Graduated with honors in Biological Sciences with an experimental thesis titled "Assessment of Changes in Gut Microbiota Composition of Rats Fed on Cafeteria Diet" wherein the effects of a high-fat diet on the intestinal microbiota were evaluated. Has been interested in the study of animal intestinal microbiota since the time of master's degree until obtaining a PhD in Veterinary Medical Sciences and Animal Welfare from the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine of the University of Teramo. During PhD had the opportunity to expand the knowledge on the principal methods used to analyze the intestinal microbiota and its metabolites, such as short chain fatty acids. Won the research grant "Experimental study for the isolation and characterization of one or more new probiotic strain(s) to be used as an additive(s) in dog and/or cat food" at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine of the University of Teramo. Subsequently, won the competition for research activity in dog and cat nutrition at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine of the University of Teramo. In December 2023 obtained a master's degree in clinic nutrition of dogs and cats at the Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Teramo. Currently serves as a postdoctoral researcher at the Department of Veterinary Medicine and acts as a co-supervisor of several theses, has authored numerous scientific articles and presented several studies in national and international animal nutrition congresses.