He received his degree in Food Technology and his Ph.D. in Food Biotechnology at University of Basilicata. Main areas of research: purification and characterization of proteins, enzymology, proteomics, plant proteases, matrix metalloproteinases, impact of nutrition on human health, nutraceuticals. Supervised over 65 students for their Degree in Food Sciences and in Biotechnology and also 5 PhD students. He is author of 104 papers printed in International and National journals as well as 3 book chapters.