Students
Ashley Ohstrom
Food Science Graduate Student
Characterizing the unique microbiomes of sourdough starter cultures to investigate microbial activity and enzymes that can hydrolyze gluten during bread fermentation.
Samuel Osabutey
Graduate Student
My research focus on the interaction Pseudomonas syringae strains on Cucurbit, beet and chard plants through the use of MLSA/MLST to understand the evolution. This study will also employ homologous recombination to unravel mechanism of horizontal gene transfer among Pseudomonas syringae strains the above mentioned crops.
Edwin Rivera-López
Food Science, Clinical and Translational Science Graduate Student
Research phage therapy to understand the mechanisms of phage resistance in E. coli O157:H7, allowing us to predict resistance/susceptibility.
Abimel Salazar
Grad Student
My research involves the study of Salmonella enterica and E.coli propagation through different stages of a vegetable value chain in Cambodia.
Adam Scherr
Entomology Graduate Student
How the fall armyworm Spodoptera frugiperda produces plant hormones within its saliva
