Antonino Malacrinó is a molecular ecologist interested in insect-microorganisms and plant-microorganism interaction. He received both his B.Sc. and M.Sc. in Agricultural Sciences studying at University of Reggio Calabria (Italy), and a Ph.D. in Agriculture, Forestry and Environmental Sciences from University of Palermo (Italy). In 2017 he joined the IFM-Biology Department at Linköping University (Sweden) as Postdoctoral Fellow to work on insect transcriptomics. Currently he is working on the molecular mechanisms behind plant-microorganisms interactions and their effects on surrounding biological communities. He is also interested about the role of microbial symbionts in biological invasions, and about insect-microorganisms relationship in polyphagous species.