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Students with specific interests in food safety are participating in the 2013 Cornell Summer Undergraduate Research Program.

Jessica Heiden, a senior Biology major from Texas Tech University, will be conducting research in Dr. Nightingale's lab at the International Center for Food Industry Excellence at Texas Tech University.  Her research focuses on characterizing the immune response to virulence-attenuated Listeria monocytogenes subtypes which are common among ready-to-eat foods. Image Added

Analiesel Hannes, a rising senior and double major in food science and microbiology at North Carolina State University, is performing summer research in Dr. Jaykus' lab at North Carolina State University.  Her research utilizes RTq-PCR and cell culture techniques to investigate the persistence of a possible Norovirus surrogate, Tulane Virus, on stainless steel.

Morgan Kirkpatrick, a rising junior majoring in Biology at Texas Wesleyan University, is examining the prevalence of Listeria monocytogenes and Listeria species isolated from queso fresco purchased from small and large Hispanic-serving retail stores.  He is working under the mentorship of Dr. Angela Roberts at Texas Wesleyan University.

Corey Holt, a rising junior majoring in Biology at Texas Wesleyan University, is using Western blotting to examine the expression of genes used for  flagellar motility in Listeria monocytogenes.  He is working under the mentorship of Dr. Angela Roberts at Texas Wesleyan University.