PhD from Cambridge UK followed by training in conservation genetics at the Conservation Studies Centre in Virginia (USA). Professor at the University of Malta where I have contributed to developing conservation biology and genetics since 1995. Have participated in various EU projects and have been awarded the Life Sciences Research Fund for Excellence in 2018. Research has been developed in various aspects of biodiversity genetics and genomics and field ecology in various habitats from marine and freshwater to terrestrial. Various invertebrate and vertebrate groups have been studied including terrestrial and marine mammals.