Annamaria Bevivino is Research Director at ENEA. Scientific Manager and Curator, ENEA Microbial Culture Collection, Lecturer in Microbiology and Microbial Biotechnology. Formerly Head of the Laboratory for AgriFood Sustainability, Quality and Safety, Biotechnologies and Agriculture Division of Department for Sustainability. She earned her M.Sc. degree in Biological Science at “La Sapienza” University in Rome with a mark of 110/110 cum laude.In 2021, she obtained the National Scientific Qualification for Full Professor in Microbiology (Scientific Sector 05/I2), and in 2025 the National Scientific Qualification as Full Professor in Agricultural Microbiology (Scientific Sector 07/I1). She is the author of more than 75 peer-reviewed publications and 250 communications at national and international conferences. She is engaged as Principal Investigator for ENEA in several national and European ongoing projects (SIMBA, ECO-READY, MULTISOIL, DELISOIL, EJP SOIL, and SOIL-HUB) and is the ENEA lead of SUS-MIRRI.IT and PE-10 ON Foods – “Research and innovation network on food and nutrition Sustainability, Safety and Security – Working ON Foods”, funded by Recovery Plan (NRRP). She is a member of several scientific societies, Academic Editor for Microorganisms, PlosOne, and Frontiers in Microbiology, and a correspondent member of the Georgofily Accademy, Florence. Scopus: ID: 6602516452; h-index:27.