Associate Professor in Zoology at the Department of Biomolecular Sciences of the University of Urbino. I graduated in Natural Sciences and obtained my PhD in Environmental Sciences in 2007 and in “Mechanisms of cell regulation: morpho-functional and evolutionary aspects” in 2011, both at the University of Urbino. Scientific skills: analysis of marine meiofaunal biodiversity in coastal systems; taxonomic identification of marine nematodes; ecological quality assessment of sediments by means of nematode bioindicators. Teaching activity: Course in Developmental Biology, Bachelor's Degree in Biological Sciences.