Anna Carratala Ripolles

Anna Carratala Ripolles is a Research Scientist at the Laboratory of Environmental Virology (LEV) and Lecturer at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (EPFL). She holds affiliations across multiple departments including the Environmental Engineering Institute (IIE), ENAC-SSIE (School of Engineering), and EDCE (Environmental and Climate Change Education).

• Ph.D. in Environmental Microbiology (University of Barcelona, 2013)
• Master in Advanced Microbiology (University of Barcelona, 2008)

Her research focuses on:

• Ecology of aquatic microorganisms under environmental change
• Cyanobacteria monitoring and cyanotoxin mechanisms
• Virus-bacteria-protist interactions in freshwater
• Biotechnological applications of lake bacteria
• Carbon/nitrogen metabolism in aquatic systems
• Scientific diving for environmental research

Recent publications analyze:

• Climate-driven cyanotoxin production (2025)
• Microbial interactions in alpine lakes (2024-2023)
• Disinfection resistance mechanisms in enteric viruses (2020-2017)
• Photo-Fenton process optimization for wastewater virology (2016-2015)

Scientific accolades include:

• 2014 Extraordinary PhD Award (University of Barcelona)
• 2019 International Geneva Award (Swiss Network of International Studies)
• 2023 Prix Source Innovation (EPFL)

She combines genomic analysis and experimental work to study microbial adaptation in cold environments, with expertise spanning viral persistence, waterborne pathogen control, and environmental biotechnology.