North Carolina A&T State University hosted the Research Apprenticeship Program (RAP) this summer from June 27-July 22, 2011. 3 high school students performed food science research in Dr. Salam A. Ibrahim's lab as described below: - Dedrick Dunton: Antimicrobial activity of ascorbic acid alone or in combination with lactic acid on Escherichia Coli O157:H7 in laboratory medium.
- Caleb S. Locklear: Antimicrobial activity of onion extract against Escherichia coli O157:H7.
- Lisa Wamban: The Effects of Selected Rat Poison on the Growth of Yogurt Culture.
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Several graduate students in the Food and Nutritional Sciences Program at NCA&TSU held a one day three hour introductory food science/food safety hands-on preconference on Monday, May 11, 2012 at Hunter Huss high school in Gastonia, _NC west of _Charlotte, NC.
The following presentations were given: - Introduction to Food Technology,
- Introduction to Food Microbiology
- Food Fermentation and Dairy Applications
- Food Contamination and Chemical Contaminants in Food products
- Food Quality
- Food Defense and Protection
The workshop was led by Dr. Salam A. Ibrahim from the Food and Nutritional Sciences Program at NCA&TSU.
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