Graduated in Biological Sciences at the University of L'Aquila (2004), and specialized in Clinical Pathology at the University of L'Aquila (2013). He works as Biologist at the Molecular Biology and Omics Unit (National Reference Centre for Whole Genome Sequencing of microbial pathogens: database and bioinformatic analysis) of Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell’Abruzzo e del Molise “G. Caporale” (Teramo) since 2006. He is involved in a number of national and international research projects for NGS applications in wgs typing of microorganisms, metagenomic shotgun, and targeted metagenomics. He coordinates the collaboration activities with the Faculty of Biosciences and Agro-food and Environmental Technologies of the University of Teramo (UNITE) and coordinates the Metagenomic activities in the Molecular Biology and Omics Unit. He is author and co-author of 38 peer reviewed papers published in national and international journals.