She obtained a scientific high school diploma and later earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Biological Sciences (L-13) and a Master’s Degree in Ecotoxicology and Environmental Sustainability (LM-75) from the University of Siena, graduating with honors for her master’s thesis. In 2023, she completed a PhD in Environmental, Geological, and Polar Sciences and Technologies, focusing on xenobiotic contamination in deep-sea megafauna in the Mediterranean. She is currently a Research Fellow for the VESPESCA project, assessing the effectiveness of deterrent structures against illegal bottom trawling within the "Casa dei Pesci" initiative in Talamone, and a Contract Professor of Ecology at the University of Siena. During her master’s studies, she gained international research experience in Australia and Greece, specializing in photo-id techniques and non-invasive sampling of cetaceans and elasmobranchs. Since 2022, she has been responsible for whale shark skin biopsy sampling during scientific expeditions organized by the Shark Studies Center in Madagascar. She collaborates regularly on national and international projects focused on marine biodiversity conservation, participating in monitoring, necropsies, and analysis of persistent organic pollutants in bioindicator species such as cetaceans, sea turtles, and elasmobranchs. She has co-supervised over 30 theses and actively contributes to the recovery and management of stranded animals along the Tuscan coast.