Graduated in Marine Biology from Polytechnic University of Marche with the thesis “Trophic ecology of the Mediterranean starry ray (Raja asterias, Delaroche, 1809) in the central Adriatic Sea, through stomach contents and stable isotope analyses of nitrogen and carbon”. She is currently a CNR-IRBIM research fellow under the projects “RightFish – Reducing environmental impact and greenhouse gas emissions in commercial fisheries” and “IRBIM Self-Funded Project – Technological Innovation and Research on Marine Biology, Biodiversity, Fisheries and Aquaculture, Oceanography, and Anthropogenic Impacts on Marine Biota.” Previously she was a research fellow at UNIVPM working on analyzing the impacts of bioremediation techniques on polluted sediments.
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.
