I offer the expertise of my research team to a consortium to study soil biodiversity and functionality by both traditional cultural isolation methods and molecular studies. We have developed competences in -omics approaches (metabarcoding, metatranscriptomics, metagenomics, matabolomics). I have been studying on soils from different environments, including the polar regions and the Mediterranean area. We aimed to define both bacterial and fungal diversity and functionality in relation to soil physichochemical properties and their responses to environmental changes, such as climate change. We are currently involved in a mico-restoration project in the mediterranean area (founded by the Latium Region), which aims to define a microbial pool capable of degrading those allelopathic substances released in soil by invasive plant species and improving the reconstitution of the natural dune vegetation.

The University of Tuscia, founded in Viterbo in 1979, has rapidly developed to become a consolidated cultural reference point, with an educational offer that combines attention to the territory with a broad international scope. The training activities are organized into six divisional courses and are divided into 23 Bachelor’s degree courses, 25 Master of Science degree courses and 2 single-cycle master’s degree courses (lasting five years). Tuscia University also offers the possibility of higher education with seven doctoral research programs and with a specialization school. The degree programs are built in line with the European standard for quality assurance and to satisfy the origin of the national and international job market.