Liliana Rodolfi is an Associate Professor of Agricultural Microbiology at the University of Florence, a position she has held since 1997. She serves as the President of the Board for Fotosintetica & Microbiologica S.r.l. and is a member of several prestigious organisations, including the European Algae Biomass Association (EABA) and the International Society for Applied Phycology (ISAP). Additionally, she is part of the Executive Committee of the Associazione Italiana per lo Studio e le Applicazioni delle Microalghe (AISAM), contributing her extensive expertise in the field of microbiology.