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Charles Czuprynski

Charles Czuprynski

Professor, pathobiological sciences; director, Food Research Institute

Expert on host defense against microbial infection and on foodborne disease

Dörte Döpfer

Dörte Döpfer

Assistant professor, veterinary medicine, food animal medicine

Expert in veterinary epidemiology of infectious diseases with a focus on food safety, applied mathematical modeling and interdisciplinary communication

Srinivasan Damodaran

Srinivasan Damodaran

Professor, food science

Expert on food science, protein chemistry, dairy chemistry, hydrogels

Amy Wong

Amy Wong

Professor, bacteriology

Expert on microbiological food safety

Steph Tai

Steph Tai

Professor, law school

I study the interaction between scientific research and environmental law and food safety regulation.

Kathleen Glass

Kathleen Glass

Associate director, Food Research Institute

Expert on microbial food safety including refrigerated and shelf-stable foods

Andrew Milkowski

Andrew Milkowski

Adjunct professor, animal sciences, muscle biology laboratory

Expert on meat processing, foodborne illness, diet and health

Scott Rankin

Scott Rankin

Associate professor, food science

Expert on dairy foods processing and chemistry, leading to changes in function, flavor and color

Amanda Gevens

Amanda Gevens

Chair and Prof.; Extension Vegetable Pathologist; plant pathology

Expert on potato and vegetable disease identification, characterization, and management; hop diseases; production and post-harvest/storage diseases; oomycete pathogens; biopesticides

Dale Schoeller

Dale Schoeller

Professor emeritus, nutritional sciences

Expert in human energy metabolism and body composition, including the causes and treatments of obesity

Steve Ventura

Steve Ventura

Professor, environmental studies and soil science; Director, Land Tenure Center

Expert in community food systems, land tenure, GIS, agricultural land management

Donna Weihofen

Donna Weihofen

Senior nutritionist (retired), UW Hospital and Clinics

Expert on nutrition and food: general nutrition and cancer nutrition

John Lucey

John Lucey

Professor, food science; director, Center for Dairy Research

Expert on the processing, chemistry and texture of foods; expert on properties of dairy foods; food proteins

Jae-Hyuk Yu

Jae-Hyuk Yu

Professor, bacteriology, genetics, Food Research Institute

Expert on fungi, molds, mycotoxins, Detoxification of aflatoxin, patulin, and ochratoxin A. Natural antimicrobials using GRAS fungi, Human hair restoration using fermented products

Barbara Ingham

Barbara Ingham

Professor, food science; food safety Extension Specialist

Expert on methods to safely preserve food at home. Trainer in home canning. Researcher into new methods of canning.

Chris Hittinger

Chris Hittinger

Assistant professor, genetics

Expert on the evolution of yeast carbon metabolism, evolutionary genomics/genetics, molecular evolution, phylogenetics, population genetics, evolutionary systems biology

Holly Gibbs

Holly Gibbs

Professor, the Department of Geography and the Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies

Holly Gibbs is an expert on tropical deforestation, with a focus on the potential for corporate promises to end deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon rainforest.

Cassandra Vanderwall

Cassandra Vanderwall

Teaching faculty, School of Medicine and Public Health

Food and nutrition expert passionate about empowering individuals and communities in their pursuit of overall wellness

Marianne Smukowski

Marianne Smukowski

Outreach program manager, Wisconsin Center for Dairy Research

Expert on food safety/quality, and regulatory matters for the Wisconsin dairy industy

Jordan Rosenblum

Jordan Rosenblum

Belzer Professor of Classical Judaism, Religious Studies and Jewish Studies

Expert on rabbinic Judaism, food and Judaism, food and religion, and Jewish History

Andrew Ruis

Andrew Ruis

Associate Director for Research, Epistemic Analytics (WCER); Fellow, Department of Medical History and Bioethics

Expert on histories of medicine/public health, food/nutrition, and education; school lunch; health services research

Kimberlee Burrington

Kimberlee Burrington

Dairy ingredient applications coordinator, Wisconsin Center for Dairy Research

Expert on the functionality and use of dairy ingredients in food applications

Julie Dawson

Julie Dawson

Associate professor, plant and agroecosystem sciences

Expert on organic agriculture, participatory research, plant breeding, agrobiodiversity conservation

Lori  DiPrete Brown

Lori DiPrete Brown

Associate director, Global Health Institute, Director, 4W Initiative, Distinguised Faculty Associate, SOHE

Global health expert focusing on women, children and highly vulnerable populations. Works to improve quality of health and social services from a human rights perspective.

Beth Olson

Beth Olson

Associate Professor, Department of Nutritional Sciences

Dr. Beth Olson is an expert on helping families make healthy nutrition choices for their families.

Lydia Zepeda

Lydia Zepeda

Professor emerita, consumer science

Expert on sustainable consumption, organic and local foods, CSA, farmers' markets, mobile markets,time use, food labels, family farm labor,labor policy

Amaya Atucha

Amaya Atucha

Assistant professor, plant and agroecosystem sciences

Expert on fruit crop production

Jennifer Gaddis

Jennifer Gaddis

Associate Professor, Civil Society & Community Studies

Expert on school food politics and systems change in local, state, national, and international contexts

Jeff Sindelar

Jeff Sindelar

Associate Professor/Extension Meat Specialist, Animal Sciences

Expertise in Meat Science, Meat Processing, and Food Safety.

Dudley Lamming

Assistant Professor, Medicine

Expert on how nutrition can be used to promote healthy aging

Ken Cameron

Ken Cameron

Professor, Botany; Director, WI State Herbarium

Expert on plant biology, especially orchids, Vanilla, and the flora of Wisconsin; natural history science museum collections

Simon Gilroy

Simon Gilroy

Professor, Botany

Expert on plant responses to stressful environments, plants and spaceflight, plant cell biology

Cara Westmark

Cara Westmark

Assistant Professor, Neurology

Expert on Alzheimer's disease, fragile X syndrome and the study of dietary interventions in preclinical models

Adel Talaat

Adel Talaat

Professor of Microbiology; Department of Pathobiological Sciences

Infectious diseases expert with focus on tuberculosis in humans, bovine tuberculosis and Johne's disease in cattle. Expert in food animal vaccines.

Karen Smith

Karen Smith

Researcher, Center for Dairy Research

Expert in processing of dairy ingredients. Areas include whey, milk protein concentrates, membrane systems, dryers and evaporators

Irwin Goldman

Irwin Goldman

Professor, plant and agroecosystem sciences

Expert on public plant breeding, open source seeds, and the breeding of carrots, onions and beets

Tyler Lark

Tyler Lark

Researcher, Center for Sustainability and the Global Environment

Expert on U.S. agricultural land use, conservation, and federal policy

Heather White

Heather White

Associate Professor, Dairy Science; Faculty Director, UW Dairy Innovation Hub

Understanding nutrient partitioning to improve feed efficiency and metabolic health in dairy cows

Andrew W. Stevens

Andrew W. Stevens

Assistant Professor, Agricultural and Applied Economics

Expert on applied agricultural and food policy with interests ranging from US agricultural production to consumer food demand and food security

Vanessa Herald

Vanessa Herald

Senior Farm to Institution Outreach Specialist, Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems

Expert on linking local and regional foods with the cafeteria setting