Patrizia RomanoPatrizia Romano has been a professor at Universitas Mercatorum teaching Food and Wine Microbiology since 2020. Prior to that, she was a full professor of Agricultural Microbiology at the University of Basilicata, where she served in various other acaemic roles, including President of bachelor courses, vice-Dean of the Faculty of Agriculture, vice-Director of the Department, and pro-Rector for internationalization courses. Dr. Romano is also a full academic of the Academy of Vine and Wine (AIVV); a member of ICY (International Commission on Yeasts) as an expert on yeasts in food; delegate of MIPAAF (Italian Ministry of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policies) for the OIV (Organization Internationale de la Vigne et du Vin); a member of the Italian Society of Agro-Food and Environmental Microbiology (SIMTREA), where she is coordinator of the Italian Group of Vine and Wine Microbiology (GMVV); and a member of the Academy of Sciences of Mediterranean Biodiversity (ASBM). Read More Read Less