Kenia Barrantes Jiménez, Ph.D.

Enhancing epidemiological surveillance through the study of emerging and endemic pathogens present in wastewater in San José, Costa Rica. A collaborative project for technical and scientific capacity building with the “Dr. J.M. Vanella” Institute of Virology—Faculty of Medical Sciences—National University of Córdoba, Argentina

Molecular Epidemiology and Microbial Metagenomics

Development of a geospatial model to comprehend spread of resistance genes in water bodies

Public Health

Effect of Exposure to Ibuprofen, Nanoplastics, and Caffeine on the Transfer and Expression of Antibiotic-Resistance Genes in Escherichia coli.

Microbial Adaptation to Emerging Contaminants

Evaluation of the Use of a Small-Scale Wastewater Treatment Plant as a Sentinel for the Surveillance of Respiratory Viruses in Wastewater.

Public Health

Metagenomic Characterization of the Resistome and Environmental Microbiota in Water and Sediment from the Durazno River Microbasin: Associations with the Urbanization Gradient and Environmental Factors

Molecular Epidemiology and Microbial Metagenomics