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I am an observational astrophysicst studying how black holes and their host galaxies evolve through cosmic time.  

I want to understand how the radiation and momentum released by the supermassive black holes at the center of most galaxies, could affect the evolution of their host, i.e. AGN-feedback. I use data from the X-ray to radio wavelength in my research both at low and high redshift. I am PI of the SUPER large programme with SINFONI at the VLT to make the first statistically sound investigation of AGN feedback at z~2. I am PI of two approved JWST programs (Cycle-1 and Cycle-2) for the study of the molecular phase of AGN outflows and their impact on star-formation.

I am a full astronomer at ESO where I am responsible as Project Scientist for future multi-objects spectrographs: 4MOST and MOSAIC.

I am the project scientist for a community led initiative for a new major facility in astronomy, the Wide-field Spectroscopic Telescope (WST). I am leading the WST Science Team, which includes more than 850 scientists from 41 countries spread across five continents.