Brief CV
Main fields of interest and competence
1) General and Environmental Microbiology
2) Marine Microbiology
3) Molecular Microbiology
4) Vibrio cholerae ecology and pathogenicity
5) Ecology and pathogenicity of vibrios associated to diseases in marine invertebrates
6) Microbial interactions
7) Climate change (ocean warming) and Vibrio species
Education, work experience and career
1st November 2018-present: Full Professor in SSD BIO/19 “Microbiology” at the University of Genoa, Genoa (IT).
1st October 2014-31st October 2018: Associate Professor in SSD BIO/19 “Microbiology” at the University of Genoa, Genoa (IT).
30stDec 2005- 30thSeptember 2014: University researcher in SSD BIO/19 “Microbiology” at the University of Genoa, Genoa (IT).
April 2005-December 2005: Fellowship in Ecology at the Laboratory of Ecology (DIPTERIS), University of Genoa.
March 2003-March 2005: Post-doc position in SSD BIO/19 “Microbiology” at the Laboratory of Microbiology (DIBISAA) of the University of Genoa.
November 2000-October 2003: PhD in Marine Sciences at the Laboratory of Ecology (DIPTERIS), University of Genoa. Thesis: Microbial bioremediation of fish-farm impacted marine sediments
February 2000-October 2000: Fellowships in Ecology at the Laboratory of Ecology (DIPTERIS), University of Genoa.
February 1999- January 2000: National Service, Cremona (IT)
April 1998-January 1999: Leonardo da Vinci studentship (from April 1998 to September 1998) and Part-Time position as a CPR plankton analyst (from September 1998 to January 1999) at the Sir Alister Hardy Foundation for Ocean Science (SAHFOS) (tutor: Prof Philip Chris Reid), Plymouth, England (UK).
1998 University degree (Laurea) 110/110 in Biological Sciences at the University of Ancona (Italy). Thesis: “Response of the bacterial community and analysis of organic matter in the Northern Adriatic frontal system: comparison between areas differently influenced by river input”.
1992: High School Diploma (Istituto Tecnico Agrario)
Other working experience
2005- Visiting scientist (May) at the Marine Molecular Microbiology & Biotechnology Group IAMC-CNR (tutor: Prof Michail Yakimov) (Messina, Italy) (research on molecular methods applied to the study of marine microbial communities).
2001- Visiting scientist (1 November to 30 December) at the School of Applied Biological and Chemical Sciences (Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology) (tutor: Prof Ibrahim Banat), University of Ulster, Northern Ireland (UK) (research on microbial bioremediation of hydrocarbon-contaminated soils and organic rich sediments).
2000-2002-2003-2004-2010-2012-2013 Visiting scientist (from 1 week to 1 month) at the Sir Alister Hardy Foundation for Ocean Science (SAHFOS), Plymouth, England (UK) (research on the macroecology of plankton and associated vibrio populations)
1) General and Environmental Microbiology
2) Marine Microbiology
3) Molecular Microbiology
4) Vibrio cholerae ecology and pathogenicity
5) Ecology and pathogenicity of vibrios associated to diseases in marine invertebrates
6) Microbial interactions
7) Climate change (ocean warming) and Vibrio species
Education, work experience and career
1st November 2018-present: Full Professor in SSD BIO/19 “Microbiology” at the University of Genoa, Genoa (IT).
1st October 2014-31st October 2018: Associate Professor in SSD BIO/19 “Microbiology” at the University of Genoa, Genoa (IT).
30stDec 2005- 30thSeptember 2014: University researcher in SSD BIO/19 “Microbiology” at the University of Genoa, Genoa (IT).
April 2005-December 2005: Fellowship in Ecology at the Laboratory of Ecology (DIPTERIS), University of Genoa.
March 2003-March 2005: Post-doc position in SSD BIO/19 “Microbiology” at the Laboratory of Microbiology (DIBISAA) of the University of Genoa.
November 2000-October 2003: PhD in Marine Sciences at the Laboratory of Ecology (DIPTERIS), University of Genoa. Thesis: Microbial bioremediation of fish-farm impacted marine sediments
February 2000-October 2000: Fellowships in Ecology at the Laboratory of Ecology (DIPTERIS), University of Genoa.
February 1999- January 2000: National Service, Cremona (IT)
April 1998-January 1999: Leonardo da Vinci studentship (from April 1998 to September 1998) and Part-Time position as a CPR plankton analyst (from September 1998 to January 1999) at the Sir Alister Hardy Foundation for Ocean Science (SAHFOS) (tutor: Prof Philip Chris Reid), Plymouth, England (UK).
1998 University degree (Laurea) 110/110 in Biological Sciences at the University of Ancona (Italy). Thesis: “Response of the bacterial community and analysis of organic matter in the Northern Adriatic frontal system: comparison between areas differently influenced by river input”.
1992: High School Diploma (Istituto Tecnico Agrario)
Other working experience
2005- Visiting scientist (May) at the Marine Molecular Microbiology & Biotechnology Group IAMC-CNR (tutor: Prof Michail Yakimov) (Messina, Italy) (research on molecular methods applied to the study of marine microbial communities).
2001- Visiting scientist (1 November to 30 December) at the School of Applied Biological and Chemical Sciences (Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology) (tutor: Prof Ibrahim Banat), University of Ulster, Northern Ireland (UK) (research on microbial bioremediation of hydrocarbon-contaminated soils and organic rich sediments).
2000-2002-2003-2004-2010-2012-2013 Visiting scientist (from 1 week to 1 month) at the Sir Alister Hardy Foundation for Ocean Science (SAHFOS), Plymouth, England (UK) (research on the macroecology of plankton and associated vibrio populations)