Last update 12th February 2026
Education
2019-2023: PhD in Earth, Life and Environmental Sciences (35th cycle), University of Bologna (Italy) [SSD BIO/01].
2014-2017: MSc in Marine Biology (LM-6), University of Bologna.
2011-2014: BSc in Biological Sciences (L-13), University of Urbino.
Research experience
2024-PRESENT: Research fellowship at Department of Biological, Geological, and Environmental Sciences (BiGea). Project: Cyanotoxins oxidation by atmospheric plasma, a green technology for water decontamination – PLASMADETOX, 2022EFEEKR - CUP J53D23008640 006.
2023-2024: Research fellowship at Department of Biological, Geological, and Environmental Sciences (BiGea). Project: Microalgae as circular ingredients to reduce the carbon footprint in aquaculture feeds. CN Biodiversity Spoke2 Activity3 “Action 3.1 Circular feeds for carbon neutrality” – PNNR Project.
2019-2023: PhD student at Department of Biological, Geological, and Environmental Sciences (BiGea). Project: Distribution of cyanobacteria and their toxins in Emilia Romagna freshwater reservoirs and evaluation of the effectiveness of drinking water treatments
2019: Scholarship for research at Interdepartmental Research Centre for Environmental Science (CIRSA). Project: Microalgal cultures for calibration of specialized tools applied in drinking water quality control.
2018: Scholarship for research at Interdepartmental Research Centre for Environmental Science (CIRSA). Project: Cyanobacteria proliferation in water intended for human consumption.
Awards
2025: Best Contribution Under 40 Award. Annual meeting of Phycology working group (Italian Botanical Society-SBI), Nov. 14–15th 2025, Roma (Italy). Free publication fees on Plant Biosystems to submit a paper for the Topical Collection “The algal world: functional, ecological, systematics and biotechnological aspects”.
2022: Best Talk Award. VIII International Plant Science Conference-IPSC (Bologna, 7-9 Sep. 2022).
2020: Best Poster Award, international conference NaToxAq-Natural Toxins: Environmental Fate and Safe Water Supply (online, 24-25th Sep. 2020).
International experience
Nov 2021-Mar 2022: Research mobility (4 months) at Department of Microbiology, University of Helsinki (Finland). The discovery of new secondary metabolites from cyanobacteria through bioinformatics. Partially fundaded by Erasmus+ Mobility for Traineeship.
Gen-Apr 2016: Trainee (3 months) at Fjordforsk A/S (Norway). Data collection on fish population decline with respect to ferry traffic and aquaculture plants along Norwegian coast. Partially fundaded by Erasmus+ Mobility for Traineeship.
Teaching activity
2024/2025; 2025/2026: Adjunct professor 37675 - Experimental Marine Laboratory (module 2)
2018-2024: Teaching tutor for laboratory activity (course of "Plant biology", BSc Environmental Sciences, University of Bologna).
2018-present: (Co)-supervisor of 11 MSc Thesis (degree programme "Marine Biology", "Environmental Assessment and Management", and "Chemistry", University of Bologna) and 5 BSc Thesis (degree programme "Environmental Sciences", University of Bologna).
Scientific production & engagement
H-index: 4, total number of citations: 82 (Scopus, accessed on February 12th, 2026)
Co-authoring: 11 publications in peer-reviewed journals (6 as first-author, 3 as co-corresponding author)
Minor contributions: 4 posters and 14 oral communications as an attendant at national and international conferences
Courses and training
4th May 2025. Mass spectrometry-based metabolomics for cyano-metabolites. 13th International Conference on Toxic Cyanobacteria-ICTC13, Chania, Crete
3rd-7th February 2020. METABARCODING AND METAGENOMIC DATA PROCESSING AND ANALYSES: a practical overview. Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn of Naples, Italy.
29th July-2nd August 2019. Determination course of freshwater and terrestrial cyanobacteria. University of South Bohemia, České Budějovice, Czech Republic.
19-22th February 2018. Theoretical and practical course of multi-techniques for phytoplankton ecology. Italian Society of Marine Biology (SIBM), University Federico II, Naples (NA), Italy.
Third mission
2021-present: scientific dissemination and outreach activities at local events and with high schools students
