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Students with specific interests in food safety participated in the 2013 Cornell Summer Undergraduate Research Program, including undergraduate students from Texas Tech University, North Carolina State University, Texas Wesleyan University, McGill University, Cornell University, University of Puerto Rico--Mayaguez, and Pennsylvania State University. 

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.

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.

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.

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.

Sarah Kozak, a Food Science major at Cornell University, conducted research in Dr. Martin Wiedmann's laboratory. Her research focused on characterization of organisms isolated from fluid milk and cultured dairy products.

Paola M. Illas-Ortiz, an Industrial Microbiology major from the University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez, conducted research in Dr. Martin Wiedmann's laboratory at Cornell University. Her research focused on the prevalence, persistence, and diversity of Listeria in spinach fields from planting to harvest.

Karine Paradis, a Food and Nutritional Science major from McGill University, conducted research in Dr. Carmen I. Moraru's at Cornell University. Her research focused on reduction of Listeria innocua on the surface of processed cheese after exposure to Pulsed Light Treatment.

Kenneth G. Vogel, a Food Science major from Pennsylvania State University, conducted research in Dr. Randy Worobo's laboratory. His research focused on Dertermining critical parameters for tempeh production to control the growth of foodborne pathogens.