Research Fellow of Hygiene and Preventive Medicine, MD, Ph.D. at the University of Bari, Italy. Main research activities: health surveillance and promotion, molecular epidemiology, SARS-CoV-2, influenza, HIV, sexually transmitted infections, viral hepatitis infectious disease epidemiology, outbreak investigation, immunizations, epidemiology, antibiotic resistance, vaccine-preventable infections, foodborne diseases, vector-borne disease, effectiveness of vaccines, communication on vaccines, and vaccinations. Hospital and laboratory activities: Hygiene Unit, Policlinico Hospital of Bari, Italy.