Prof. Dr. Giovanna Cristina Varese received her Ph.D. in Fungal Biology and Biotechnology from the University of Torino in 1994. From 1995 to 1999, she worked as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of Torino. From 1999 to 2006, she served as a Technician at the Department of Life Sciences and Systems Biology, University of Torino. In 2006, she was promoted to Researcher and Assistant Professor. Now she is a Full Professor at the Department of Life Sciences and Systems Biology, University of Torino. She is also a member of the World Culture Collection Organization (WFCC), the European Culture Collection Organization (ECCO), and the Italian Society of General Microbiology and Microbial Biotechnology (SIMGBM).