ITINERIS Training Centre Coordinator

Currently, Full Professor of Ecology at the University of Salento, Dept of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies, since 2000 and, as associate scientist, at the National Research Council, Institute of Marine Sciences, since 2018. At the University of Salento, Alberto Basset is the Head of the Ecology Laboratory, Head of the Biodiversity Organisation and Ecosystem Functioning Research Infrastructure realised with a PON R&I Infrastructure project (BIOforIU), Director of the Observatory on Mediterranean Ecosystem Health and of the Museum on Mediterranean Ecosystems of the University of Salento since 2008. Previously, Associate Professor of Ecology at the University of Salento since 1998, University Researcher at the University of Cagliari since 1984, Fellows of the National Research Council at the Centre of Evolutionary Genetics c/o University of Rome ‘La Sapienza’ since 1982. At the University of Salento Alberto Basset has been Coordinator of the PhD programme in Ecology (2000 – 2013) and in Ecology and Climate Change (2013 - 2015), of the laurea Specialistica in Ecology (2004-2010) and Coordinator of the University Interregional Programmes (2001 – 2007).

ITINERIS Training Centre Co-coordinator

Since 2024, Mario Ciotti has been a Technologist (Level 3) at the CNR – Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Institute – Lecce branch. In this role, he coordinates, together with his Work Package Leader, the training activities included in Work Package 3 of the ITINERIS – Italian Integrated Environmental Research Infrastructures System project.