EDUCATION, TRAINING, AND AWARDS
April, 2012: University of Bologna, Italy
Researcher in animal nutrition
January 2007-December 2011: University of Bologna,
Italy
Research assistant. Coordination and supervision of research
projects on the role of microbiota in intestinal inflammation,
nutrition and malabsoprtion. Projects have been conducted in
collaboration between the University, other public Institutions and
domestic and international companies in the feed/food business.
June, 2010: Rome, Italy
Winner of the Montana Alimentari award for research in the food
area; first classified; the grant was 75.000 €.
Leader of a project titled “slow-release molecules to control
intestinal foodborne pathogens in meat and milk”. Montana
Alimentari, Gruppo Cremonini, Italy.
April, 2008: Cremona, Italy
Winner of the Archimede Mordenti award. Best dissertation
concerning the advanced approach and the progress in swine
nutrition; the award was conferred for the PhD thesis. Accademia
dei Porci Bravi, Italy.
2004-2007, University of Bologna, Italy
PhD in "Improvement of animal production and feed and food
quality"; dissertation title “Development of non-pharmaceutical
strategies to improve intestinal health in piglets”.
2003, University of Bologna
Degree in veterinary biotechnology; thesis in animal nutrition:
“Role of thymol and carvacrol in controlling C. perfringens
growth in broiler intestinal fermentations”.
