Staff
The Antarctic MIcrobial Communities Observatory is currently composed of:
Laura Zucconi
Associate Professor at the Department of Ecological and Biological Sciences at the University of TusciaHer primary research field is microbial ecology in extreme environments.

Fabiana Canini
Ph.D. and research fellow at the Department of Ecological and Biological Sciences at the University of TusciaShe studies soil microbial communities using both culturing and molecular approaches.

Giorgia Cavallini
Ph.D. student at the Department of Ecological and Biological Sciences at the University of TusciaHer research focuses on assessing the effects of climate change on microbial communities in polar and alpine soil environments.

Marco Proposito
Researcher at the ENEA laboratory of Observations and Measures for the Environment and ClimateHe works with the Antarctic Meteo-Climatological Observatory and has been collaborating with AMICO since 2023.

Paolo Grigioni
Researcher at the ENEA laboratory of Observations and Measures for the Environment and ClimateHe works with the Antarctic Meteo-Climatological Observatory and has been collaborating with AMICO since 2023.

Lorenzo De Silvestri
Technician at the ENEA laboratory of Observations and Measures for the Environment and ClimateHe works with the Antarctic Meteo-Climatological Observatory and has been collaborating with AMICO since 2024.