Born in Naples on 17th February 1965
Graduation in Agricultural Science at University of Naples Federico II in 1992
Associate Professor in Food Microbiology
Department of Agricultural Sciences - University of Naples Federico II
- Author of:
• 90 publications on Journal Citation Report ranked international scientific journals
• h-index 38 according to Scopus;
• 3 chapters on international books;
• 2 chapters on Italian books.
- Main research topics
• Development of antimicrobial food packaging by using natural substances.
• Bacteriophages in foods to control pathogens and spoilage microorganisms.
• Microencapsulation of bacterial cells and bioactive substances for food application.
• Oxygen metabolism in lactic acid bacteria.
• Probiotics in space microgravity.
• Quorum sensing inhibition by Gram positive bacteria.
- Projects
• Coordinator of 1 international project.
• Co-coordinator of 1 Italian project.
• Leader of local operative unit in 2 Italian projects.
• Leader in 7 projects with research funding from industrial subjects.
- Relevant international research experience
• University of Nottingham, School of Biosciences, Division of Food Sciences, UK, in 2002.
• Instituto de Agroquímica y Tecnología de Alimentos (IATA) Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Valencia, Spain, in 2004.
Educational activity
- Teaching activity within the degree courses in Food Technology and Food Science and Technology in the period 1995 - 2019.
- Supervisor of about 50 master theses.
- Tutor of 7 PhD thesis.
- Learning experience at Gulu University - Gulu, Uganda, during the period 2013 - 2016.
- Learning experience at Madda Walabu University - Robe, Ethiopia, during 2016.
- Learning experience at An-Najah National University – Palestine, during the period 2017-2019
- Coordinator of an Erasmus Plus Project, Key Action 1 - Mobility for learners and staff - with the An-Najah National University – Palestine.