Research

Main research topics: The research activity is focused in the field of medical-veterinary parasitology especially on diagnostic methodologies and on the control of the main diseases transmitted by vectors (i.e., leishmaniasis, babesiosis, thelaziosis, hepatozoonosis, onchocerciasis, dirofilariosis) and the development of molecular/serological tools for the identification of vector arthropod parasites and their transmitted pathogens, with greater attention to those of zoonotic interest.

She is the author of several international articles in peer-reviewed journals with H-Index.

Collaborations with scientific journals: She is Academic Editor of PLOS ONE and Referee of numerous international journals in the sector such as: Medical and Veterinary Entomology, Acta tropica, Parasite and Vectors, Parasitology research, Ticks and Tick Borne Diseases, Veterinary Parasitology.

Affiliation to scientific societies: Italian Society of Parasitology (SoIPa since 2004).