2011-
SNF Ambizione fellowship, Junior Group Leader, Department of Ecology & Evolution, University of Lausanne, Switzerland. (Rasmann group)

2007-2011
Postdoctoral researcher (Agrawal lab), Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, Cornell University, USA.

2006 - 2007
Civil service. Development work in Bolivia. Funded by Swiss government

2002 – 2006
PhD Thesis supervised by Prof. Ted Turlings (Farce lab) at University of Neuchâtel, Switzerland

2001 – 2002
Master thesis supervised by Prof. Martine Rahier (e-vol), University of Neuchâtel, Switzerland

1997 – 2002
Undergraduate studies at the University of Neuchâtel (Specialization in Ecology and Systematics).

Sergio has been and he will give invited talks at:

2011   

• Universitad Metropolitana de Ciencias de la Education, Santiago, Chile
• University of Neuchâtel, Switzerland
• Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
• University of London, Royal Holloway
• University of Bern, Switzerland
• University of Lausanne, Switzerland

2010    

• Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
• University of Florida, USA
• Canterbury Univeristy, Christchurch, NZ

2008    

• Entomological Society of America - Eastern Branch, Syracuse, NY, USA

2005    

• IWGO Meeting – Bratislava, Slovak Republic

2004    

• 3ème cycle romand e sciences biologiques - Neuchâtel, Switzerland
• 10th IWGO Diabrotica Subgroup meeting. Engelberg, Switzerland.
• Departement of Biology. University of Freibourg, Switzerland.
• Workshop “Entomopathogenic Nematode Application”. COST Action 850. Helsinki, Finland.

2003    

• International Symposium on the Ecology and Management of Western Corn Rootworm. Göttingen, Germany.

Sergio is currently looking for alpine plants to test whether high altitude harsh climat decreases resistance to herbivores.