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FRI’s research focuses on strategies for prevention of foodborne disease and virulence mechanisms in pathogens. Some of our projects address immediate concerns and new priorities in the food industry.

Research Objectives

topic
FRI Investigator
Antimicrobial systems
Bacillus cereus

Bioactive compounds
Biofilms
CLA (conjugated linoleic acid)
Clostridium botulinum
Dairy / Meat / Produce safety
E. coli O157:H7 and STEC
Fungi and mycotoxins
Listeria and listeriosis
Mechanisms of pathogenesis
Microbial stress tolerance
Novel detection systems
Post-harvest interventions
Pre-harvest food safety, interventions
Process and formulation controls
Process-generated food toxicants, and control strategies
Salmonella
Staphylococcus aureus
Virulence of microbial foodborne pathogens

Charles J. Czuprynski - email
Pathogenesis of listeriosis; bovine respiratory disease; Pathogenesis of vasculitis; Bone marrow toxicity of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; Johne’s disease

Kathleen Glass - email
Development of safe low acid refrigerated foods, processed meat products, and process cheese; Effect of antimicrobials on Gram-positive foodborne pathogens

Eric A. Johnson - email
Clostridium botulinum: control, toxins, genetics

Charles Kaspar - email
E. coli O157:H7; Stress-response systems; Pre-harvest food safety; Molecular and physiological mechanisms of acid tolerance

Nancy P. Keller - email
Antifungals; Fungal molecular biology; Mycotoxins; Fungal genomics

Andrew Milkowski - email
Meat quality; Processed meat product quality measurement; Product and ingredient safety; Regulatory policy

Michael W. Pariza - email
Dietary aspects of carcinogenesis; Biological significance of conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) and other naturally occurring biological compounds in food

Amy C. L. Wong - email
Biofilm formation and control; Virulence mechanisms of Bacillus cereus and Staphylcoccus aureus

Jaehyuk Yu - email
Fungi and mycotoxins: Molecular genetics of asexual sporulation and mycotoxin biosynthesis in filamentous fungi


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