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Under the supervision of Associate Professor Julian Cox, Mr. Chenu’s research focuses on the “farmto-fork” ecology and management of Campylobacter spp. in an Australian broiler chicken operation. He was a recipient of the Graduate Student Fellowship to attend the 28th International Workshop for Rapid Methods and Automation in Microbiology in Kansas, USA (2008). In addition to IAFP Mr. Chenu is an active , member of the Australian Institute of Food Science and Technology (AIFST) and was a finalist for the 2008 Malcolm Bird Commemorative Award, which is the organization’s most coveted honor for young members. He realizes that his involvement with professional societies will contribute to the development of a career in academia. Hyo-Min Nang Dongguk University Seoul, South Korea yo-Min Nang is currently a graduate student in the Department of Food Science and Technology at Dongguk University in South Korea. She has been working as a teaching and research assistant, earning a great number of scholarships from the Korean government. Under Dr. Kwang-Geun Lee, she has studied “Quantitative Risk Assessment Model (QRAM) for Staphylococcus aureus in food Using Monte Carlo Simulation.” Ms. Nang’s current research, approved by the Korea Food and Drug Administration, is centered on food safety and is one of the Korean government’s leading programs. Her research constructs a QRAM in a computer spreadsheet using probability distributions, modeling the variability and uncertainty model of important risk factors to prevent outbreaks of staphylococcal food-poisoning from food. The work has been utilized as basal data to effectively manage the outbreaks of food poisoning in restaurants. Additionally, Ms. Nang is interested in developing and designing preventive systems to minimize the risk of food safety and ensure safer food for consumers. At IAFP 2009, she is presenting two posters about her latest research results using a QRAM to set up standards for the food safety control and prevention of the outbreak of pathogenic contamination. H Gashaw Mersha Tessema orn and schooled in Gonder, the 17th century capital city of Ethiopia, Gashaw Mersha Tessema earned his DVM (2001) at Addis Ababa University, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, later working as an animal health officer in North Gonder. During that time, he also pursued ethno-veterinary medicine and control of CBPP under the project of Pan Africa for the control of Epizootics (PACE). In July 2002, Mr. Tessema joined Alage ATVET (Agricultural Technical Vocational and Educational Training) College as a senior instructor, where he offers the courses Meat Hygiene, Veterinary Microbiology, Pharmacology and Basic Surgery. There, he has developed curricula for the courses Meat Hygiene and Anatomy and coordinated preparation of manuals for different subjects. Additionally, he has participated in the training of community animal health workers organized by the Catholic Church Integrated Development Program. In September 2007, Alage ATVET allowed Mr. Tessema to continue his post-graduate program in the department of Tropical Veterinary Public Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, at Addis Ababa University. After completion, he obtained financial support from the USAID SPS LMM project for his research at an export abattoir in Ethiopia on E. coli O157:H7 prevalence, distribution and shiga-toxin identification from sheep and goat feces, skin and carcasses, and carcass coliforms. So far, he is the first in his country to have identified shiga toxin 1 and 2 from goat carcasses. Mr. Tessema, an active member of the Ethiopian Veterinary Association (EVA) and Ethiopian Animal Welfare Association, has also trained in teaching methodology and presented several seminars. Addis Ababa University Debre-Zeit, Ethiopia Aaron R. Uesugi Cornell University Ithaca, New York aron R. Uesugi is a Ph.D. candidate at Cornell University in Food Science, with minors in Food Microbiology and Applied Economics and Management. He received a BS in Food Science with a minor in Environmental Toxicology (2000) from the University of California, Davis. Following time spent as a Post Graduate Researcher in the Department of Food Science at UC Davis, he returned to complete his MS in Food Science (2004), under the direction of Dr. Linda J. Harris, on the thesis “The growth and survival of Salmonella enterica serovar Enteritidis phage type 30 on almond hulls and shells.” He continued in the Harris laboratory as a Staff Research Associate until beginning his Ph.D. program. Under the direction of Dr. Carmen I. Moraru, Mr. Uesugi’s research focuses on the mechanisms of inactivation and microbial inactivation kinetics in the Pulsed Light treatment of food related microorganisms. Specifically, he has examined the use of Pulsed Light inactivation of Listeria in liquid and on stainless steel substrates as described by the OCTOBER 2009 | FOOD PROTECTION TRENDS

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