Dr. Camilla Fagorzi

Camilla Fagorzi is a postdoctoral researcher in the Laboratory of Genetics at the University of Florence. She graduated in Biotechnology with full marks and honors at the University of Florence. During her master's degree, she undertook research experience in the Department of Clinical Physiopathology, the University of Florence. Her bachelor's degree internship was carried out in the Laboratory of Genetics at the university, under the supervision of Prof. Renato Fani. She studied for her Ph.D. in co-tutoring with George diCenzo on microbial ecology and genomic evolution in rhizobia, with a special interest in Sinorhizobium meliloti and its close relatives. During her Ph.D., she also focused on the study of microbiomes, from both clinical and environmental samples. She has worked as a postdoctoral researcher on the PRIMA Foundation LEGU-MED research project and ALL-IN research project (ERA-NET SusCrop), both aimed at developing genome-based solutions for optimizing rhizobial strain selection in bioinoculant formulations for sustainable agriculture improvement. Now, she is a postdoctoral researcher at the National Biodiversity Future Centre, investigating the biodiversity and ecological genetics aspects of plant-associated microbiota.