PhD: Università di Pisa (2010 - 2014)

PhD Dissertation: Identification and mapping of genomic regions controlling fire blight and psylla resistance and hybrid necrosis in pear

FEM Department and supervisor : Genomics and biology of fruit crops (Dr. Riccardo Velasco)

Research Interest: Genetic mapping, genomics, plant breeding

Awards: Best student oral presentation at the 7th International Rosaceae Genomics Conference (RGC7), Seattle, USA, 2014; UC Davis Academic Federation Research Travel Grant January 1, 2018 –June 30, 2018 funding cycle