Presenting the webinar will be Manpreet Singh, associate professor and extension food safety specialist in the Department of Food Science at Purdue University. Singh earned his bachelor’s degree in agricultural science from Punjab Agricultural University in Ludhiana, India, and his master’s in food science from Kansas State University. He received his doctorate in food science and technology from Iowa State University and was assistant and then associate professor of food safety and microbiology at Auburn University before coming to Purdue. Singh’s research interests include pre- and post-harvest food safety and the impact of food processing on the safety of foods; development and validation of novel intervention strategies to control foodborne pathogens in production and processing environments; application of rapid detection and identification methods for foodborne pathogens; prevalence and persistence of foodborne pathogens in production and processing environments; and stress responses including host-pathogen interactions and survival of foodborne pathogens in foods.

This webinar is interactive and will last approximately 60 minutes including Q&A, according to AMSA. There is no charge to join the webinar, but prospective attendees must first register by clicking on the enrollment link. Once an individual has registered, he will receive an e-mail message confirming his enrollment status and providing information needed to join the event.

For more information, contact Deidrea Mabry, AMSA director of communications, at dmabry@meatscience.org.