* 14-17 April 2010, Museum Conservation Institute (MCI), Smithsonian Institution, Washington D.C., USA Invited expert in Cultural Heritage Microbiology, meeting of the EU experts of stone microbial deterioration.

Role of coordinator/principal investigator/expert (Duration, Title, Funding body, Role)

* June 2024-May 2026, HORIZON TMA MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowship, 'A Cyano-Based Consolidation Technology for a Green Conservation of Stone Heritage'(CYA-TECH), fellow Luisa Corredor, coordinator (https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101109272)

* January 2023-December 2023, public engagement project 'Alla scoperta dei misteri dell'Arte e delle Civiltà attraverso la Scienza (Science4Heritage)', University of Milan in collaboration with Liceo Virgilio di Milano, Associazione Nazionale Subvedenti, Fondazione Istituto Ciechi di Milano, coordinator

* December 2019-December 2021, PSR2015-17 - Piano di sviluppo di ricerca 2015-17, transition grant, MIUR, principal investigator

* June 2016-May 2018 German-Italian bilateral project "Bioactive secondary compounds from halophyte species inhibit biofilm formation of plant-pathogenic microorganisms on plant surfaces" (SAB-HAL), MIUR-DAAD Joint Mobility Program, principal investigator of the Italian unit

* April 2016-June 2016 "Programma di ricerca concernente lo studio dei biodeteriogeni presenti su alcuni litotipi del Duomo di Monza", Parrocchia di San Giovanni Battista, Monza, Italy, person in charge

* April-September 2015 "Sistematizzazione delle conoscenze e studi tematici per l'individuazione di buone pratiche per la conservazione di tipologie di Beni a rischio: pavimentazioni antiche e strutture in terra cruda" - "indagini e tecniche diagnostiche in ambito biologico nell'ambito del P.O. FESR Sicilia 2007/2013 Asse III - Obiettivo Operativo 3.1.1. - Linea d'intervento 3.1.1.4. DDS n.998 del 16.05.2012 e successivo D.D.G. n.2727 del 23/09/2013. Cod. Progetto SI 1 9731." Centro Regionale per la Progettazione e il Restauro, Regione Sicila, coordinator of two research units

* December 2014-April 2017 "Unraveling Mechanisms of Bio-deterioration of Stones in Historical sites: Methodologies for Preserving Cultural Heritage", Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ministry of Science Technology and Space of the State of Israel, principal investigator of the Italian unit

* April 2014-September 2016 "NanoGut - Unraveling the effects of food-related engineered NANOparticles on the GUT interactive ecosystem", CARIPLO Foundation, coordinator of two units

* August 2013-July 2016 FP7-PEOPLE Marie Curie IOF grant "Environmental sensory perception in cyanobacterial biofilms: understanding biodeterioration of outdoor stone materials in a changing environment" - ESENCYA, EU, in-going host institution person in charge

* December 2013 "Analisi dell'efficacia didattica della piattaforma Quaestio", initiativa s.r.l. (SME), expert

* March 2012-February 2014 "Novel materials for medical devices based on biofunctionalized surfaces with antifouling properties", CARIPLO Foundation, coordinator of two units

* January 2012-December 2013 German-Italian bilateral Vigoni project "Seagrass compounds inhibit biofilm formation - from the identification to the application", German DAAD and Italian CRUI, principal investigator of the Italian unit

* October 2010-April 2012 "Nuove tecnologie antifouling non tossiche per sistemi di filtrazione a membrana caratteristici di impianti di depurazione dell'area trentina", Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di Trento e Rovereto, person in charge of scientific supervision

* March 2010-September 2012 PRIN project 2008 "Proteomic and immunochemical protocols to study proteins in oxalate patinas and painted objects", Ministero dell'Istruzione, dell'Università e della Ricerca (MIUR), coordinator of three units

* June-August 2008 "Comunità batterica presente sulle pagine del Codice Atlantico di Leonardo da Vinci", Veneranda Biblioteca Ambrosiana, expert

June 2008-December 2009 Three research contracts "Studio della microflora presente nell'acqua di falda depurata tramite biorisanamento microbico", URS Italia spa (SME), person in charge

* November 2008-October 2009 PUR project 2008 "Ottimizzazione di processi biologici per il trattamento di fanghi di supero dalla depurazione delle acque e per lo smaltimento di scarti dell'industria alimentare con recupero energetico", Università degli Studi di Milano, coordinator

* March 2007-July 2008 "Attività di ricerca e trasferimento tecnologico sull'impiego di microrganismi nel settore del risanamento dei beni culturali e di manufatti artistici", Metapontum Agrobios Soc.Consort. A R.L. (SME), person in charge

* November 2006-October 2007 FIRST project 2006 "Biodeterioramento di materiali sintetici in opere d'arte contemporanea e biorimozione di protettivi su monumenti", Università degli Studi di Milano

* June 2003-January 2006 "Recupero di manufatti lapidei alterati mediante l'uso di microrganismi", Ministero dell'Istruzione, dell'Università e della Ricerca (MIUR) Brain Gain Programme

Role of investigator

* Januay 2023 - January 2026 "BIOcleaning of XENobiotic materials in granite stone heritage (BIOXEN)", Spanish State Agency for Research. Plan Estatal del Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación de España - Proyectos de Generación de Conocimiento 2021. One of the 2 foreign researchers of the 9 people who compose the project team.

* 2022 "Fighting Against Injustice Through Humanities (FAITH)", Grandi Sfide d'Ateneo (GSA), Università degli Studi di Milano, Milano (Italy)

* April 2018-April 2020 "VOLAC - Valorization of OLive oil wastes for sustainable production of biocide-free Antibiofilm Compounds", CARIPLO Foundation

* February 2012-January 2014 "Valutazione della tossicità ambientale indotta da nanoparticelle: focus su batteri del suolo, alghe unicellulari e piante superiori", Fondazione Banca del Monte di Lombardia

* December 2010-December 2012 "Tecnologie integrate per le documentazione e la valorizzazione dei beni culturali lombardi" Regione Lombardia

* January 2010-June 2011 "Il cortile del Richini (Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Festa del Perdono)", CARIPLO Foundation

* February 2009-January 2011 "Ricerca in ambito biotecnologico microbiologico e diretta a raccogliere la normativa esistente in materia, le direttive del Ministero dei Beni e delle Attività Culturali, i protocolli, i piani di lavoro, i codici di pratica e quindi l'insieme degli strumenti ad oggi posti in essere da ricercatori, operatori ed Enti coinvolti nel sistema della conservazione dei beni culturali immobili e mobili", financial support for a two-year fellowship, Accordo di Programma con la Regione Lombardia

* February 2007-January 2009 PRIN project 2006 "Biotecnologie microbiche per la pulitura di manufatti lapidei di elevato pregio storico artistico: valutazione dell'efficacia e confronto con metodi di pulitura tradizionali" Ministero dell'Istruzione, dell'Università e della Ricerca (MIUR)

* June 2005-December 2007 Indo-Italian project "Investigation of stone deteriorating microbial strains and application of bioremediating microbial agents on Indian altered stone monuments" S&T 2005-2007 framework jointly by Indian DST and Italian MAE

* June 2002-July 2005 no. EVK4-2001-00060) "BIOremediation for Building Restoration of the Urban Stone Heritage in European States", BIOBRUSH Project, EU

Analyses against payment and donations

* 6 September 2022 - 28 September 2024, Microbial airborne community analyses at 'Biblioteca morta', Istituto Lombardo - Accademia di Scienze e Lettere, Milano (Italy)

* 23 October 2019 - 8 November 2019, Microbial community analyses on tombs and air at Monumental Cemitery of Milan, Milano (Italy)

* 10 September 2018 - 29 September 2020, Analyses on historical theses of the Università degli Studi di Milano, Milano (Italy)

* 1 June 2018 - 28 September 2018, Analyses on bone samples from St. Ambrogio, St. Gervasius and St. Protasius, Milan, Basilica of Sant'Ambrogio, Milano (Italy)

* 6 December 2017 - 28 February 2018, Analyses on the fifth door of the Milan Cathedral, Veneranda Fabbrica del Duomo, Milano (Italy)

* 11 November 2016-10 February 2017, Analyses on samples from S. Fruttuoso Abbey, Genova (Italy), Fondo Ambiente Italiano (FAI), Milano (Italy)

* 11 May 2016, Donation for the study of microorganisms capable of removing organic matter by Dugoni SCRL, Mantova (Italy)

* Czech Health Research Council

* National Science Centre, Poland

* French National Research Funding Agency (ANR)

* Innovation and Technology Support Programme (ITS), Government of the Hong Kong

* Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF)

* The Israel Science Foundation (ISF)

* Austrian Science Fund (FWF)

* European Research Council (ERC)

* Czech Science Foundation

* Research Foundation Flanders (FWO), Odysseus Programme

* United States Department of Agriculture (USDA/FAS/OCBD)

* PRIN and FIRB projects funded by MIUR (Italian Ministry of Education, University and Research)

* Annals of Microbiology

* Applied and Environmental Microbiology

* Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

* Biofouling

* Biomedical Materials

* Building and Environment

* Chemosphere

* Construction and Building Materials

* Ecological Indicators

* Electronic Journal of Biotechnology

* Environmental Microbiology

* Environmental Microbiology Reports

* Environmental Science and Pollution Research

* Environmental Science & Technology

* Environmental Sciences Europe

* Fresenius Environmental Bulletin

* Frontiers in Earth Science

* Frontiers in Microbiology

* Frontiers in Microbiotechnology, Ecotoxicology and Bioremediation

* Indoor Air

* International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation

* International Journal of Microbiology

* Journal of Applied and Analytical Pyrolysis

* Journal of Applied Polymer Science

* Journal of Archaeological Science

* Journal of Biomedicine and Biotechnology

* Journal of Chromatography A

* Journal of Cultural Heritage

* Journal of Microbiological Methods

* Nova Hedwigia

* Macromolecular Symposia

* Materials

* Microbial Ecology

* Nature Communications

* Naturwissenschaften

* PLOS ONE

* Science

* Science of the Total Environment

* AATA Online, Getty Conservation Institute (http://aata.getty.edu/NPS/), contributor abstracting the Annals of Microbiology June 2003 - May 2010.

* Chemistry, Biochemistry and Ecology of Pesticides PhD School, Università degli Studi di Milano, 2008-2015.

* Food Systems PhD School, Università degli Studi di Milano, since September 2013.

* National PhD School in Heritage Science, Università ROMA "La Sapienza", since September 2023.

(Name, Organisation, Completed/in progress)

* Andrea Polo Pesticide PhD School, Università degli Studi di Milano, completed in December 2010

* Lucia Giacomucci Pesticide PhD School, Università degli Studi di Milano, completed in January 2012

* Patricia Sanmartin Sanchez, visiting PhD student (1 February-30 April 2010), Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, Spain, completed in July 2012

* Federica Troiano Pesticide PhD School, Università degli Studi di Milano, completed in January 2013

* Cristina Cattò (co-supervisor), Pesticide PhD School, Università degli Studi di Milano, completed in December 2014

* Michela Gambino (cosupervisor) Doctorate School in Biomolecular Sciences, Università degli Studi di Milano, completed in May 2015

* Ogechukwu Elizabeth Okpalanozie, visiting PhD student (15 February-31 July 2014) University of Lagos, Nigeria

* Grace Kim, visiting PhD student (27 May-24 June 2014 and 18 September-29 December 2015), History, Anthropology, and Science, Technology, and Society program, MIT, USA

* Elisa Garuglieri Food Systems PhD School, Università degli Studi di Milano, completed in December 2016

* Luca de Vincenti Food Systems PhD School, Università degli Studi di Milano, completed in December 2018

* Xiaoxia Huang, visiting PhD student (12 April 2020-12 April 2021), School of Information Resource Management, Renmin University of China, China

* Seka Seneviratne, visiting PhD student (18 May 2020-31 January 2021), Grimwade Centre for Cultural Material Conservation, University of Melbourn, Australia

* Letizia Berti, Heritage Science PhD School, Università ROMA "La Sapienza" (2 November 2022-in progress), co-supervisor with Prof. Lucia Toniolo

(Name, Organisation, Completed/in progress)

* Prof. Yulan Hu, Associate Professor, Department of Archaeology, Cultural Heritage and Museology, Zhejiang University, China (June 18, 2023 - September 6, 2023), China Scholarship Council

* Dr. Bowen Wang, post-doc at Prof. Yulan Hu'lab, Department of Archaeology, Cultural Heritage and Museology, Zhejiang University, China (June 18, 2023 - September 6, 2023)

* Dr. Daniel Vázquez Nion, project title 'Posibles repercusións do cambio climático na colonización de rochas graníticas por biofilms subaéreos e nos seus efectos deteriorantes', Departamento de Edafoloxía e Química Agrícola, Facultade de Farmacia, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, A Coruña, Spain (July 10, 2017 - May 02, 2019)

* Mahgoub Awad-alla Ali, Demonstrator at the Faculty of Archaeology, South Valley University, Qena (January 20, 2016 - May 13, 2016)

* Patricia Sanmartin Sanchez, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, Spain (2012)

* Mona Soleymani, University of Canberra, Australia (2014)

* Daniela Saviello, Politecnico di Milano, Italy (2015)

* Caroline Paula Kye, The University of Melbourne, Australia (2015)

* Wageningen Institute for Environmental and Climate Research (WIMEK), Wageningen University, The Netherlands - PhD proposal (2018)

* October 2011-December 2018, Member of Ente Nazionale Italiano di Unificazione (UNI), member of the European Committee for Standardization. Technical group: Beni Culturali - Normal, GL8 Biology.

* January 2010-present Federation of European Microbiological Societies (FEMS). Member of the Education group October 2012-January 2017.

* January 2010-2022 Italian Society of General and Microbial Biotechnology (SIMGBM).

* June 2008-2015 Forum UNESCO-University and Heritage Network.

* March 2008-present International Network for the Conservation of Contemporary Art (INCCA). From March 2008 to Febraury 2010 jr person in charge for the diagnostic area of INCCA Italia.

* 2007-2010 Associazione Italiana Areobiologia (AIA) and International Association of Aerobiology (IAA).

* 2005-2010 American Society for Microbiology (ASM).

* January 2004-present Italian Society for Agriculture, Food and Environmental Microbiology (SIMTREA).

* July 2002-present The International Council of Museums (ICOM). 2003-2008 mediator/facilitator for the topic biodeterioration of modern materials, ICOM-CC Working Group Modern Materials and Contemporary Art.

* 2001-2008 Institute of Conservation Science (ICS).

Teaching service activities

* 2015-2021 Person in charge of the Erasmus studentships, BS in Scienze e tecnologie per lo studio e la conservazione dei beni culturali e dei supporti della informazione and MS in Scienze per la conservazione e la diagnostica dei beni culturali.

* November 2013-September 2014 and May 2019 - present Member of the steering committee (Comitato di Direzione) of the Agricultural and Food Faculty. Deputy head 25 October 2021-14 June 2023.

* 2013-2014 and 2014-2015 Member of Students-Professors joint committee (commissione paritetica), BS in Scienze e tecnologie per lo studio e la conservazione dei beni culturali e dei supporti della informazione.

* 2013-2014 and 2014-2015 Person in charge of quality assurance of the programme (Responsabile/Referente assicurazione della qualità del CdS), BS in Scienze e tecnologie per lo studio e la conservazione dei beni culturali e dei supporti della informazione.

* 2012-2013 Person in charge of the student transfers (piani di studio e per i trasferimenti), BS in Scienze e tecnologie per lo studio e la conservazione dei beni culturali e dei supporti della informazione.

* 2012-2013, 2013-2014, 2014-2015, 2015-2016, 2016-2017, 2017-2018 Member of the teaching committee (commissione didattica), BS in Scienze e tecnologie per lo studio e la conservazione dei beni culturali e dei supporti della informazione and MS in in Scienze per la conservazione e la diagnostica dei beni culturali.

* 2006-2008 Member of the steering board of the Master in Scienze per i beni culturali archeologici, Università degli Studi di Milano, Faculty of Science.

Research and evaluation service activities

* External reviewer for an internal promotion application to Associate Professor (Level D), 2023 academic promotions round, the University of Melbourne, Australia

* 18 April 2023-30 September 2025 member of the Steering Committee of the Museum System (Consiglio di indirizzo del Sistema museale), Università degli Studi di Milano.

* March 2023 member of the Technical Review Panel (TRP) for the appointment of two assistant professors to the position of associate professors at the University of Swabi, Pakistan

* 2021-2023 President of the ASN Committee of Agricultural Microbiology which examines candidates for Associate and Full Professor positions. ASN, Italian Scientific Habilitation.

* Since 28 July 2015 Coordinator of the Cultural Heritage Center (CRC Beni Culturali) of the University of Milan.

* December 2014-September 2021 Coordinator of the departmental quality team (Gruppo di lavoro "Politica per l'assicurazione di qualità del Dipartimento") and since July 2017 departmental contact person of Presidio di Qualità responsible for quality in the department.

* March 2013-September 2014 and November 2017-present Member of the executive committee (giunta) of the Dipartimento di Scienze per gli Alimenti, la Nutrizione e l'Ambiente.

* June 2010-December 2012 Member of the bibliometric analysis and teaching evaluation team (project title "Ricerca sulla Valutazione di Unimi (UNIMIVAL))", Università degli Studi di Milano.

* February 2007-2013 Delegate of the Department of Food Science and Microbiology and member of the steering committee of the Centro Interdipartimentale di Ricerca e Servizi per i Beni Culturali (Cultural Heritage Centre), Università degli Studi di Milano.

* 10 December 2007-31 December 2010 Member of Segreteria Tecnica (steering committee), including representatives of Università degli Studi di Milano, Università degli Studi di Pavia, Politecnico di Milano, Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca, CNR, Fondazione ENAIP Lombardia, Regione Lombardia; Accordo di Programma of the Lombardy Region, Direzione Generale Culture, Identità e Autonomie della Lombardia. The aim of the steering committee was to coordinate the academic activities in the field of cultural heritage.