) to attend a 3-day Proteomics courseRSG Eastern Africa, [http://hpc.ilri.cgiar.org/training/Proteomics_2008/Welcome.html "Proteomics course: 3-day proteomics course"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170316025326/http://hpc.ilri.cgiar.org/training/Proteomics_2008/Welcome.html |date=16 March 2017 }}, hpc.ilri.cgiar.org; accessed 16 March 2017. that she taught. In addition, she connected students from Africa interested in Bioinformatics to various labs in Europe, including her own, for internships or advanced study .
She later went on to assist in securing a King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)KAUST, [https://www.kaust.edu.sa/en/about "ISCB Student Council"], King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST); retrieved 15 March 2017. funding for a large number of travel fellowships that were awarded to students from Africa to attend the ISCB Africa ASBCB Conference on BioinformaticsASBCB, [https://www.iscb.org/archive/conferences/iscb/iscbafrica09-fellowship.html "Joint ISCB Africa ASBCB Conference, 2009"], Joint ISCB Africa ASBCB Conference, 2009 held in Bamako, Mali in 2009.
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Category:Italian bioinformaticians
Category:Fellows of the International Society for Computational Biology
Category:Scientific computing researchers
Category:Italian women computer scientists
Category:Academic staff of the Sapienza University of Rome
Category:University of Naples Federico II alumni