Experience

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  Elephant seal research group

  Nov 2006 - Feb 2007

  Field research assistant - volunteer internship

  Main duties:- Collection of behavioral data- Marking techniques- Visual census and GPS georeferentiation of dominant males- Blood, cutis and biometries samples

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  University of rome "la sapienza"

  May 2010 - Jun 2010

  Field research assistant - volunteer internship

  Sorting, identification and count of litter bags sampled macroinvertebrates to evaluate the effects of disturbance on an urban river food web. Please refer to the attached paper for more details about the project.

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  Preveza s.a. aquaculture company

  May 2011 - Jun 2011

  Internship

  Academic Internship at a Greek Aquaculture CompanyMain duties:- Acclimatization of juveniles- Breeders husbandry- Nets, tanks and system maintenance- Detection of infected organisms and disease analysis- Water quality analysis

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  Università politecnica delle marche

  Dec 2011 - Jul 2013

  Project: Mo.Mi.Co. (Conero Mussel Monitoring Programme)Thesis highlights:- Analysis of the energetic budgets of a natural population of mussels- Identification of spawning and recruitment periods- Determination of organisms' biochemical composition- Analysis of the omega-3 content Main duties:- Collection of water biophysical parameters, sediment and organism Main activities:• Aquatic mesocosms and broodstock management• Phyto and zooplancton culture techniques• Larval rearing• Water quality analysis• Tropical fish larvae husbandry

  • Master Dissertation Project

    Feb 2012 - Jul 2013

  • Field Research Assistant

    Jun 2012 - Jun 2012

  • Internship

    Dec 2011 - May 2012
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  Bioadventures

  Jan 2013 - Jul 2015

  Project developer and manager

  Business conceptualizer, developer and administratorOrganized and guided thematic outdoor excursions to promote responsible tourism and disseminate awareness of local marine and coastal biodiversity and its conservationEstablished solid collaborations with local enterprises (travel agencies, museum).With this professional activity I managed to integrate the passion for the local biodiversity and the scientific knowledge acquired during the MSc in Marine Biology. The idea was to disseminate scientific information during outdoor activities to help participants directly appreciate the contents of thematic tour. Participants had three different themes to choose. Starting from a small waterfall next to the village and following the river up to the sea, the first path was an introduction to the physiological adaptation of organisms in brackish environments. The second path, a climbing up to a monastery, introduced the peculiar environment of the centenary olive groves of Parga. The last, was a long cliff walk where is possible to observe insects and spontaneous herbs typical of the Mediterranean coastal environment. Occasionally, the tours were also conducted on boats with clients from cruise ships, and the tour themes were focused on the local marine biodiversity and the concerns undermining its preservation. Show less

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  Nireus aquaculture s.a

  Jun 2016 - Jun 2016

  Internship

  Participated in the sampling of tissues for genetic analysis (fin clip)Fish anesthesiaConducted broodstock gonad analysis using ultrasound techniqueManaged the husbandry of broodstock and fish larvae and juveniles aiming to diversify cultured species

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  Scottish association for marine science

  Feb 2017 - Jul 2017

  Title: Insects fed IMTA seaweed sustain circular economy in aquacultureTested the possibility to implement the circular economy in the aquaculture sector by exploiting the possibility to feed seaweeds used as extractive species in IMTA set-ups. This approach not only enhances the cycling of nutrients (from cage leakages, to seaweed, to insects) but renders insect larvae enriched with sustainable sources of omega-3.Fed mealworms, black soldier flies and kelp flies with Saccharina latissima, Palmaria palmata and Laminaria digitata. Estimated the larval growth and their lipid quantity and quality.Established insect colonies, maintained the production of insect larvae and conceptualized effective rearing methods to perform the experiment Show less

  • Masters Dissertation Project (1) | EMJMD ACES

    Feb 2017 - Jul 2017

  • Masters Dissertation Project (2) | EMJMD ACES

    Feb 2017 - Jul 2017
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  Pe&rc graduate school

  Dec 2019 - Nov 2020

  Chair of the pe&rc day committee

  Planned and organized the annual symposium of the PE&RC graduate school (113 participants)Led a team of 6 student representativesTopic of the year: "Exploring sustainability: now and for the future"

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  Agronutris

  May 2023 - now

  Project manager - leader r&d genetics