Senior Researcher (2001) at CNR-IBIOM—project leader—more than 100 articles in international peer-reviewed journals. Ad hoc peer reviewer for international journals. Research activity: Active metabolite transport across the inner mitochondrial membrane Mitochondrial bioenergetics and redox balance Effect of hypertension on bioenergetic processes Light–biological systems interaction: direct or photodynamic molecule-mediated photosensitization Alzheimer's disease: bioenergetics of death—study of the molecular mechanisms responsible for the onset. Bioenergetics in cystic fibrosis Scientific awards: - 2016 REPRISE—Register of Expert Peer Reviewers for Italian Scientific Evaluation—Reviewer (or Rapporteur) for PRIN MIUR project evaluations - 2014 Award of the National Scientific Qualification as Full Professor—05/E1—General Clinical Biochemistry