Professor of Genetics, University of Florence (since 2001) - 1973: Degree in Biology, University of Pavia. - 1981-1987: Researcher at the Department of Animal Biology and Genetics, University of Florence. - 1986: Researcher at the Department of Microbiology, University of Guelph, Canada. - 1987: Associate Professor of Genetics of Microorganisms, University of Florence. Scientific research: - Genetics and Physiology of Bacteria: Molecular and Genomic Genetics. - Molecular microbial ecology of the soil; Nitrogenous bacteria - Genetics of populations and evolution in plants and bacteria. - Author of about one hundred scientific publications in the field of genetics and microbiology. Scientific Society: - AGI (Italian Genetic Association, member of the Board). - SIMGBM (Italian Society of Microbiology and Microbial Biotechnologies). - ISME (International Society of Microbial Ecology, member of the Ambassador board)
Genetics, Microbiology