Research

Main research fields: The research activity is focused on the  Medical and Veterinary Parasitology and Mycology, in particular on Strongyloides stercoralis in dogs, infectious diseases transmitted by vector-borne pathogens of zoonotic concern, and Feline Leishmaniasis.

Author and Coauthor of n. 67  peer-reviewed scientific articles in international journals, n. 115 contributions at international and national conferences and speaker at n. 20 national and international congresses. Author of n. 3 chapters of national and international books.

 Research Project: Principal investigator of the project "Feline Leishmaniasis in Europe". Member of 8 national projects funded by Italian institution and 3 by External Independent Company.

Main scientific collaborations: Department of Pathology and Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences Brno, Czech Republic; Koret School of Veterinary Medicine, the Hebrew University od Jerusalem, Israel; School of Veterinary Medicine, Universidad Completense de Madrid, Spain; Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie, Legnaro (PD); Istituto Zooprofilattico di Puglia e Basilicata; CBS-KNAW Fungal Biodiversity Centre, Utrecht, The Netherlands.

Editorial appointments: Referee of scientific papers: Veterinary Parasitology, Medical Mycology, Medical and Veterinary Entomology, Mycopathologia, Parasites and Vectors, Veterinary Dermatology, BMC Research Notes, Veterinary Quarterly and Journal Veterinarni Medicina.

Membership in scientific societies: American Society for Microbiology (2003-2004); Federazione Italiana Micopatologia Umana ed Animale (2005-to date); Società Italiana di Microbiologia (2008-to date); European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (2014); Società Italiana di Parassitologia (from 2016).