Public Presentation Today (Weds April 12 12-1pm, Lecture Hall 3) by Dr. Larry Goodridge

"A virus killed my E. coli!! And other wonderful tales of controlling foodborne pathogens with bacteriophages."

Dr. Goodridge’s research group focuses on the development of verifiable on-farm Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) methods to control E. coli O157:H7 contamination in cattle, as a primary step in reducing the production of E. coli O157:H7 contaminated meat. Within this focus is a broad interest in the use of bacteriophages to control and detect bacterial pathogens in the animal environment. Specific projects include the use of phage therapy to reduce the amount of cattle that shed E. coli O157:H7 in their feces, and the development of rapid, reporter–bacteriophage, non-instrument based assays to detect cattle that actively shed E. coli O157:H7.

B.S., University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada
M.S., University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Ph.D., University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada

All welcome