Degree in Agricultural Sciences, University of Florence, Italy
(1986).
PhD in Soil Sciences (biological fertility), University of Florence, Italy (1990).
OCDE, FEMS, and CNR Post-doctoral Fellow at the Laboratoire d'Ecologie Microbienne du Sol, Université Claude Bernard Lyon1, France (1990-1992).
Faculty Researcher on Rhizosphere Microbiology, University of Florence, Italy (1994-2001).
Associate Professor of Agricultural Microbiology (Plant Probiotic Microorganisms), University of Bologna, Italy (since 2002).
