Degree in Chemistry in 2004 and PhD in Chemical Sciences in 2008 at the University of Messina. From 2008 to 2010 she dealt with the research field of radiochemistry at the San Raffaele Hospital in Milan. From 2011 to 2017 she is a staff member at the CNR-IBFM of Cefalù and deals with the synthesis of radiopharmaceuticals labeled with 11C, 18F, 64Cu and 110In in accordance with NBP and GMP. In 2012, she contributed to development of new tracers at UMCG-University Medical Center Groningen (The Netherlands). Since 2017 she has joined the research staff of CNR IRBIM of Messina and collaborated with the Institute research groups, and she is particularly interested in the chemistry of Antarctic lakes. She authored 13 papers.
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.
