Merine ecologist of the University of Milano-Bicocca (Italy) and vice-director of the MaRHE Center (Maldives). Marine biologist interested in the ecology of the coral reefs. My research activities are mainly focusing on the assessment of the physiological condition of corals following different environmental stressors inducing coral bleaching, the analysis of their stress response from a molecular/cellular (multi-omics approach) to an ecological perspective, and on stress mitigation strategies.