Graduated in Veterinary Medicine at University of Bologna
the 15/02/2000.
Associate Professor, Department of Veterinary Medical Science (DIMEVET), University of Bologna from 4 April 2020 to the current date.
Researcher at Faculty of Agriculture, University of Bologna from 30 december 2008 to 5 april 2020 (SSD VET/01). Member of the Department of
Vetrinary Medical Science.
2002 - Research associated at the DIPROVAL Dpt., University of
Bologna, carrying out activity of search from April 2002 to April
2004.
2004 - Research associate at the DISTA Dpt. University of
Bologna, carrying out its activity from June 2004 to June 2005.
This search contract, has been then renewed in 2005 and 2006.
May 2006: Ph.D graduate with the thesis "Effect of different
dietary strategy on the growth performance, health, status, humoral
immune response and functional development of the stomach and small
intestine in weaning pig".
14/06/2018–28/09/2018 Visiting Assistant Project Scientist, Department of Neurobiology, UCLA, Los Angeles, California, USA. Prof.ssa Catia Sternini. "Characterization of enteric neuronal circuits at the cellular level in porcine and human colon using high resolution confocal microscopy". NIH/SPARC.
2006 -Visiting Research Fellow at the l'Institut National de la
Recherche Agronomique (INRA) of Rennes, France.
2007 - Research associate at the Dpt. of Internal Medicine &
Gastroenterology, University of Bologna, carrying out activity of
search from July 2004 to August 2005.
2011 Visiting Research Fellow at the Department of Human Biology
(Prof. Michael Schemann), University of Munich.
2018 Visiting Assistant Project Scientist at the Department of Neurobiology(Prof.ssa Catia Sternini), UCLA, Los Angeles, California, USA . Project "Characterization of enteric neuronal circuits at the cellular level in porcine and human colon using high resolution confocal microscopy".
Member of the Italian Group for the Study of Neuromorphology (G.I.S.N.) and Italian Association of Veterinary Morphologists (AMV).
Author of over 70 pubblications in
prestigious journal with international editorial board such as:
PlosOne, European J. Histochemistry, J. Nutrition, J. Histochem.
Cytochem., Anim. Feed. Sci. Technol., Livestook Science, J. Gen.
Virology, Anatomical Record, Cell Tissue Research, FEMS Microbiol.
Ecol., Nutrition, J. Animal Science, J. Anat., Animal, Meat Sci.,
Animal Genetic, Asian-Aust. J. Anim. Sci., Res. Vet. Sci., Microsc.
Res. Tech., J. Cell. Mol. Med., Fish Physiol. Biochem., Poultry
Science, Theriogenology, Neurogastroenterol. Motil, Avian Pathology, Frontiers in Physiology.
