Master’s degree in Biodiversity and ecosystems management and in November 2023 I completed a Master in Protection of wild fauna at Università degli studi di Padova Currently, I am working on phytoplankton communities as a research fellowship holder at CNR-IRBIM in Lesina (FG). I took part in numerous activities related to environmental monitoring and environmental education. In fact, I conducted an applied thesis analyzing the distribution and the microcrustacean composition of coastal temporary ponds and I worked in the National Park of Abruzzo, Lazio and Molise as a park ranger. Furthermore, I took part in several research activities inside the Marine Protected Area of Capo Milazzo (ME) such as visual census of marine fauna and Citizen Science activities at MuMa (Sea Museum of Milazzo). I enhanced my scientific knowledge by participating in conferences and a workshop about different ecological problems regarding human interaction with the marine realm, climate change and astatic pools.
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.
