Profile:
Birth date and place: 1st of February 1983, Reggio Emilia, Italy
ORCID ID: orcid.org/0000-0003-4181-3895
Education:
2009-2012 PhD in Animal Science (Animal genetics), University of Bologna, Italy
2006-2008 MSc in Molecular Biology, University of Parma, Italy
2002-2006 BSc in Biology, University of Parma, Italy
Working experience:
09/2022 - Associate Professor, Department of Agricultural and Food Sciences, University of Bologna
2018-31/08/2022 Associate Professor, DTU Aqua, Technical University of Denmark (DTU), Denmark
2015-2018 Postdoctoral Research Associate, Department of Animal Science, Iowa State University, USA
2012-2015 Post-doctoral fellow, University of Bologna, Italy and University of Messina, Italy
2009-2010 Guest Researcher, Department of Biosystems, Gene technology division, KU Leuven, Belgium
Teaching
At DTU
2019-2022. Responsible of 2 courses (5 ECT each) in molecular techniques and Genomic methods in fish offered at bachelor and Master level respectively (DTU, 25334 and 25108)”. 2018-2022. Guest lecturer of Next-Generation-Sequencing Analysis (DTU 36626) in the MS of Bioinformatics Systems Biology.
At UNIBO
For teaching at UNIBO, please see the dedicated part in the personal webpage.
Funding acquisition (since 2018):
2018, Neergaards og hustrus Fond: Novel DNA-based marker technique to enhance production in aquaculture. 2020-2021; Nordic co-operation fond: Transcriptomic Tool to determine European Eel marine residency for use in Monitoring and Management (2TEM). co-PI 2020-2021, Carlsberg Foundation Research Infrastructure: Real Time PCR instrument for measurements of genetic activity and genotype profiling in fish and shellfish species. PI 2023-2025. PRIN-PNRR. FEEDTHEPIG "An integrated metabolomic, transcriptomic and genomic approach to identify new markers for the genetic improvement of feed efficiency in Italian pigs". PI 2024-2027. MASAF. OPTIFARM "Applied research for improved production efficiency and adequate response to climate change in Italian aquaculture" RU leader.
Other projects involvment:
- Holothuria (2021-2022) - Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Forestry.
- Re-Livestock (2022-2026) - Facilitating Innovations for Resilient Livestock Farming Systems. Horizon Europe project.
- COST Action EU-LI-PHE (2023-2027) - CA22112 - European Network on Livestock Phenomics. WG member
- COST Action EELSUPPORT (2023-2027) - CA22163 - Solving bottlenecks in eel reproduction to support sustainable aquaculture. WG member
- COST Action BIOAQUA (2023-2027)- CA22160 - Enhancing knowledge of BIOmolecular solutions for the well-being of European AQUAculture sector. MC member
Additional achievements, awards and responsibilities:
2016-2022. ISAG Standing committee chair of the Genetics & Genomics of Aquaculture Species session. 2018-ongoing. Associate editor for BMC Genomics. 2019-ongoing. Section editor for Italian Journal of animal Science. 2018-2019 guest editor for Frontiers in Genetics. 2019-2022 evaluator member and vice chair for the French National Research Agency.
Institutional responsibilities
At DTU
2021-2022- Elected member of the Study board for DTU Aqua
At UNIBO
2024-ongoing. Memeber of the departmental Research commission
2024.ongong. Member of the departmental PhD board
Scores (Scopus 12/2024). N. publications:97; H-index 24
