Currently working as a post-doctoral researcher at the Mediterranean University of Reggio Calabria (Italy).I received my PhD in Agricultural Sciences at the Mediterranean University of Reggio Calabria (Italy) in October 2021 defending a final dissertation on the influence of the microbiome on the biological cycle of Western Flower Thrips. During the PhD course, I carried out training placements in Italy and abroad: 1) Training in molecular biology at CNR, Institute for Sustainable Plant Protection, SS di Portici (Naples, Italy ); 2) Training on the biology and ecology of important economic thrips pests at the Centre for Applied Entomology and Parasitology, School of Life Science, Keele University (Staffordshire, UK); 3) Training on Illumina protocols and NGS Miseq sequencing at the Interdepartmental Services and Research Centre "Genomics and Molecular Pathology", Magna Græcia University of Catanzaro (Catanzaro, Italy). My research lines are mainly focused on the study of Thysanoptera biology and ecology, population genetics and evolution, insect-microbe interactions and thrips rearing technologies.