Associate professor at the University of Bologna since 2014, where I conduct my researches in Zoology and Evolutionary Biology. My research interests are directed in particular to mitochondria in animal models, their structure, inheritance, biogenesis and role in the evolution of eukaryotic life, but I also worked on other Evolutionary Biology fields. I collaborate with many Universities in the United States, Canada, Japan, etc. I am author of more than 60 scientific publications on international journals.