Stefania Maria Bennici

Born in Vittoria (RG), Italy, on May 20th, 1990. After having obtained the scientific high-school diploma in 2009, in September of the same year she enrolled in the bachelor’s degree in Biological Sciences (L-13) of the University of Catania (Italy). In 2014 she achieved the degree with 110/110 marks. She then enrolled in the master’s degree in Agricultural Biotechnology of the University of Catania (Italy) graduating in July 2016 cum laude.  In October 2016 she won a scholarship for the International PhD course in Agricultural, Food and Environmental Sciences at the Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment (Di3A) of the University of Catania. During the PhD she spent a 15-months research period at the Laboratory of Citrus biotechnology of the Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular de Plantas (IBMCP), Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)-Universidad Politécnica de Valencia (UPV), Valencia, Spain. In February 2020 she obtained the title of PhD defending the thesis entitled" Citrus reproductive biology. Physiology and genetic aspect of sterility, seedlessness and fruiting". 
From February 2020 to February 2021, she worked as research fellow at the Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment (Di3A) of the University of Catania. 
From February 2021 to December 2021, she worked as postdoctoral researcher at the IBMCP (UPV-CSIC), Valencia, Spain. 
In January 2022 she won a type A researcher contract (RTDA) at the Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment (Di3A) for the scientific disciplinary sector AGR/03. 

Last edit: 05/17/2024