Clinical Microbiology and Mycotoxins

Biography

Since 2000 she has worked at ITEM (later become ISPA) firstly as volunteer and then she has Participated in various national and international research projects, RAMFIC (EU-QLRT 1999-00284), DeTox-Fungi (EU-QLRT 1999-01380), OCHRAWINE (EU-QLRT 2000-01761), GOODFOOD (EU-IST 2002-508774), SINSIAF (MIUR-PON), SIVINA (MIUR), MBLab (MIUR DM19410). Research activities have mainly focused on molecular and epidemiological. In 2006 she has reached PhD in “Agro-food productions’ defence and quality”, thesis:” Molecular characterization and diagnosis of toxigenic fungi in food: qualitative and quantitative detection of Aspergillus carbonarius in grapes by real-time PCR” at “Università degli Studi del Molise”, Campobasso. In 2007 she has reached the Clinical Biochemistry Diploma at “Università degli Studi di Bari”, Faculty of Medicine and surgery. In 2008 she has got a forward contract (ex art. 23) and in 2009 the permanent position as Research Scientist at the Institute of Sciences of Food Production-CNR, Bari. At the present she is involved in the following projects: EU project MYCORED-VII FP, MbLab-Molecular Biodiversity Laboratory funded by MIUR, INNOWINE funded by Apulia region and in the project of genome sequencing of A. carbonarius carried out by ISPA-CNR in collaboration with US DOE (Department of Energy)-JGI (Joint Genome Institute).

Research Interest

At the present she is involved in the following projects: EU project MYCORED-VII FP, MbLab-Molecular Biodiversity Laboratory funded by MIUR, INNOWINE funded by Apulia region and in the project of genome sequencing of A. carbonarius carried out by ISPA-CNR in collaboration with US DOE (Department of Energy)-JGI (Joint Genome Institute).