Past Events

Title:  Novel strategies for controlling necrotic enteritis in poultry: towards reducing antibiotic use in food production Speaker:  Dion Lepp, Biologist, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Guelph Research and Development Centre No registration is required. Please invite all interested colleagues.

Final Examination for the Degree of MSc - RUILI QI Examining Committee Dr. Loong-Tak Lim, Chair Dr. Yoshi Mine, Advisor Dr. Rong Cao, Advisory Committee Member Dr. Gisele LaPointe, Department Member TITLE: Anti-inflammatory Activity of Rubus suavissimus S. Lee leaf extract in a C57BL/6J Mouse Model with LPS-induced Low-grade Chronic Inflammation

Title: Multi-provincial outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 associated with romaine lettuce, December 2017 to January 2018 Speaker: Tanis Kershaw, Epidemiologist, Public Health Agency of Canada, Outbreak Management Division NO registration required. Please invite all interested colleagues. See attachments for announcement and speaker's bio.

A scientist walks into a kitchen: Garlic at the air/water interface Meringues are a cornerstone for the pastry chef. They help create a variety of sweet & delicious morsels such as nougat, angel food cake, soufflés and mousses. For those of us with a sweet tooth, the addition of garlic to these preparations is nothing short of counterintuitive. It is in this, non-obvious culinary use of garlic, that the beauty of science makes us transform the kitchen into a laboratory. Find out why… Guest Speaker - César Vega, PhD 

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DEFENCE ANNOUNCEMENT Final Examination for the Degree of MSc SAFAA FALLATAH Examining Committee Dr. Lisa Duizer, Chair Dr. Mansel Griffiths, Co-Advisor Dr. Andrew Kropinski, Advisory Committee Member Dr. Gisele LaPointe, Department Member TITLE: Isolation and characterization of bacteriophages against Listeria Monocytogenes and their applications as biosensors for foodborne pathogen detection

Title:  Cheese Safety Speaker: Dr. Art Hill, Professor and Chair, Department of Food Science, University of Guelph NO registration required. Please invite all interested colleagues. See attachments for announcement and abstract and speaker's bio. Not in Guelph? Join us by webinar! Meeting Name:  Food Safety Seminar – February 14, 2018

Final Examination for the Degree of MSc - ZENING ZHOU Examining Committee Dr. Loong-Tak Lim, Chair Dr. Gisele LaPointe, Advisor Dr. Lisa Duizer, Advisory Committee Member Dr. Donald Mercer, Department Member TITLE: EFFECTS OF DRIED APPLE PEEL ON THE RHEOLOGICAL AND SENSORY PROPERTIES OF DRINKING YOGURT

Final Examination for the Degree of MSc - XINYA WANG Examining Committee Dr. Michael Rogers, Chair Dr. Gisele LaPointe, Advisor Dr. Eleana Kristo, Advisory Committee Member Dr. Art Hill, Department Member TITLE: Exploring the Potential of Apple Pomace as a Functional Ingredient in Yogurt

Final Examination for the Degree of PhD - AFSANEH NAJARIAN Examining Committee Dr. Loong-Tak Lim, Chair Dr. Mansel Griffiths, Co-Advisor Dr. Milena Corredig, Advisory Committee Member Dr. Gisele LaPointe, Department Member Dr. Jeremy Burton, External Examiner TITLE: IMPACT OF PROTEOBIOTICS SECRETED BY LACTOBACILLUS ACIDOPHILUS LA-5 ON CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE VIRULENCE FACTORS