Valeria Poscente is a PhD student in Plant and Animal Production Sciences, Department of Agricultural Sciences (DAFNE), University of Tuscia in Viterbo - AgriFood Sustainability, Quality and Safety ENEA Lab, Biotechnologies and Agroindustry. She earned her degree in Food Science and Human Nutrition at University of Campus Bio-Medico di Roma, in 2021. Her research activity mainly focuses on microbiology and food safety; culture-based, molecular and flow cytometry applications for food and soil related microorganisms; development of innovative techniques for the assessment of bacterial physiology in food preservation processes; development of bioactive packaging by antimicrobial and antibiofilm compounds on bacterial and fungal type strains.