Academic Staff
Fausto Tinti conducts research in the fields of zoology, evolution, fisheries, and conservation, and more recently in marine zooarchaeology and historical ecology. His research interests have long focused on understanding evolutionary patterns and processes in animal taxa, and he is currently studying historical changes in species, genetic/genomic, and ecological diversity of large marine vertebrates under the influence of environmental and ecological drivers, including those of human origin
Alessia Cariani leads research in the fields of genetics and genomics, and molecular taxonomy to assess the evolutionary and environmental drivers shaping population structure and biodiversity in marine species, with a particular focus on marine fishes. Her scientific results are applied in the context of traceability and sustainable management of fishery resources, with specific application to the conservation of marine animals.
Alice Ferrari - PhD in Earth, Life and Environmental Sciences at the University of Bologna. Alice is a marine biologist with expertise in population genetics, fisheries genomics, and biodiversity monitoring, with a strong focus on elasmobranchs and Mediterranean fisheries. She has held research positions at the University of Bologna, including a fixed-term researcher role within the PON Research and Innovation programme, where she contributed to the AdriBlueTransIT project, integrating innovative fishing gear trials with molecular and eDNA-based approaches and Next Generation Sequencing analyses. Her research experience includes international collaborations with FAO/GFCM, CoNISMa, and Interreg and LIFE projects addressing stock assessment and conservation of marine resources. Alice is actively involved in teaching and supervision at undergraduate and doctoral levels and has extensive experience in scientific outreach and interdisciplinary Blue Transition initiatives.