Curriculum

EDUCATION and TRAINING:
1997 - Graduate in Biology at the Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Natural Sciences, University of Bari, Italy, Vote: 110/110 cum laude.

2003 - Third level degree at University of Bari, Italy, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, after a Specialization course of four years in Microbiology and Virology, Vote: 50/50 cum laude.

2005 - Grant Mariè Curiè, International Aqualabs Training Course in "Fish welfare" at the Insubria University, Italy.

2008 - Doctor PhD in "Production, Safety and Quality in food of Animal Origin", Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Bari, Italy.

ACADEMIC:
2009 - Researcher in Animal Production (AGR/20) Area 7, Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences (07/G1) at the Departement of Veterinary Medicine, University of Bari, Italy.

From 2012, Member of the Doctorate School in "Bioscienze e Metodologie per la salute" with orientation to PhD in "Scienze Zootecniche, Ittiche e Faunistiche".

MAIN FIELDS OF RESEARCH:

Research activities can be placed within the field of production and Biotechnology in Aquaculture, with some work involving avian-cunicola species. Laboratory research area: preparation of primary cultures of hepatocytes from marine teleosts (D. labrax and S. aurata), patented protocol; preparation and purification of of neuronal and glial cells in primary cultures from Sparus aurata brain; preparation of primary cultures of cardiac cells from Sparus aurata heart; study on cytological and molecular markers for in vitro cytotoxicity and genotoxicity induced by animal feed and/or environmental contaminants potentially harmful to the breeding of euryhaline fish species. Author of 70 publications: 30 Referred scientific journals; 38 Proceeding meetings; 1 Book chapter; 1 Patent.