I obtained a Bachelor’s degree in Biological Sciences from the University of Milan in 2019 and a Master’s degree in Marine Biology and Ecology from the University of Genoa in 2022 with an experimental thesis carried out at CNR-IAS in Genoa on new survey approaches to assess the presence and effects of microplastics in the marine ecosystem. In 2023, I was awarded a fellowship at CNR-IAS in Palermo for the conservation and reproduction project of the seahorse Hippocampus guttulatus in the Mar Piccolo of Taranto, where I was involved in field collection of specimens, their maintenance in a controlled environment (feeding, monitoring, cleaning and habitat recreation), rearing of copepods, Artemia salina, mysidacea and behavioral study. I currently hold the position of a fellow at CNR-IRBIM in Ancona on the National Biodiversity Future Center (NBFC) project on Fishing for Litter and circular economy. Specifically, my role is to provide scientific technical support for data collection, sampling and research activities (including fieldwork) related to the treatment and reuse of plastic waste from the fisheries sector, with a particular focus (including from a regulatory perspective) on the Fishing for Litter and Circular Economy activity.
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.
