Education 2016 Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, UK. 2016 Post Graduate Certificate in Higher Education. Middlesex University, London, UK. 2008 Ph.D. in Microbiology. Evolutionary Biology Department, University of Florence. Florence, Italy. 2003 Accreditation by the Italian Government to practice profession of Biologist. 2003 B.Sc. and M.Sc. in Molecular Biology. University of Florence, Italy. Professional positions 2014-Present Lecturer in Microbiology. Middlesex University, London, UK. 2011-2014 Research Assistant Professor. Microbiology. University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA. 2009-2011 Assistant Professor. Microbiology. Pontifical Catholic University, PR, USA. 2008-2009 Post Doctorate at the University of Puerto Rico in Humacao (UPRH), USA