2011: PhD in Genetics and Biomolecular Sciences at the University of Milan (Italy), Department of Biomolecular Sciences and Biotecnology
1999: Specialization in Applied Genetics (PhD equivalent) at the University of Milan, Department of Genetics and Microbiology, Italy. Final grade: 70/70 cum laude
1996: Degree in Biological Science at the University of Milan, Department of Genetics and Microbiology, Italy. Final grade: 110/110 cum laude
2019-2021: WP Manager of the POR FESR 2014-2020 project of the Lombardy Region sPATIALS3: “Improvement of agri-food production and innovative technologies for a healthier, safer and more sustainable diet”
2015: Co-proponent for beam time allocation (proposal LS-2374) at European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF, Grenoble) for the project “Iron distribution and Fe chemical form in common bean and maize low phytic acid (lpa) mutants”
2015: Main proponent for beam time allocation (proposal 20145056) at Elettra-Sincrotrone Trieste for the project “Spatial distribution of Fe, Mg, Zn and P in common bean low phytic acid-1 mutant seeds”
2011-Today: Researcher at the Institute of Agricultural Biology and Biotechnology of the CNR
2010-2011: Research grant at the Department of Biosciences of the University of Milan for the European project “ATHENA: AnThocyanin and polyphenol bioactives for Health Enhancement through Nutritional Advancement”
2007-2010: Young researcher contract at the Department of Biosciences of the University of Milan for the FIRB-ERANET project “CISCODE: Conservation and diversity in transcriptional regulation of developmental processes in crop and model plant species”
2006-2007: Research grant at the Department of Biosciences of the University of Milan for the European project “FLORA: Flavonoids and related phenolics for healty living using orally recommended antioxidants”
2003-2006: Young researcher contract at the Department of Biosciences of the University of Milan for the FIRB project “From Arabidopsis to tomato: a scientific network and a technological platform for the functional genomics of plant development”
2003: Training period in the laboratory of Professor Alain Vavasseur at the “Laboratoire des Echanges Membranaires et Signalisation, Département d’Ecophysilogie Végétale et Microbiologie, CEN de Cadarache”, France
2001-2002: Research fellowship at the Department of Biosciences of the University of Milan for the MIPAF project: ECOPOM-Innovative techniques for the identification of molecular markers associated with the typicality of Campania tomatoes
1999 -2001: Research grant at the Department of Biosciences of the University of Milan for the European project “REGIA: Regulatory Gene Initiative in Arabidopsis”
1998: Training period in the laboratories of Professor Jonathan Jones and Professor Cathie Martin, Sainsbury Laboratory, John Innes Center in Norwich, United Kingdom