ABOUT ME
I am a Research Fellow at the University of Milano - Bicocca, Italy, focusing on the impact of the land use on pollinators, flower resources and pollination, within the ZooPlantLab, a mutisciplinary group of scientists of the Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences.
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Since 2012, I have been teaching (or took part) University courses and practice activities, and I held a number of seminars and popularization talks. Since 2019 I am lecturer in the course of Biogeography. I also interacted with students during the supervision of several theses. Since 2019, I have been nominated “Cultore della Materia” (Subject Expert and Teaching Assistant) both in Zoology and in Biology of Animal Interactions by the University of Milano - Bicocca.
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At the moment, my main research interests are centred on mutualsitic interactions with a focus on conservation, especially plant - pollinator interactions and pollination ecology, involving advanced DNA-based identification techniques, network analyses and statistical modelling. My main efforts are devoted to field manipulation of complex multi-species mutualistic networks for studying the effects of biodiversity loss on ecosystem functioning.
I am also investigating the pollination ecology and genetic structure of rare endemic plants of the Alps. I am focusing on the characterization of habitat requirements and the distribution of rare bumblebees. Taxonomy and faunistics of Hymenoptera (Apoidea) and identification of European pollinating Diptera are also part of my entomological interests.
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I am Subject Editor (= Handling Editor) of the Biodiversity Data Journal and I have been Guest Editor of the journal Diversity.
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I obtained a PhD degree in Czech Republic and had traineeships in Spain, England, Norway and Italy. I attened to several international conferences.
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In 2021 I was awarded with the "Premio Giovani Talenti" for research outputs by the University of Milano - Bicocca with the patronage of the prestigious Accademia dei Lincei.
EMPLOYMENTS
since 2019 - University of Milano Bicocca, Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences, Italy
Post-doc with Prof. M. Labra, ZooPlantLab
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2014-2019 - Institute of Entomology, Biology Centre of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic
Research assistant of Dr. J. Klecka
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2018 - University of Oslo, Centre for Ecology and Evolution, Norway
Traineeship with Dr. A. Nielsen
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2014 - University of Pavia, Department of Earth and Environment Sciences
Research assistant of Prof. P. Nola
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2013 - University of Northampton, Department of Environmental and Geographical Sciences
Traineeship with Prof. J. Ollerton
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2010 - University of Granada, Department of Ecology, Spain
Traineeship with Prof. J. M. Gomez Reyes
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EDUCATION
2014 - 2018
University of South Bohemia, Czech Republic
PhD degree
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2011-2013
University of Pavia, Italy
Master studies
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2007-2011
University of Pavia, Italy
Bachelor studies