Claudia Formenti

01/12/2024: Ongoing PhD course in Agricultural, Food and Environmental Science at the Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment (Di3A), University of Catania, Research project: ''Arbuscolar mycorrhizal fungi inoculation as sustenible tool to improve yield and phytochemical value of Cynara cardunculus L.''.

05/04/2024 – ongoing - Research fellowship “Tuning a sustainable cropping model for the production of bioactive compounds in Cynara cardunculus var. altilis (BioAltilis)”, Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment, University of Catania. Supervisor: Prof.ssa Sara Lombardo.

30/05/2023 – 05/02/2024: Research fellowship “Analisi delle caratteristiche qualitative di capolini di carciofo”. Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment, University of Catania, supervisor: Prof.ssa Sara Lombardo.

21/09/2022 – 20/05/2023: Research fellowship “Trattamenti pre-raccolta per il miglioramento delle caratteristiche di qualità”. Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment, University of Catania, supervisor: Prof.ssa Sara Lombardo.

18/10/2021 – 17/08/2022: Research fellowship "Valorizzazione di genotipi siciliani di Cynara cardunculus var. scolymus". Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment, University of Catania, supervisor: Prof. Giovanni Mauromicale.

25/09/2019 – 26/04/2020: Scholarship " Ripresa- Rete italiana per la promozione della sicurezza in agricoltura”. Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment, University of Catania, supervisor: Prof. Luciano Caruso.

22/06/2021: Qualification as Doctor of Agronomy and Forestry.

03/12/2020: Master’s Degree in Agricultural Sciences and Technologies (LM69), Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment, University of Catania. Degree thesis: “Indagine sulle virosi di Apis mellifera siciliana”. Supervisor: Prof.ssa Matilde Tessitori.