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Title: Assistant Professor
Address: 1901 N. 21 St. Lincoln, NE 68588 USA
Tel.: +1.402.472.2196
Email: byron.chaves-elizondo@unl.edu
Educational Background:
2015 |
PhD in Animal Science (Food Safety), minor in Microbiology, Texas Tech University |
2010 |
MS in Food Science (Food Safety), minor in Experimental Statistics, Clemson University |
2008 |
BS in Food Technology, University of Costa Rica |
Work Experience:
- Assistant Professor, Department of Food Science and Technology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, August 2017-present
- Postdoctoral Research Associate, International Center for Food Industry Excellence, Texas Tech University, August 2015-July 2017
Research Interests:
1. Product and process validations for food safety
a) Evaluating and optimizing chemical antimicrobial interventions for pathogen reduction in raw meat and poultry matrices, including pet food ingredients.
b) Determining the efficacy of clean-label antimicrobials and nitrite replacers on the microbiological safety and quality of processed meat and poultry products.
2. Growth, survival, persistence, and inactivation of bacterial and viral pathogens in foods and the food processing environment
a) Evaluating and validating microbiological predictive modeling for the growth and inactivation of Salmonella and Shigatoxigenic E. coli (STEC) in raw meat and poultry matrices under simulated processing conditions.
b) Determining viral persistence on and transfer from simulated food contact surfaces and food packaging materials.
Professional Activities:
- Member of the United States Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Service (USDA FSIS) “National Advisory Committee on Meat and Poultry Inspection”Chair of the Poultry Science Association “Salmonella Task Force”
- Chair of the USDA Hatch Multistate Group “Improving Food Safety through Risk Analysis”
- Chair of the International Association for Food Protection (IAFP) “Physical Hazards and Foreign Material” Professional Development Group
- Chair of the International Association for Food Protection (IAFP) “Food Protection Trends” journal management committee
- Editorial board member – Food Protection Trends and Journal of Food Protection
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