Food Microbiology Laboratory for the Food Science Student (PDF)

Dr. Cangliang Shen is an Assistant Professor/Extension Specialist at Davis College, Animal & Nutritional Science and Families & Health Center at West Virginia University. Dr. Shen worked at IEH Consulting Groups, USDA-ARS, and Western Kentucky University as postdoctoral research microbiologist and assistant professor of microbiology after obtaining his Ph.D. from Colorado State University. Dr. Shen is currently teaching undergraduate/graduate level microbiology course. Dr. Shen' research is focus on postharvest sanitizing procedures for reducing food safety risks on poultry meat products and fresh produce. Dr. Shen is the professional member of International Association of Food Protection and Institute of Food Technologists. Dr. Shen is the an Editorial Board member of Food Protection Trends.
Dr. Yifan Zhang is an Associate Professor in the Department of Nutrition and Food Science at Wayne State University, Michigan. Her Ph.D. is from University of Maryland, College Park. She is an Editorial Board member of Journal of Food Protection, and a member of International Association of Food Protection, Institute of Food Technologists, and American Society for Microbiology. Dr. Zhang's research is on molecular characterization and risk analysis of foodborne bacteria, food and agricultural reservoir of antimicrobial resistance, urban agriculture, and the development of novel food safety control. Dr. Zhang is currently teaching Introductory Food Science and Advanced Food Science at the undergraduate level and Microbial Food Safety at the graduate level