With a $5 million grant from the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) Convergence Accelerator Program, a multidisciplinary research team led by the University of Missouri (MU) is developing new technology to rapidly detect and control Salmonellaand other foodborne pathogens throughout the poultry supply chain.
The 19-member team is headed by Mahmoud Almasri, Ph.D., Associate Professor of electrical engineering and computer science at MU, and includes investigators from MU, the University of Notre Dame, and Lincoln University who have expertise in engineering, poultry and food science, public health, and supply chain management. The end goal is to reduce the instance of foodborne illness in consumers.