She was recieved  her  Ph.D. degree in Plant Pathology  in 1987. From 1991 to1997 she has worked at the Dipartimento di Protezione e Valorizzazione Agroalimentare Agroalimentare of Bologna University as a technician. In November 2003 she was elected President of the Italian Mycological Association Unione Micologica Italiana. From 1997 to  2005 she has continued her work at the Dipartimento di Protezione e Valorizzazione Agroalimentare Agroalimentare of Bologna University as a Researcher. From the 2016 to today she isfull professor of Botany  at the Department of Agricultural and Food Sciences of Bologna University and the president of CEMM (Confédération européenne de la Mycologie Méditerranée) and actually is vice-president. Her research keywords: truffle; tuber magnatum; ectomycorrhizas; forest pathogenic fungi.