Education Experience -2010 Ph. D. Applied Environmental Sciences and Technologies University of Siena, Italy -2002 M.S. MSc-level Degree in Natural Sciences Rome University “La Sapienza”, Italy Professional Experience 2016-2018 Postdoctoral Researcher Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences 2014-2016 Postdoctoral Researcher Tsinghua University 2014-2016 Postdoctoral Researcher The National Orchid Conservation Center of China, Shenzhen 2011-2013 Postdoctoral Researcher Estonian University of Life Sciences, Tartu, Estonia 2010-2010 Postdoctoral Researcher Università di Pavia, Italy 2004-2010 Research Fellow Siena University, Italy 2008-2008 Research Fellow University of Tuscia, Viterbo, Italy 2008-2008 Research Fellow Rome University “La Sapienza”, Italy 2006-2007 Research Fellow Rome University “La Sapienza”, Italy 2006-2006 Research Fellow University of Tuscia, Viterbo, Italy 2002-2004 Research Fellow Rome University “La Sapienza”, Italy 2002-2003 Research Fellow (N.R.C.) National Research Council, Monterotondo, Italy