I am a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management of UC Berkeley, affiliated with the Garbelotto Lab. I started my Ph.D. in 2022 as a Fulbright Scholar. I earned my undergraduate and graduate degrees at the Univeristy of Florence (Italy) obtaining a BS in Forestry and Environmental Science; an MS in Reception of Migrants: Legislation, Social Integration Policies, and Health Issues; as well as an MS in Forest System Sciences and Technologies. My main research interests are Forest and Planth Pathology, with a special focus on host-pathogen interactions.

My Expertise

• Forest Pathology
• Mycology
• Omics
• RNA seq and gene expression
• Molecular biology
• Computational biology
• Biostatisics

My Updates

Apr 2025
I am honored to annouce that the Robert Van Den Bosch Memorial Scholarship Fund will support my research for the next Spring semester.

Feb 2025
A new article is out! Read Not seeing the tree for the Forest: Scattered trees can be unexpected hotspots of fungal diversity

Feb 2025
A new article is out! Read [Description of the New Species Laccaria albifolia (Hydnangiaceae, Basidiomycota) and a Reassessment of Laccaria affinis Based on Morphological and Phylogenetic Analyses]

Dec 2024
A new article is out! Read Description of the New Species Laccaria albifolia (Hydnangiaceae, Basidiomycota) and a Reassessment of Laccaria affinis Based on Morphological and Phylogenetic Analyses

Aug 2024
This academic semester I am supported by the: The Forestry Endowment Fund and the Dr. Glenn Gardner Hahn Endowment Fund. I am gratefull and honored to recieve this prestigious fellowship.

July 2024
Fulbright Commission Awards Grant from Vinciguerra Fund. I am pleased to announce that I have been awarded a grant by the Fulbright Commission, funded by the Vinciguerra Fund.

June 2024
My paper Genome assembly of two California isolates of Seiridium cardinale (BM-138-000494 and BM-138-000479) is out now!