Since 2004 he has held various teaching positions focused on subjects of Marine Community Ecology and Fisheries Biology for both three-year and specialist degree courses in Biological Sciences, Navigation Sciences, Marine and Terrestrial Sciences, Biology and Coastal Marine Environment Ecology (BEAMC). His scientific research is mainly focused on topics of biology and ecology of pelagic communities, such as zooplankton and fish larvae, both in the Mediterranean and in polar and subpolar environments. More recently, studies on the effects of climate change on vulnerable Antarctic species have been promoted and intensified, also collaborating with the Zoological Station of Naples, Villa Comunale, on the extraction of bioactive molecules from deep organisms as a potential application in the medical and oncology fields.
The research activities of the Institute are carried out in the context of research, development and innovation projects, both national and international, based on regional funding programs (POR FEAMPA - Regional Operational Program of the European Maritime Affairs Fisheries Fund and Aquaculture and POR FESR - Regional Operational Program of the European Regional Development Fund) or ministerial (PRIN - Projects of relevant national interest, PNRA - National Research Program in Antarctica, PO FEAMPA - National Operational Program European Maritime Affairs Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund) , programs for European Territorial Cooperation (Interreg), direct funding programs of the European Commission (Horizon2020 and Horizon Europe, Life, JPI - Joint Programming Initiatives, ERA-NET Cofund) and thematic collaboration initiatives managed by international organizations such as, for example , the FAO - GFCM (General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean). The Institute also develops funded projects in the context of collaborations with private companies in the sectors of the blue economy as well as technology transfer and research results. Research projects, mainly of a collaborative nature, are developed through a wide network of partners that include major Italian and foreign research institutions and universities.
