RESEARCH FELLOW
publications: Orcid
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Curriculum Vitae
I graduated in Molecular and Applied Biology in 2021 and subsequently pursued a Ph.D. in Evolutionary Biology and Ecology at the University of Florence. During my Ph.D., I investigated the role of bacterial endophytes in medicinal plant-microbes interactions, focusing particularly on the production of secondary metabolites with antibacterial activity. Specifically, I performed a phenotypic and molecular characterization of endophytic bacteria isolated from plants of the genus Origanum. My research activities included studying the structure and composition of microbial communities, identifying endophytic bacteria capable of producing volatile organic compounds with antimicrobial activity against multidrug-resistant human pathogens, and analyzing the metabolic pathways involved in the synthesis of bioactive compounds through genomic approaches. My research interests are centered on deepening our understanding of plant-microbes interactions by combining experimental and bioinformatic approaches to promote the development of sustainable biotechnological applications.