Master Degree in Biology and Ecology of Marine Coastal Environment achieved at University of Messina. Study on the degradation of pollutants of antartic bacteria.

PhD in Ecology and Management of Biological Resources achieved at University of Tuscia. Research acitvities on the functional role of microbial community on Carbon Cycle and contaminant degradation in sediment of temporary rivers under wet and drying conditions.

Research activities on:

- microalgae cultivation, chemical composition and extraction of high-value biocompounds (carotenoids, polyunsatutared fatty acids, omega-3);

- succinic acid production by organic wastes.