Research activities: 1) Competence and experience in studying the parasite-host-vector interaction with particular attention to malaria disease. The main objectives are: i) to identify parasite antigens and generate transgenic parasites for the development of an effective malaria vaccine; ii) studying mosquitoes behaviour; iii) use endosymbiont (Wolbachia) for the development of vector control strategies; iv) drug screening against malaria parasites. 2) Competence and experience in studying microenvironment in breast cancer (microbiote and immune response). 3) Microorganisms genome sequencing (NGS), with particular attention to SARS-Cov-2, and metagenomic analysis. 4) Competence and experience in studying the fungus-host interaction, with particular attention to specific fungal antigens (C. albicans and A. fumigatus). 5) Development of organoids/tumoroids.