Food Safety and Food Microbiology
Our faculty working in food safety and microbiology explore the interactions between microbial communities, food, and food consumers with the goal of improving the safety, health, and quality of the local and global food supply. This field encompasses the study of spoilage microorganisms, foodborne pathogens, and beneficial microbes at every link in the supply chain, from farm to table. Our research includes everything from produce safety at harvest to food pathogen epidemiology to shelf life stability.
Disciplines
Microbiology
Food Safety and Preservation
Extension
Epidemiology
Health and Nutrition
Food Chemistry
Featured Project
Virginia Tech researchers studying how human food scraps contribute to diseases in ecosystems
Monica Ponder, a professor in the Department of Food Science and Technology, partnered with researchers at the Chobe Research Lab in Botswana to study how bacterial diarrheal-associated diseases like Campylobacter spread through
ecosystems, including how they make their way into local wildlife populations. They also examined the environmental factors that cause antibiotic resistance in these bacteria.
Faculty
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Alexis M. Hamilton , bioAssistant Professor: Food Processing Microbiology
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Daniel Weller , bioAdjunct Research Professor: Food Safety and Foodborne Illness
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Joseph Eifert , bioProfessor and Graduate Program Director: Food Safety, Poultry Processing, HACCP and Risk Assessment, Food Laws and Regulations, Food Safety Education
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Katheryn Parraga-Estrada , bioExtension Specialist – Muscle Food Safety, Seafood Safety, Extension, Food Safety Education
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Kim Waterman , bioLaboratory Manager
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Laura K. Strawn , bioAssociate Professor: Food Microbiology, Produce Safety
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Lester Schonberger , bioAssociate Extension Specialist: Food Safety Education, Food Donation
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Melissa Wright , bioDirector, Food Producer Technical Assistance Network
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Monica Ponder , bioProfessor: Microbiology
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Rachel Cheng , bioAssistant Professor: Food Microbiology, Food Safety, Foodborne Illness Virulence and Disease Severity, Host-Pathogen Interactions of Foodborne Pathogens
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Renee Boyer , bioDepartment Head; Professor and Extension Specialist: Food Safety, Outreach
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Tatiana Lorca , bioAdjunct Assistant Professor; Director of Supplier Risk, Compass Group North America
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Yifan Cheng , bioAssistant Professor: Food Packaging, Food Process Engineering, Food Safety, Antimicrobial Nanostructures for Food Contact Surfaces, Intelligent Packaging
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