Food safety testing experts

Tests essential oil microemulsions against Listeria, Salmonella and antibiotic-resistant bacteria on melons and lettuce.

Engineers enzymes and bacteriocins that remove Salmonella and Listeria biofilms from food-contact surfaces.

Develops hydroxyl-radical, high pressure and light-based decontamination for produce, poultry and flour.

Studies Aspergillus oryzae fermentates against Listeria monocytogenes and a food-grade system for aflatoxin degradation.

Models Salmonella thermal resistance in low-moisture foods and tests bubble-spark cold plasma inactivation.

Applies hyperspectral imaging with machine learning and nanozyme sensors to food quality and pesticide detection.

Develops digital PCR and lateral flow assays that detect Salmonella and authenticate seafood species.

Studies mycotoxins and builds surveillance and detoxification approaches for corn wet milling.

Encapsulates antimicrobial phytochemicals in chitosan and produces the antifungal peptide PAF in Pichia pastoris.