I hold a BSc in Biology at the University of Padua (Italy, 2012) and, at the same institute, where I got my MSc in Marine Biology in 2015. During this two years course, I spent 6 months at the University of Bergen (Norway) where I performed my master thesis project. Here, I investigated the effects of culture systems on scallop larval and post-larval survival, comparing application of recirculation aquaculture systems (RAS) to flow-through. After the graduation, I was involved in a series of project in DK (including EEL-HATCH) and Scotland all focusing on rearing fish larvae of some high value aquaculture species (lobster, trout, eel, halibut) and also two species of cleaner fish (lumpfish and ballan wrasse).

My PhD will focus on the nutritional requirements of European eel larvae and ontogeny of the digestive system during early history stages. More specifically, I will study the digestive physiology and factors affecting digestive capacity with the aim to develop suited feeds, thereby enhancing growth and survival during early life history stages of eel.