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StUDent trAvel SChOlArShIP AWArD tudent Travel Scholarships are awarded to full-time students enrolled in a college or university food-safety related program. These students have demonstrated an interest in and commitment to food safety and quality. The IAFP Foundation provides funding for these scholarships, which were developed to encourage students to participate in Association activities. hudaa neetoo University of Delaware Newark, Delaware S Gale Prince (left) presents Ji-Yeon Hyeon, Rolf Erik Nilsson, M. Elizabeth Palmer, Akafete Teklu Fite and Hudaa Neetoo with the IAFP 2008 Student Travel Scholarship Award. Christopher Nnadozie Njoku was not present. i-Yeon Hyeon is working toward her Ph.D. at the Department of Public Health in the College of Veterinary Medicine at Konkuk University in South Korea, and earned numerous scholarships there while pursuing her DVM (2007). As a teaching and research assistant, Ms. Hyeon has been guiding undergraduate students in their laboratory courses and working on many research projects funded from various national agencies under Dr. Kun-ho Seo. Most of her projects are related to development and validation of various rapid detection methods, rapid kit assay, automated ELISA, and real-time PCR for detection of foodborne bacteria and viruses. She has contributed to establishing guidelines for application of rapid detection methods to field investigation, and to revising the Korean Bacteriological Analytical Manual for the Korean Food and Drug Administration. With her interest in bacterial and viral foodborne zoonoses, Ms. Hyeon desires a career in veterinary science and food safety in the public health sector. After achieving her Ph.D., she plans to pursue postdoctoral research opportunities at universities or government institutes in the US. Ms. Hyeon is co-author of two posters and two oral presentations at IAFP 2008. J Ji-Yeon hyeon Konkuk University Seoul, South Korea udaa Neetoo is currently pursuing her Ph.D. at the Department of Animal and Food Sciences at the University of Delaware in Newark, where she received her MS in Food Science in 2007. Her BA in Biochemistry was achieved in 2004 at Imperial College London. Under Dr. Haiqiang Chen, Ms. Neetoo’s research area concentrates on enhancing the microbial safety of sprouts commonly consumed in sandwiches and salads using high pressure processing technology. She is active in various extracurricular and extramural activities, particularly through the local Food Science Club, which provides opportunities to participate in numerous promotional, recruitment, fundraising and intellectual endeavors. Since joining IAFP in 2006, Ms. Neetoo has been an active member of the Student PDG, which she presently serves as Vice Chair with the goal to serve as Chair in 2008–2009. She is also a member of the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT), American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), and Sigma Xi. Ms. Neetoo makes it a priority to expand her professional membership in several scientific organizations, believing that attendance at scientific meetings and conferences are of paramount importance in the development of a career in academia. rolf erik nilsson University of Tasmania Australia H fter training and working as a chef for eight years, Rolf Erik Nilsson pursued clinical microbiology studies at James Cook University in Queensland, Australia, graduating with honors in 2006. Mr. Nilsson’s undergraduate honors project—investigating the biogeography and ecology of Burkholderia pseudomallei, the causative agent of melioidosis, throughout Papua, New Guinea and Northern Australia—focused on the environmental distribution of the organism and investigated the rhizosphere of wild Oryza species (rice) as a potential reservoir. On completion of his honors project, Mr. Nilsson sought higher studies in food safety research and was accepted as a Ph.D. candidate at the Australian Food Safety Centre of the Tasmanian Institute of Agricultural Research in Hobart, Australia. Under Professors John Bowman and Tom Ross, Mr. Nilsson’s research aims at developing an A 790 FOOD PROTECTION TRENDS | NOVEMBER 2008

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Food Protection Trends - November 2008 Contents Sustaining Members Perspectives from Your President Commentary from the Executive Director Biofilm Formation of Listeria monocytogenes on Various Conveyor Belt Surfaces Third-Party Certification of Agro-Products in China:�A Study of Agro-Product Producers in Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Hangzhou and Qingdao IAFP 2008 in Review Award Winners 3M Microbiology - Black Pearl Award Winner Ivan Parkin Lecture - Russell S. Flowers John H. Silliker Lecture - Michael P. Doyle Student Travel Scholarships Session Summaries Highlights of the Executive Board Meeting Minutes of the 95th Annual Business Meeting Committee Minutes Executive Board Response to Committee Recommendations Exhibitors of IAFP 2008 Special Contributors and Sponsors Call for Awards - IAFP 2009 New Members What's Happening in Food Safety Industry Products Coming Events Advertising Index Journal of Food Protection Table of Contents Audiovisual Library Order Form Booklet Order Form Membership Application

Food Protection Trends - November 2008

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