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Department of 
Food Microbiology 
& Toxicology
UW-Madison

The Food Research Institute Personnel
at the  Food Research Institute, UW–Madison


 
CORE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE E-mail FIELD(S) OF SPECIALIZATION
Charles Czuprynski, Director FRI
Professor, Dept. Pathobiological Sciences,
School of Veterinary Medicine
czuprync@svm.vetmed.wisc.edu
263-6826
  • Pathogenesis of listeriosis; Bovine respiratory disease; Pathogenesis of vasculitis; Bone marrow toxicity of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; Johne’s disease
Kathleen Glass, Associate Director FRI
Associate Scientist, Food Research Institute
kglass@wisc.edu
263-6935
  • Development of safe low acid refrigerated foods, processed meat products, and process cheese; Effect of antimicrobials on Gram-positive foodborne pathogens
Eric A. Johnson
Professor, Dept. Bacteriology
eajohnso@wisc.edu
  • Clostridium botulinum: control, toxins, genetics; Use of naturally occurring antimicrobials in food
Charles W. Kaspar
Professor, Dept. Bacteriology
cwkaspar@wisc.edu
  • E. coli O157:H7; Microbial ecology; Stress-response systems; Pre-harvest food safety; Molecular and physiological mechanisms of acid tolerance
Nancy P. Keller
Professor, Dept. Medical Microbiology & Immunology and Dept. Bacteriology
npk@plantpath.wisc.edu
  • Fungal molecular biology; Mycotoxins; Fungal genomics
Andy Milkowski
Adjunct Professor, Dept. Animal Sciences, Muscle Biology Laboratory
amilkowski@ansci.wisc.edu
  • Meat quality; Processed meat product quality measurement; Product and ingredient safety; Regulatory policy
Michael W. Pariza
Professor, Dept. Food Science
mwpariza@wisc.edu
  • Dietary aspects of carcinogenesis; Biological significance of conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) and other naturally occurring biological compounds in food
Amy C. L. Wong
Professor, Dept. Bacteriology
acwong@wisc.edu
  • Biofilm formation and control; Virulence mechanisms of Bacillus cereus
    and Staphylcoccus aureus 
Jaehyuk Yu
Associate Professor, Dept. Bacteriology
jyu1@wisc.edu
  • Fungi and mycotoxins: Molecular genetics of asexual sporulation and
    mycotoxin biosynthesis in filamentous fungi

 
AFFILIATED FACULTY UW–Madison SPECIALIZATION
Don Burr
Adjunct Professor, FRI; Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition/FDA, Summit-Argo, IL
donald.burr@fda.hhs.gov

Robert K. Bush
Professor Emeritus, Dept. Medicine, Allergy & Immunology
  • Food allergy: causes and consequences
Mark E. Cook
Professor, Dept. Animal Sciences, College of Agricultural and Life Sciences
mcook@wisc.edu
  • Nutritional regulation of immune function
Ferencz Sandor Denes
Associate Professor Emeritus, Dept. Biological Systems Engineering , College of Agricultural and Life Sciences
denes@engr.wisc.edu
  • Food safety engineering
Laura Knoll
Associate Professor, Dept. Medical Microbiology & Immunology, Medical School
ljknoll@wisc.edu
  • Molecular parasitology
Stacey Schultz-Cherry
Assist Professor, Dept. Medical Microbiology & Immunology, Medical School
slschul2@wisc.edu
  • Molecular and Cellular Virology

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