Curriculum updated on 10/01/2023
Academic records:
1981 Degree in Biological Science at the University of Bologna,
Italy
1984 Qualification to Practice the Profession of Biologist
1990 Ph.D.in Cell Biology and Physiology at the University of
Bologna, Italy
1992 Researcher position at the Faculty of Science, University
of Bologna
2010 Associate Professor at the Faculty of Science, University
of Bologna
2013 Qualification for the position of Full Professor in
Botany
2020 Renewal of the Qualification for the position of Full Professor in Botany
Coordination activities
2016 - 2021 Coordinator of the Master Degree in Marine Biology
2017 - present Coordinator of the Phycological Group of the Italian Botany Society
2018 - 2020 Responsible of the Ravenna local unit of the Department of Biological, Geological and Environmental Sciences
Fellowships, visiting and advanced course:
August 28th 1990 - October 31st 1991 Postdoctoral Fellow at the
Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chiba University, Japan
March 28th - September 30th 1994 Visiting Scientist at Chiba
University, Japan
25 May-6 June 1996 NATO Advanced Study Institute on “The
Physiological Ecology of Harmful Algal Blooms” at the Bermuda
Biological Station for Research, Bermuda Islands (GB)
22-26 May 2006 Advanced Course on “Marine Algal Culture:
Techniques, Uses and Development Perspectives” at the International
Center for Advanced Mediterranean Agronomic Studies di Zaragoza,
Spain
13-25 October 2014 - Visiting scientist at Monash University
(Melbourne, Australia)
Affiliations
Italian Botany Society (SBI) (Phycological group)
International Society for the Study of Harmful Algae (ISSHA)
National Interuniversity Consortium for Marine Sciences
(CoNISMa)
The Federation of European Phycological Societies (FEPS)
Italian Association for the Study and Application of Microalgae (AISAM)
Teaching activity:
From 1996 to 2009 has been Temporary professor at the
University of Bologna teaching themes related to the biology and
ecophysiology of land and marine plants (for Environmental Sciences
and Biological Sciences)
From 1996 to 1999: Temporary professor at the Politecnic
University of Marche (Biological Sciences)
Present teachings:
Plant Biology for the Degree course in
Environmental Sciences (4 CFU), Applied Marine Botany for the Master course in
Marine Biology (4 CFU), Biomolecules and organisms in marine biotechnology (3 CFU) optional
course for the Master course in marine Biology, Marine field laboratory for the Master course
in Marine Biology (1 CFU), Module of Plant Biology (1 CFU) within the course Anthropology and biology applied to the cultural heritage for the Degree in Conservation and Restauration of the Cultural Heritage
From 2006 to 2013 has been member of the Doctorate Course in
Environmental Sciences and from 2013 of that in Science of Earth,
Life and Environment of the University of Bologna being tutor of 10
PhD students; in the same period has been co-tutor of 2 PhD
students of the Politecnic University of Marche.
