Last update 15th June 2022
Education
2014-2017: MSc in Marine Biology (LM-6), University of Bologna.
2011-2014: BSc in Biological Sciences (L-13), University of Urbino.
Research experience
2019-PRESENT: 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
2020, 24-25th September: Best Poster Award, NaToxAq-Natural Toxins: Environmental Fate and Safe Water Supply (online international conference).
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
2018-2022: Teaching tutor for laboratory activity (course of "Plant biology", BSc Environmental Sciences, University of Bologna).
2018-present: (Co)-supervisor of 4 MSc Thesis (degree programme "Marine Biology" and "Environmental Assessment and Management", University of Bologna) and 1 BSc Thesis (degree programme "Environmental Sciences", University of Bologna).
Conferences, courses and training
2018-present: 3 international and 4 national conferences and scientific meetings, presenting 7 contributions (3 poster, 4 oral communications)
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.
