Degree in Biological Sciences (2004); Postgraduate Specialisation in Clinical Pathology (2009); PhD in Biomedicine and Neuroscience (2020) at the University of Palermo, Italy; (2011-2014) CNR training fellowship at the Institute of Biomedicine and molecular immunology (IBIM), CNR, Palermo, Italy. Employment: (2014-2018) Temporary research contract by the CNR, at the Institute of Biomedicine and molecular immunology (IBIM), CNR, Palermo, Italy; (2018-today) Full time researcher at the Institute for Innovation and Biomedical research (IRIB), Dept. of Biomedical Science of the Italian National Research Council (CNR), Palermo, Italy. Research fields: Neurosciences; cellular and molecular biology; environmental and marine biology.