Principal investigator
2025-2028 Project: “Genetic analyses for the conservation management of the Cyprus brown hare (Lepus europaeus)”. Ministry of the Interior, Republic of Cyprus
2022-2024 Project: “La ‘rossa’ (Alectoris rufa) dell’Isola d’Elba e le altre pernici in Eurasia: un approccio genomico comparato”. Fondazione Isola d’Elba, Portoferraio, Livorno
2020-2022 Project: “Caratterizzazione genetica e conservazione della pernice rossa (Alectoris rufa) dell’isola d’Elba”. Fondazione Isola d’Elba, Portoferraio, Livorno
2019-2020 Project: “Sex-based genetic analyses for conservation management of the Cypriot mouflon (Ovis gmelini ophion)”. Ministry of the Interior, Republic of Cyprus
2014-2015 Project: “Population assessment and genetic investigation for conservation of the vulnerable smooth-coated otter (Lutrogale perspicillata maxwelli) endemic to Mesopotamia”. National Geographic Society Conservation Trust, Washington D.C., USA (grant #C261-13)
2012-2015 Project: “DNA barcoding and food forensics: genetic ID of the bird species resident in Cyprus and placement of geolocators on endemics for purpose of conservation”. AG Tasso Leventis Foundation, Leventis Overseas, London
2010-2012 Project: “Genetic analysis of European breeding populations of barn swallow, Hirundo rustica (Aves, Passeriformes): part II”. AG Tasso Leventis Foundation, Leventis Overseas, London
2010-2012 Project: “Conservation genetics and forensic DNA of the Cypriot endemic mouflon (Ovis orientalis ophion, Bovidae)”. Ministry of the Interior, Republic of Cyprus
2010-2011 Project: “Mouflon poaching case [Record of Criminal Investigation Σ/59/2010 (Morphou) and Σ/8/2010 (Kato Pyrgou) (05/09/2010)] in Cyprus: genetic ID analysis for forensic use”. Ministry of the Interior, Republic of Cyprus
2008-2010 Project: “Genetic structure of Galliformes populations of the Republic of Cyprus: the chukar partridge (Alectoris chukar cypriotes) and the black francolin (Francolinus francolinus francolinus)”. Ministry of the Interior, Republic of Cyprus
2008-2010 Project: “Genetic analysis of European breeding populations of barn swallow, Hirundo rustica (Aves, Passeriformes)”. AG Tasso Leventis Foundation, Leventis Overseas, London
2004-2005 Project: “Genetic analysis of chukar partridge populations (Alectoris chukar, Galliformes) of Mediterranean islands by means of mitochondrial DNA and RAPD markers”. Ministry of the Interior, Republic of Cyprus
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Co-investigator
2018-2019 Project: “Analisi multidisciplinare dei processi adattativi di specie sinantropiche”. University of Pisa (Progetto di Ricerca di Ateneo, grant #PRA_2018_15)
2015-2016 Project: “Risposte adattative all’impatto antropico in specie a rischio di estinzione”. University of Pisa (Progetto di Ricerca di Ateneo, grant #PRA_2016_1)
2002-2007 Project: “Approche génético-moléculaire pour l’étudie de l’avifaune de l’ensemble Corse Sardaigne Toscane livournaise à des fins de conservation et de repeuplement”. INTERREG III (European Regional Development Fund)