Education and qualifications
National Scientific Qualification – Associate Professor level
Academic recruitment field 07/H2 – Veterinary Pathology and Inspection of Foods of Animal Origin (since 14/03/2025).
Postgraduate School of Animal Health, Breeding and Animal Production
University of Milan (since 01/02/2024).
Resident – European College of Veterinary Public Health (ECVPH)
Subspecialty: Food Science – Alternative Residency Programme (since 01/06/2023).
Qualification to practise as a Veterinarian
University of Parma (13/06/2019).
Master’s Degree in Veterinary Medicine (single-cycle degree)
University of Parma (18/04/2019).
Work experience
Research fellowship, University of Parma – Department of Veterinary Medical Sciences (16/04/2024 – ongoing)
Project: Evaluation of the prevalence of antibiotic-resistant strains isolated from products of animal origin within a One Health framework.
Research grants, University of Parma – Department of Veterinary Medical Sciences (2023–2024)
Projects focused on:
prevalence and genotyping of Echinococcus spp. in the Emilia-Romagna region;
monitoring of antibiotic-resistant Escherichia coli and Salmonella from the swine production chain to the surrounding environment;
Classyfarm project for risk categorisation in livestock production chains.
PhD in Veterinary Medical Sciences, University of Parma (01/11/2019 – 31/01/2023)
Project: Monitoring the spread of antibiotic-resistant Escherichia coli from the swine production chain to the surrounding environment.
Research grant, University of Parma (2019)
Project: Monitoring the spread of ESBL- and AmpC-producing Escherichia coli in the swine production chain.
Research activity
Research activity has mainly focused on veterinary public health and inspection of foods of animal origin, with particular emphasis on:
monitoring and dissemination of antibiotic-resistant bacteria in livestock production chains;
microbiological risk assessment along the food chain;
epidemiological surveillance within a One Health framework;
zoonotic parasitic diseases.
Teaching support activities
Since the academic year 2019, collaboration in teaching, orientation activities and practical training for students of the course Food Technology and Hygienic-Sanitary Control of Foods (Module 2) in the third year of the single-cycle Master’s Degree in Veterinary Medicine, and of the course Inspection of Foods of Animal Origin in the fourth year of the same degree programme.
Since the academic year 2021, collaboration in internship activities within the Scientific Disciplinary Sector MVET-02B (Inspection of Foods of Animal Origin), carried out during the second semester of the fifth year of the single-cycle Master’s Degree in Veterinary Medicine.
Other institutional activities and appointments
Student Profile Expert Evaluator, ANVUR
Participation in periodic and initial accreditation visits at several Italian universities, as well as activities with international expert panels ENQA/EQAR.
Member of the Quality Assurance Committee, Department of Veterinary Medical Sciences.
Conferences, seminars and awards
Participation, as speaker or co-author, in national and international conferences in the field of veterinary public health, microbiology and food safety (SISVET, SOIPA, EFSA ONE Conference, IPVS).
Poster Video Contest Winner – European Food Safety Authority,
EFSA ONE Conference 2022 – Health, Environment, Society.
Antimicrobial resistant Escherichia coli: risk of transmission to consumers, Brussels.
