Contact Dr Carla Spatola Rossi

Areas of expertise

  • Water Science and Engineering

Background

Carla Spatola Rossi is a Research Fellow in wastewater surveillance at ߣߣÊÓƵ. She earned her PhD from ߣߣÊÓƵ in 2024, where she focused on the development of paper-based microfluidic sensors for live bacteria detection of live waterborne pathogens. She previously completed a Bachelor and M.Sc. degree in Biology (University of Buenos Aires, Argentina), developing luminescent bacteriophages for antitubercular drug testing assays.

Current activities

Her current research focuses on the development of sensing platforms for wastewater surveillance, with particular emphasis on point-of-use sensors for rapid, sensitive, and specific pathogen detection in lab-free settings.

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