Student

Ashley Ohstrom

Food Science Graduate Student

431 Erickson Food Science
University Park, PA

Email ako5205@psu.edu
Pronouns She/Her

Overview

Characterizing sourdough starter microbiomes to improve the quality and safety of bread.

Centers & Institutes

One Health Microbiome Center

Penn State doctoral students selected to participate in the Biotechnological and Integrative Opportunities in Microbiome Science doctoral training fellowship, from top left: Erika Biernbaum, Talon Jost, Paula Blanco Ortiz, Jie Feng, Natalie Ford, Jessica Gaydos, Ashley Ohstrom, Shane Connolly, Mackenna Yount, Yara Cavalcante Viera and Kathleen Culhane. Credit: Provided by fellows. All Rights Reserved.

September 23, 2025

One Health Microbiome Center awards 11 inaugural doctoral training fellows

June 09, 2025

Two Penn State doctoral students selected for industry internship in Germany

Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences recently welcomed a delegation from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations to the University Park campus. One of the tours included the PlantVillage Lab, where researchers are using artificial intelligence to help smallholder farmers across Africa, Asia and the Americas adapt to climate change. It is led by David Hughes, Huck Chair in Global Food Security and professor of entomology and biology at Penn State. From left are Celeste Macilwaine, Ed Bogart, David Hughes, Derek Morr, Rimnoma Serge Ouedraogo, Bipana Paudel Timilsen and Huanhuan Wang. Credit: Contributed photo. All Rights Reserved.

May 30, 2025

Penn State’s Youth Food Lab attends UN Science, Technology, Innovation forum

2024 My Green Lab Consultants Zaman Ataie and Ananya Gollakota check the expiration date on a chemical bottle. Credit: Lydia Vandenbergh. All Rights Reserved.

February 10, 2025

Sustainable Labs Program increases participant engagement, welcomes new labs

Five new research collaborations between Penn State and minority-serving institutions selected to receive seed funding via the Inter-Institutional Partnerships for Diversifying Research program

January 10, 2025

College of Ag Sciences graduate students receive research grant awards

Credit: Dina Constantinides. All Rights Reserved.

December 09, 2024

The stories that defined 2024 for the One Health Microbiome Center at Penn State

December 07, 2023

Sourdough may be the key to better gluten-free bread

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