Aim 3 Title:
Develop and conduct a multi-institutional undergraduate summer research program in food safety
Aim 3 Project Team:
Aim 3 team leader:
Martin Wiedmann, Cornell University; contact mw16@cornell.edu
Aim 3 team members:
Salam A. Ibrahim, North Carolina A&T State University; contact ibrah001@ncat.edu
Martha Verghese, Alabama A&M University; contact martha.verghese@aamu.edu
Angela J. Roberts, Texas Wesleyan University; contact anroberts@txwes.edu
Kendra Nightingale, Colorado State University; contact kendra.nightingale@colostate.edu
Haley Oliver, Purdue University; contact hfoliver@purdue.edu
Lee-Ann Jaykus, North Carolina State University; contact lajaykus@ncsu.edu
Martha Verghese, Alabama A&M University; contact martha.verghese@aamu.edu
Carmen Moraru, Cornell University; contact cim24@cornell.edu
Aim 3 Current Efforts:
While this component of the project is scheduled to start in 2012 (i.e., project year 2), pilot activities have been initiated at different participating institutions in 2011. Specifcally, three undergraduate students with specific interests in food safety participating in the 2011 Cornell Summer Undergrduate Research Program, inlcuding one undergrduate student each from North Carolina A&T State University and Purdue.
Our food microbiology and safety laboratory is currently hosing one undergraduate research assistant to conduct research related to lactic acid fermentation using agricultural by-products as growth medium for the production of functional ingredients. In addition three high school students will participate in the research apprenticeship program (RAP) this summer 2011 and work on research projects related to food safety and protection.
Angela - please add current efforts at TWU