EDUCATION AND TRAINING
March 2023 - present: PhD Course in Cultural and Environmental Heritage, XXXVIII cycle (University of Bologna)
Project Title: Histological Analysis of Dental Cementum for Age-at-Death Estimation and Detection of Female Reproductive Markers
Supervisor: Prof. Stefano Benazzi; Co-supervisor: Prof. Alessia Nava
2019 - 2022: Master's Degree in Biodiversity and Evolution (University of Bologna), with a grade of 110/110 cum laude
Thesis Title: Histomorphometric Investigation of the Enamel of Deciduous First Molars from Two Necropolises in the Upper Mantua Area: Crown Formation Timing, Secretion Rate, and Assessment of Physiological Stress
Supervisor: Prof. Stefano Benazzi; Co-supervisor: Prof. Alessia Nava, Prof. Luca Bondioli, Dr. Owen Alexander Higgins
2014 - 2018: Bachelor's Degree in Biological Sciences (University of Bologna)
Thesis Title: Analysis of Y Chromosome SNP Variability in Individuals Residing in the Partecipanza Agraria of Nonantola
Supervisor: Prof. Donata Lusielli
TRAINING AND RESEARCH ACTIVITIES
May 2022 - February 2023: Civil Service at the Bones Lab (Department of Cultural Heritage, University of Bologna)
April 2021 - June 2022: Master's Internship at the Bones Lab (Department of Cultural Heritage, University of Bologna)
October 2017 - February 2018: Bachelor's Internship (Department of Biological, Geological, and Environmental Sciences, University of Bologna)
EXCAVATION ACTIVITIES
June 2024 - July 2024: Prehistoric Excavation at the Uluzzo C Site (Nardò, Lecce) conducted by the University of Bologna
CONFERENCES
September 6 - 8, 2023: "XXV Congress of the Italian Anthropological Association: HUMAN BEINGS" at the University of Turin, Department of Life Sciences and Systems Biology, Italian Anthropological Association (AAI), Italy
August 28 - 31, 2024: "30th annual Meeting of the European Association of Archaeologists (EAA) - Persisting with change" at the Univeristy La Sapienza of Rome.
