Trained in Microbiology & Immunology, University of Arizona (BS) and in Nutrition & Food Sciences – Microbiology, Utah State University (PhD), I’m a professor on Population Health & Reproduction at University of California, Davis in the School of Veterinary Medicine. I also lead of the 100K Pathogen Genome Project.
My research is focused on microbial physiology and genomics. My primary research areas include:
- Molecular ecology of pathogens in foods, animals, and the environment;
- Molecular diagnostics development using whole genome seqeucing;
- Metagenomics of humans, animals, and the environment;
- Host/microbe interactions during infection and persistance
Role in Syst-OMICS
In collaboration with Roger Levesque, I’m involved in Activity 1.2 – Data mining and bacterial survey sequencing of Salmonella which aims to analyze the genomes of 2500 S. enterica sequences. As part of the 100K Pathogen Genome Project we have sequenced numerous bacteria genera. This project is focused on Salmonella genomes to understand the diversity and evolution in food.