Jessica Subirats is an expert in environmental microbiology and antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and a postdoctoral researcher at IDAEA-CSIC, where she has conducted her research since 2021 through several competitive postdoctoral fellowships, including Juan de la Cierva, Beatriu de Pinós, and Marie Skłodowska-Curie fellowships. She has recently been awarded a Ramón y Cajal fellowship and holds the R3 certificate.
Her research focuses on understanding and mitigating antimicrobial resistance at the environment–human interface from a One Health perspective. Her main research lines include:
- AMR and One Health: understanding the environmental dissemination of antibiotic-resistant bacteria and resistance genes and their potential transmission to humans, particularly through agriculture and the food chain.
- Reclaimed water and AMR surveillance: developing sentinel indicators and monitoring strategies for AMR in reclaimed water to support European water reuse regulations and AMR monitoring frameworks.
- Safe circular economy: evaluating and mitigating AMR risks associated with circular practices such as water reuse and the recycling of organic residues in agriculture, with the ultimate goal of protecting environmental and human health.
Projects
- 1- Principal Investigator (PI). Next generation of Nature-Based Solutions for Advanced Wastewater Treatment: Addressing Emerging chemical and biological Contaminants under EU Regulations (NATURE4WATER). Funding source: “Proyecto de generación del conocimiento 2025”, Ministry of Science and Innovation (Government of Spain). €187,500.
- 2- Coordinator-Principal Investigator (PI). Reused Water in Barcelona: Evaluation of Microbiological Risks and Antimicrobial Resistance in Treated Greywater (GreyWaterBCN). Period 2026-2027 (two years). Funding Source: Barcelona City Council and La Caixa foundation. €150,000.
- 3- Principal Investigator (PI). Composting as a post-treatment method to mitigate the transfer of antimicrobial resistance and spore forming Firmicute into the food chain (RESISPORE). Period 01/09/2024-31/08/2026. Funding Source: European Commission, Marie Curie Action. €181,152.96.
- 4- Principal Investigator (PI). Holistic assessment of the impact of chemical and microbiological micropollutats in the biosolid-soil plant system. Risks and agricultural recommendations (BIORISK). Period 01/09/2023- 31/08/2026. Funding source: “Proyecto de generación del conocimiento 2022”, Ministry of Science and Innovation (Government of Spain). €193,750 + PREP budget €111,758.
- 5- Principal Investigator (PI). Antibiotic Resistance Genes in Urban atmospheric Sites (ARGUS). Period 01/06/2023- 31/05/2024. Funding source: Ministerio de investigación y ciencia, Severo Ochoa. €30,000.
- 6- Researcher. BIODAPH2O Eco-efficient system for wastewater tertiary treatment and water reuses in the Mediterranean region (LIFE21-ENV-ES-BIODAPH2O).
- 7-Researcher. PROMISCES: Preventing Recalcitrant Organic Mobile Industrial chemicalS for Circular Economy in the Soil-sediment-water system, GA No. 101036449, Call: Green Deal.
- 8-.Researcher. DSWAP. Decision support-based approach for sustainable water reuse application in agricultural production. Call: PRIMA project.
- 9-Researcher. Life-Spot. Green solutions for treating groundwater pollution to meet drinking water directive standards. Funding: LIFE programme (LIFE18 ENV / ES/ 000199).
