I am a marine biologist and currently a research fellow at Alma Mater Studiorum – University of Bologna, where I investigate climate-resilient aquaculture practices and the impacts of climate change on bivalve molluscs. At the same time, I am completing a PhD at the University of the Ryukyus that examines how the combined stressors of acidification, warming and de-oxygenation affect larval growth and metabolism in Pacific oysters farmed in Japan.
My background includes a visiting-researcher appointment at Vancouver Island University (Canada, 2019), where I studied how acidification and Vibrio harveyi infection influence the growth and survival of Crassostrea gigas, and university-teaching posts at the University of Maryland Global Campus (Okinawa, 2023–2024) in biology and nutrition courses.
I earned my MSc in Marine Biology (2020) from the University of Padua with a thesis on oyster adaptation to acidification and Vibrio disease, following a BSc in Natural Sciences focused on pan-European monitoring of marine biodiversity (EMBOS project).
My scientific interests centre on the multifaceted effects of climate change on molluscs, integrative marine biology and restorative aquaculture.
