Graduate in Biological Sciences, University of Messina (2000). Doctorate in "Biological and Environmental Sciences: marine environment and resources", University of Messina (Phd, 2004). Fields of research: marine and brackish environments with particular reference to physical and chemical quality of the water; study of organic carbon; aquaculture and related activities; marine algae cultivation and applications; marine and freshwaters phytoplankton sampling and determinations. Now Technical collaborator at Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn