Full Professor of Microbiology and Responsible for the Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology and Antibiotic Resistance (University of Catania). Cannizzaro and University Hospital Consultant.
Stefani’s career focusses on antimicrobial resistance (AMR), spanning molecular mechanisms, epidemiology, and genome studies. She holds roles in national/international microbiological societies and has an editorial involvement in international journals (Journal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance Editor in Chief). She contributes to AMR policy development at the Italian Ministry of Health.