Degree in Marine Biology and Ecology in 2006 and PhD in Environmental Sciences: Marine Environment and Resources in 2010 at the University of Messina. She is then a research fellow at the CNR IRBIM of Messina. CNR researcher since 2022. The research activity mainly concerns the evaluation of stocks of commercial interest through direct and indirect methods and histological studies to support fisheries and aquaculture management. She authored over 30 national and international publications, journal articles and book chapters. She participated in numerous scientific expeditions on oceanographic vessels and experimental fishing campaigns. She was involved in numerous national and international research projects.
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.
