Degree in Biological Sciences at the University of Siena (1992);
Qualification as a biologist (1995);
Title of Research Doctor in Animal Biology (Zoology – VIII cycle) University of Siena (1996);
“Marco Osella” Award conferred by the Italian Academy of Entomology (1999);
Research grant in Animal Biology (Zoology) University of Siena (2002-05);
Researcher (BIO / 05 sector at the Department of Life Sciences of the University of Siena) (2006-16);
Associate Professor in Zoology (BIO / 05 sector at the Department of Life Sciences of the University of Siena) (2016-present);
Licensed Sector 05 / B1 – ZOOLOGY AND ANTHROPOLOGY, for Full Professor (19/07/2017 al 19/07/2026).
MAIN SCIENTIFIC INTERESTS:
Evolution of the Basal Hexapods;
Molecular phylogeny and Biogeography of Collembola species;
Evolution of the terrestrial arthropods of Antarctica;
Pest insects;
Genomics and Mitogenomics;
Edible insects.

Biodiversity
phylogeny
alien species
mitogenomics