Upcoming Seminars

Oct 21, 2025

Current research in non-thermal food processing

Zifan Wan, FRI affiliated faculty, Assistant Professor of Animal, Dairy and Veterinary Sciences, UW-Platteville

online only @ 11:00:00

Presenter Info: https://www.uwplatt.edu/profile/wanzi

Webinar: https://uwmadison.zoom.us/meeting/register/QfDrqsHxQqOJ2-dWBSZASg

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Nov 04, 2025

Safety of food additives and ingredients: Association versus causation, myths and realities

Dominik Alexander, MetaMethod Health

online only @ 11:00:00

Webinar: https://uwmadison.zoom.us/meeting/register/lcRnS6afQESomBWlV6o2pQ

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Nov 11, 2025

Application of risk models to physical dry-cleaning: scenario testing to optimize interventions and quantify risk reduction

Abigail Snyder, Associate Professor, Food Science, Cornell University

online only @ 11:00:00

Presenter Info: https://cals.cornell.edu/people/abby-snyder

Webinar: https://uwmadison.zoom.us/meeting/register/sF8sWjQYSlewbn3tmBkkCQ

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Nov 18, 2025

Disease epidemiology and prevention in food production animals

Gustavo Silva, Assistant Professor, Vet Diagnostic & Production Animal Medicine, Iowa State University College of Veterinary Medicine

online only @ 11:00:00

Presenter Info: https://vetmed.iastate.edu/directory/pub/info/gustavos

Webinar: https://uwmadison.zoom.us/meeting/register/tzRIDVmMTkqqHXF17WQpHg

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Past Seminars

Oct 07, 2025

Highly pathogenic avian influenza: The challenges of viral culture and alternative confirmation methods

Jennifer DeMarco, Eurofins DiscoverX

online only @ 11:00:00

Aug 01, 2025

FRI Undergraduate Research Program Final Presentations

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6201 Microbial Sciences @ 10:00:00

Webinar: https://uwmadison.zoom.us/meeting/register/Qpfixmt0Qp2M7td7vxY_2g

Apr 22, 2025

FRI graduate fellowship award presentations

Robert H. and Carol L. Deibel Distinguished Graduate Fellowship in Food Safety Research
From contaminated food to host immunity: Investigating necroptosis as a defense against Toxoplasma gondii
Billy Erazo, PhD candidate, Knoll Laboratory

Robert H. and Carol L. Deibel Distinguished Graduate Fellowship in Probiotic Research
The role of (p)ppGpp in the survival of probiotics during gastrointestinal transit
Mark Heggen, PhD candidate, Van Pijkeren Laboratory

online only @ 11:00:00

Webinar: https://uwmadison.zoom.us/meeting/register/6j-wqNLTQUWaeaaU8hdFug

Apr 15, 2025

Tails, beaks, and horns: The welfare implications of their routine modifications in animal agriculture

Sarah Adcock, Assistant Professor - Animal Welfare, Dept. Animal & Dairy Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison

online only @ 11:00:00

Presenter Info: https://andysci.wisc.edu/directory/sarah-adcock/

Webinar: https://uwmadison.zoom.us/meeting/register/rjHDQo_0QHy9tUt4rxznOg

Apr 08, 2025

Long-term neurologic consequences from the foodborne parasite Toxoplasma

Rob Striker, Associate Professor of Medicine and Medical Microbiology & Immunology, University of Wisconsin-Madison

online only @ 11:00:00

Presenter Info: https://mmi.wisc.edu/staff/striker-robert-rob/

Mar 20, 2025

PFAS exposure among a statewide sample of Wisconsin residents

Amy Schultz, Survey of the Health of Wisconsin (SHOW), University of Wisconsin-Madison

online only @ 11:00:00

Presenter Info: https://iit.med.wisc.edu/staff/schultz-amy/

Feb 25, 2025

Who is at risk? Identifying neglected consumer groups with increased susceptibility to foodborne illness and their food safety risk-communication preferences

Sanja Ilic, Associate Professor, Department of Human Sciences, The Ohio State University

online only @ 11:00:00

Presenter Info: https://ehe.osu.edu/human-sciences/directory?id=ilic.2