Graduated in Biological Sciences from Sapienza University of Rome and awarded a PhD from the University of Milan. Since 2000, she has been working at ENEA, applying microbial biotechnologies also to the sustainable restoration of cultural heritage.
She is co-author of the European patent “Biotechnological process for the removal of coherent deposits of organic and inorganic origin from materials and works of historical and artistic interest” (PCT/IT 2014/000246).