Holding a BSc in Biological Sciences from the University of Naples Federico II, I pursued an MSc in Marine Biology from the University of Bologna, Italy.
I am currently a PhD student co-funded by Atlantic Technological University (ATU) and the Institute of Marine Sciences of the National Research Council of Italy (CNR-ISMAR).
My research and interests focus on marine biodiversity, particularly on benthic systems. With a background in molecular ecology, my work aims to refine environmental DNA (eDNA) analysis pipelines by improving some underlying metabarcoding approaches to support reliable marine ecological assessments. Contextually, I am collecting both new molecular data and biodiversity records across a range of marine habitats and management contexts, including protected and unprotected areas, to identify vulnerable species and fragile environments that may require conservation measures.