Projects

2025

Evaluation of the impact of climatic factors on pollen levels and the associated risk of hospital emergencies due to asthma. Funded by UNISALUT 2024. co-IP: JM Delgado-Saborit & JV Castelló Carrascosa.

Association between urban environmental factors, epigenetic clocks and vascular and metabolic risk in the INMA Valencia cohort of mothers. Funded by Universitat Jaume I. co-IP: JM Delgado-Saborit & P Carrasco.

Impact of the environment (exposome) on sexual and reproductive health in a national multicenter birth cohort. Funded by La Marató de TV3 2024. 2025-2027. INMA Valencia coIP: Sabrina Llop Pérez. Research team includes: JM Delgado-Saborit

2024

Support4Resilience: Strengthening resilience and mental wellbeing through the Support4Resilience toolbox for healthcare providers in elderly care. Funded by Horizon Europe in the call HORIZON-HLTH-2023-CARE. 2024-2028. Consortium PI: Siri Wiig. UJI PI: JM Delgado-Saborit.

Assessment of the effects of environmental factors (air pollution, metals, noise, green and blue residential spaces and artificial night light), in cognitive development, emotional competencies, behavioral difficulties and developmental problems neurological (e.g. ADHD) during early life stages – CIDEGENT Extension. Funded by Generalitat Valenciana under the Talented Researcher Support Programme – Plan GenT, 2024-2026. PI: JM Delgado-Saborit.

2022

Long COVID: Evaluation of the Prevalence of Symptoms, Socioeconomic Impacts, Risk Factors and Efficacy of Non-Pharmacological Interventions to Mitigate Its Effects. Funded by Conselleria de Innovación, Universidades, Ciencia y Sociedad Digital. Generalitat Valenciana. 2022-2022. PI: JM Delgado-Saborit.

Exposure to pesticides in the paediatric age and its impact on childhood obesity. Funded by Universitat Jaume I ¬ Fundació per al Foment de la Investigación Sanitària i Biomèdica de la Comunitat Valenciana. 2021-2022. Co-PI: JM Delgado-Saborit & Ana del Pilar Nso Roca

EPI (Pregnancy and Early Childhood) DATA. Funded by Proyectos INTRAMURALES del CIBERESP. 2022-2023. Co-IPs: A Esplugues & A Lertxundi, Research team includes: JM Delgado-Saborit

2020

Detection of SARS-CoV-2 in indoor aerosols as a tool for evaluating health measures to prevent and alert about COVID-19 transmission. Funded by Conselleria de Innovación, Universidades,Ciencia y Sociedad Digital. Generalitat Valenciana 2020-2021. PI: JM Delgado-Saborit.

Detection of SARS-CoV-2 in atmospheric aerosols as a surveillance and alert tool about COVID-19 transmission. Funded by Fundación BBVA. Ayudas Fundación BBVA a Equipos de Investigación Científica SARS-CoV-2 y COVID-19. 2020-2022. PI: JM Delgado-Saborit.

Does disinfection in public places against SARS-CoV-2 have health consequences? Funded by the Iranian National Research Center for Medical Research Development (NIMAD). 2020-2021. PI: Mohammad Hoseini, International collaborator: Delgado-Saborit, JM

Distinguished Researcher Fellowship (Plan GenT): Assessment of the effects of environmental factors (air pollution, metals, noise, green and blue residential spaces and artificial night light), in cognitive development, emotional competencies, behavioral difficulties and developmental problems neurological (e.g. ADHD) during early life stages. Funded by Generalitat Valenciana under the Talented Researcher Support Programme – Plan GenT, 2020-2024. PI: JM Delgado-Saborit.

2019

Impact of short-term air pollution exposure on cognitive function. EUROCHAMP Trans National Access to access the chamber MAC-MICC in Manchester (UK). Funded by European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme through the EUROCHAMP-2019 Infrastructure Activity. 2019. PI: JM Delgado-Saborit.
Biomonitoring of exposure to metals and metalloids and potential effects on cognition in the general population of Tehran, Iran. Funded by the Iranian National Research Center for Medical Research Development (NIMAD). 2019. PI: Mohammad Hoseini, Main collaborator: JM Delgado-Saborit

2017

COGNAC Project: NeuroCOGNitive impact of Air pollution exposures in Childhood: Assessment of air pollution effects on the development of cognition and behaviour in children. 2017-2019. Marie-Curie Sklodovska Fellowship funded by the European Union’s Horizon 2020. PI: JM Delgado-Saborit.

2015

Development of a novel biomarker of exposure to iron nanoparticles in urine and exhaled breath condensate samples using single particle inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry. Funded by Natural Environment Research Council. 2015. PI: JM Delgado-Saborit.
Impact of Wood Burning Air Pollution on Preeclampsia and other Pregnancy Outcomes in Temuco, Chile. Funded by Natural Environment Research Council RCUK-CONICYT Newton-Picarte. 2015-2017. PI: Prof Roy Harrison, Co-I: JM Delgado-Saborit.

2014

A metabolomics approach to understanding early responses to low level benzene exposure. Funded by Natural Environment Research Council. 2014. PI: JM Delgado-Saborit.

2013

Use of real-time sensors to assess misclassification and to identify main sources contributing to peak and chronic exposures. Walter A. Rosenblith New Investigator Award. Funded by the Health Effects Institute, 2013-2016. PI: JM Delgado-Saborit.

2012

Development of in-vivo and in-vitro methodologies to assess oxidative stress to ambient pollutants in the general population. Funded by the Wellcome Trust Institutional Strategic Support Fund. 2012. PI: JM Delgado-Saborit.
FIXAT project, In quest of FIngerprints of eXposure to Air Toxics - Mobility Fund to analyse unmetabolised VOCs in urine at the Universitá degli studi di Milano. Funded by the Wellcome Trust Institutional Strategic Support Fund. 2012. PI: JM Delgado-Saborit.

2011

Hands-on Environmental Science: Enabling teaching and student research with air quality monitors. Funded by the 2011 University of Birmingham Circles of Influence, 2011. Co-PI: JM Delgado-Saborit.
Workshop and Website for Career Development of Postdoctoral and Early Career Research Staff. Funded by the 2011 University of Birmingham Local Research Staff Development Activity Grants,2011. Co-PI: JM Delgado-Saborit.
From Airborne exposures to BiologicaL Effects (FABLE): the impact of nanoparticles on health. Funded by NERC/MRC Environment and Health, 2011-2014. PI: JG Ayres. Named co-researcher: JM Delgado-Saborit

2010

In Quest of New Fingerprints of Exposure to Air Toxics. Cefic 2010 LRI Innovative Science Award, Funded by the European Chemical Industry Council (Cefic), in conjunction with the Association of European Toxicologists and European Societies of Toxicology (EUROTOX), the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC), the International Society of Exposure Sciences (ISES) and Chemical Week 2010-2013. PI: JM Delgado-Saborit.

2009

SPADE Project. Sources and atmospheric Processes determining airborne concentrations of polycyclic Aromatic hydrocarbons and their DEgradation products. 2009-2011. Natural Environment Research Council. PI: R.M. Harrison. Researcher: JM Delgado-Saborit

2008

Health Implications of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Indoor Environments. 2008-2009. Department of Health. PI: R.M. Harrison. Researcher: JM Delgado-Saborit

2005

Design of a tool to evaluate environmental risks in industrial facilities. Funded by Fundacion Mapfre. 2005. PI: JM Delgado-Saborit.

Measurement and Modelling of Exposure to Air Toxic concentrations for health effect studies and verification by biomarker (MATCH Study). 2005-2008. Health Effects Institute. PI: R.M. Harrison. Researcher: JM Delgado-Saborit

2001

Characterization of tropospheric ozone and nitrogen dioxide levels with passive samplers in a Mediterranean coastal area. Funded by the Generalitat Valenciana Ministry of Science and Technology. 2001-2004. PI: JM Delgado-Saborit.

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School of Medicine Universitat Jaume I
Av. Vicent Sos Baynat, s/n
12071 Castellón de la Plana, Spain

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