Since December 2021, I have served as an Associate Professor of Bioinformatics and Genomics (sector E5/02 - Molecular Biology) in the Department of Agricultural Sciences at the University of Naples Federico II.

Academic Background

• 2008: Defended my PhD thesis in "Agrobiology and Agrochemistry: Genetic Improvement and Horticulture" at the University of Naples Federico II.

• 2003: Earned a Master's certificate in Bioinformatics from the University of Sannio.

• 2002: Graduated with full marks in Biological Sciences from the University of Siena.

Professional Experience

• December 2018 - November 2021: Assistant Professor of Bioinformatics and Genomics at the Department of Agricultural Sciences, University of Naples Federico II.

• February-August 2012: Visiting scientist at the Department of Molecular Plant Physiology, Radboud University, Nijmegen, Netherlands.

• 2010-2018: Permanent researcher at CREA Research Centre for Vegetable and Ornamental Crops (Pontecagnano Faiano, Salerno), focusing on agricultural genetics and molecular biology. I led the Bioinformatics lab.

Current Roles

• Teaching:

  • Core Course: Bioinformatics (6 credits)

  • Elective Courses: Basics on the Bioinformatics Analysis of Genomes (6 credits); Basics on Linux (6 credits)

• Supervision:

  • Supervisor/co-supervisor for several master’s degree theses in Molecular Biology.

  • Supervised a PhD dissertation in Biotechnology.

  • Tutor for various trainees in post-graduate training courses.

• PhD Program: Member of the teaching body for the PhD in Computational and Quantitative Biology (CQB) at the University of Naples Federico II.

Scholarly Contributions

• Speaker at national and international conferences.

• Invited seminar speaker at various Italian universities and research institutes.

• Reviewer for several international scientific journals.

• Editorial Board member for:

  • Frontiers in Genetics section Computational Genomics

  • Scientific Reports

  • Frontiers in Plant Science section Plant Bioinformatics

Affiliations

• Since December 20, 2022: Associate member of the Georgofili Academy.

• Since 2005:  Member of the Italian Society of Agricultural Genetics (SIGA).

I graduated in Plant, Environmental and Food Biotechnologies at the University of Naples Federico II with full marks. At present, I’m a PhD student in Computational and Quantitative Biology working on "Dual RNA-Sequencing to study transcriptome changes of Solaum pennelli x S. lycopersicum introgression lines during interaction with Orobanchaceae ".  My PhD project is in the frame of the TOMORROv project. 

XXXVII cycle, AY 2021/2022

I graduated in Plant, Environmental and Food Biotechnologies at the University of Naples Federico II with full marks. At present, I’m a PhD student in Sustainable Agricultural and Forestry Systems and Food Security working on "Dual RNA-sequencing to characterize non-coding RNAs as critical regulators in the interaction between the parasitic weed Phelipanche ramosa and tomato".  My PhD project is in the frame of the TOMORROv project. 

XXXVIII cycle, AY 2022/2023

I graduated in Plant, Environmental and Food Biotechnologies at the University of Naples Federico II with full marks. At present, I’m a PhD student in Computational and Quantitative Biology working on "Multi-omics profiling of tanscriptomic and epigenetic signatures in Parkinson’s Disease: unravelling lncRNA patterns as potential biomarkers".  My PhD project is in collaboration with prof. Alfonso De Simone , Department of Pharmacy, University of Naples Federico II.

XXXIX cycle, AY 2023/2024

I hold a degree in Plant, Environmental, and Food Biotechnologies from the University of Naples Federico II. Currently, I serve as a Research Fellow contributing to the KASTRACK project. My research project focuses on the development and implementation of a specialized database to record the genetic fingerprints of various chestnut cultivars.

I graduated in Plant, Environmental, and Food Biotechnologies from the University of Naples Federico II. Currently, I am a research fellow involved in the KASTRACK project, where I focus on the traceability of chestnut cultivars using KASP technology for genetic fingerprinting. My research primarily involves designing and implementing a database to catalog the genetic fingerprints of various chestnut cultivars.

I am a biotechnology student at the University of Naples Federico II.

For my thesis I am working on the genetic diversity analysis of an olive germplasm collection.

I am a biotechnology student at the University of Naples Federico II. 

I have completed my bachelor's degree in "Agricultural, Forestry and Environmental Sciences" at the University of Naples Federico II.

My master's thesis project entitled "Selection of potato genotypes tolerant to stress and with better qualitative characteristics" is carried out at the Institute of Biosciences and Bioresources of the Italian National Research Council under the supervision of Dr. Nunzia Scotti. The main goal of this work is the genotypic and phenotypic evaluation of different potato accessions subjected to abiotic stress.

I am a biotechnology student at the University of Naples Federico II. 

I have completed my bachelor's degree in " Biotechnology for Health" at the University of Naples Federico II.

My master's thesis project entitled "Production of sweet proteins in transplastomic tobacco plants" is carried out at the Institute of Biosciences and Bioresources of the Italian National Research Council under the supervision of Dr. Nunzia Scotti. The main goal of this work is the use of tobacco chloroplasts as a stable plant expression platform to produce sweet proteins for potential applications in the pharmaceutical and food industries.

I am a biotechnology student at the University of Naples Federico II. My master's thesis project is entitled "Study of the nucleotide variability of Olea europaea L. plastomes." The main goal of this work is the investigate chloroplast variation and genetic evolution of olive trees from Jordan.