Valentina Messineo completed her Master's Degree in Biological Sciences with a specialization in Ecology. Her thesis work was on "Seasonal variations of the toxic cyanophycea Planktothrix rubescens in relation to the chemical-physical parameters in the lakes of Albano and Nemi ". She has been involved in the Italian coordination team of the HORIZON2020 project “Cyanoalert” Space-Based Cyanobacteria Information and Service. She has been dealing with problems related to contamination by cyanotoxins of environmental waters in different Italian lakes. Research Specialization: Her research areas mainly include cyanobacteria detection; cyanotoxin extraction and quantification in water, animal tissues, and vegetal tissue; remedial strategy development; and remote sensing detection strategies. Number of Published papers: She has published 25 papers in several reputed journals. Any other remarkable point(s): Her research interest score is 214.5 and her h-index is 8. She has received 410 citations