I am generally interested in evolutionary biology and population genetics. My PhD research is mainly focused
on the evolution of sex chromosomes in animals. While most cold-blooded vertebrates maintain homomorphic sex chromosomes, birds and mammals carry high differentiated sex chromosomes. Using individual-based simulations I'll try to understand how these two states can arise and coexist.
2012-
PhD in the Department of Ecology and Evolution, University of Lausanne (Switzerland), under the supervision of Prof. Nicolas Perrin
2012
Internship on wildlife management in a natural reserve in Rome (Italy)
2010-2012
Master Degree in Ecobiology at Sapienza University of Rome (Italy), under the supervision of Prof. Luigi Boitani and Dott. Sandro Bertolino : "Effect of seed production on red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) demography in an alpine coniferous forest"
2005-2009
Bachelor Degree in Biology at Sapienza University of Rome (Italy)
