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Herbert Aldwinckle, PhD
Professor emeritus in the Department of Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology, Cornell University
Professor emeritus in the Department of Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology, Cornell University
Julian Alston, PhD
Professor, Department of Agricultural & Resource Economics; Director, Robert Mondavi Institute Center for Wine Economics, University of California - Davis
Professor, Department of Agricultural & Resource Economics; Director, Robert Mondavi Institute Center for Wine Economics, University of California - Davis
Kenneth Anderson, PhD
Professor of Poultry Science, Extension Specialist - Commercial Layer & Small Flock Management, North Carolina State University
Professor of Poultry Science, Extension Specialist - Commercial Layer & Small Flock Management, North Carolina State University
Lawrence Appel, MD, MPH
Professor of Medicine, Epidemiology and International Health (Human Nutrition) Director, Welch Center for Prevention, Epidemiology and Clinical Research, The Johns Hopkins University
Professor of Medicine, Epidemiology and International Health (Human Nutrition) Director, Welch Center for Prevention, Epidemiology and Clinical Research, The Johns Hopkins University
Elizabeth Applegate, PhD
Senior Lecturer, Department of Nutrition and Director of Sports Nutrition, Intercollegiate Athletics, University of California - Davis
Senior Lecturer, Department of Nutrition and Director of Sports Nutrition, Intercollegiate Athletics, University of California - Davis
Bruce Babcock, PhD
Director of the Center for Agricultural and Rural Development and Professor of Economics, Iowa State University
Director of the Center for Agricultural and Rural Development and Professor of Economics, Iowa State University
P. Stephen Baenziger, PhD
Wheat breeder and geneticist, former Eugene W. Price Distinguished Professor of Biotechnology and currently Professor and Nebraska Wheat Growers Presidential Chair, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Wheat breeder and geneticist, former Eugene W. Price Distinguished Professor of Biotechnology and currently Professor and Nebraska Wheat Growers Presidential Chair, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
James Barbaree, PhD
Associate Director for Research and Adjunct Professor for the Center for Detection & Food Safety in the College of Veterinary Medicine, Auburn University
Associate Director for Research and Adjunct Professor for the Center for Detection & Food Safety in the College of Veterinary Medicine, Auburn University
Don Beermann, PhD
Professor of Animal Science, Director: Institutional Animal Care Program, Office of Research Responsibility, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Professor of Animal Science, Director: Institutional Animal Care Program, Office of Research Responsibility, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Ethan Bergman, PhD, RD, CD, FADA
Professor of Food Science and Nutrition, Associate Dean, College of Education and Professional Studies, Central Washington University
Professor of Food Science and Nutrition, Associate Dean, College of Education and Professional Studies, Central Washington University
Diane Birt, PhD
Distinguished Professor in the Department of Food Science & Human Nutrition and Director of the Center for Research on Botanical Dietary Supplements, Iowa State University
Distinguished Professor in the Department of Food Science & Human Nutrition and Director of the Center for Research on Botanical Dietary Supplements, Iowa State University
Mary Brewer, PhD
Professor of Food Science, Department of Food Science & Human Nutrition, University of Illinois
Professor of Food Science, Department of Food Science & Human Nutrition, University of Illinois
Frank Busta, PhD
Founding Director, Director Emeritus and Senior Science Advisor for The National Center for Food Protection and Defense, Professor Emeritus of Food Microbiology, and Emeritus Head of Department of Food Science & Nutrition, University of Minnesota
Founding Director, Director Emeritus and Senior Science Advisor for The National Center for Food Protection and Defense, Professor Emeritus of Food Microbiology, and Emeritus Head of Department of Food Science & Nutrition, University of Minnesota
Patrick Byrne, PhD
Professor of Plant Breeding/Genetics (Molecular-Quantitative Genetics) and Graduate Student Coordinator, Colorado State University
Professor of Plant Breeding/Genetics (Molecular-Quantitative Genetics) and Graduate Student Coordinator, Colorado State University
Brett Carver, PhD
Regents Professor, Wheat Breeding and Genetics and Wheat Genetics Chair in Agriculture, Oklahoma State University
Regents Professor, Wheat Breeding and Genetics and Wheat Genetics Chair in Agriculture, Oklahoma State University
Ken Cassman, PhD
Director of the Center for Energy Sciences Research and Professor of Agronomy & Horticulture, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Director of the Center for Energy Sciences Research and Professor of Agronomy & Horticulture, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Bruce Chassy, PhD
Professor of Food Microbiology and Nutritional Sciences; Executive Associate Director of the Biotechnology Center; Assistant Dean for Science Communications in the College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences, University of Illinois - Urbana/Champaign
Professor of Food Microbiology and Nutritional Sciences; Executive Associate Director of the Biotechnology Center; Assistant Dean for Science Communications in the College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences, University of Illinois - Urbana/Champaign
Bryan Chin, PhD
Materials Engineering Professor & Director of the Center for Detection and Food Safety, Auburn University
Materials Engineering Professor & Director of the Center for Detection and Food Safety, Auburn University
Roger Clemens, DrPH
Adjunct professor of pharmaceutical sciences, Associate director, regulatory science program, School of Pharmacy, University of Southern California
Adjunct professor of pharmaceutical sciences, Associate director, regulatory science program, School of Pharmacy, University of Southern California
Peter Coclanis, PhD
Albert Ray Newsome Distinguished Professor & Director of the Global Research Institute, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Albert Ray Newsome Distinguished Professor & Director of the Global Research Institute, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Douglas Coutts, MA
Distinguished Visiting Faculty in the College of Human Sciences, Auburn University, Auburn University
Distinguished Visiting Faculty in the College of Human Sciences, Auburn University, Auburn University
Pat Curtis, PhD
Professor & Director of the Poultry Products Safety and Quality (PPSQ) Peak of Excellence Program, Auburn University
Professor & Director of the Poultry Products Safety and Quality (PPSQ) Peak of Excellence Program, Auburn University
Wendy J. Dahl, PhD RD FDC
Assistant Professor, Food Science and Human Nutrition Department, University of Florida
Assistant Professor, Food Science and Human Nutrition Department, University of Florida
Bruce Dale, PhD
Professor and Associate Director for the Office of Biobased Technologies, Michigan State University
Professor and Associate Director for the Office of Biobased Technologies, Michigan State University
Jeroen Dewulf, DVM, MSc, PhD, Dipl. ECVPH, Dipl. ECPHM
Professor, Veterinary Epidemiology Unit Department of Reproduction, Obstetrics and Herd Health, Ghent University
Professor, Veterinary Epidemiology Unit Department of Reproduction, Obstetrics and Herd Health, Ghent University
Connie Diekman, RD
Past president of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics and current Director of University Nutrition, Washington University
Past president of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics and current Director of University Nutrition, Washington University
Francisco Diez, PhD
Associate Professor of Food Safety Microbiology in the Department of Food Science and Nutrition, University of Minnesota
Associate Professor of Food Safety Microbiology in the Department of Food Science and Nutrition, University of Minnesota
Michael Doyle, PhD
Regents professor in the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences and Director of the Center for Food Safety, University of Georgia-Athens
Regents professor in the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences and Director of the Center for Food Safety, University of Georgia-Athens
James Dunn, PhD
Professor of Agricultural Economics, Agribusiness Management Program Coordinator, Penn State University
Professor of Agricultural Economics, Agribusiness Management Program Coordinator, Penn State University
Bruce Dvorak, PhD
Professor and Associate Chair, Civil Engineering-Lincoln, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Professor and Associate Chair, Civil Engineering-Lincoln, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Paul Ebner, PhD
Assistant Professor of Animal Sciences, emphasis on microbiology , Purdue University
Assistant Professor of Animal Sciences, emphasis on microbiology , Purdue University
Arthur Frank, M.D.
Medical Director of the George Washington University Weight Management Program Washington, DC., George Washington University
Medical Director of the George Washington University Weight Management Program Washington, DC., George Washington University
Wondwossen A. Gebreyes, DVM, Ph.D, Dipl. ACVPM
Associate Professor of Veterinary Preventative Medicine and Epidemiology, The Ohio State University
Associate Professor of Veterinary Preventative Medicine and Epidemiology, The Ohio State University
Konstantinos Giannakas, PhD
Professor and Co-Director of the Center for Agricultural & Food Industrial Organization in the Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Professor and Co-Director of the Center for Agricultural & Food Industrial Organization in the Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Stanley Goldfarb, M.D., F.A.C.P.
Professor of Medicine, Associate Dean for Curriculum, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Penn Medicine
Professor of Medicine, Associate Dean for Curriculum, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Penn Medicine
Tim Goldsmith, DVM
Assistant Clinical Professor, Center for Animal Health and Food Safety, University of Minnesota
Assistant Clinical Professor, Center for Animal Health and Food Safety, University of Minnesota
Michael Hayes, PhD
Associate Professor for the School of Natural Resources and Director of the National Drought Mitigation Center, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Associate Professor for the School of Natural Resources and Director of the National Drought Mitigation Center, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Matthew Helmers, PhD
Associate Professor, Agricultural & Biosystems Engineering, Iowa State University
Associate Professor, Agricultural & Biosystems Engineering, Iowa State University
Alice Henneman, MS, RD
Extension Educator of Nutrition, Food Safety and Cooking, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Extension Educator of Nutrition, Food Safety and Cooking, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
H. Scott Hurd, PhD
Associate Professor of Veterinary Diagnostic and Production Animal Medicine, Iowa State University
Associate Professor of Veterinary Diagnostic and Production Animal Medicine, Iowa State University
Brian P. Jackson, PhD
Director, Trace Metal Analysis, Core Facility, Department of Earth Sciences, Dartmouth College
Director, Trace Metal Analysis, Core Facility, Department of Earth Sciences, Dartmouth College
Larry Jacobson, PhD
Professor, Bioproducts & Biosystems Engineering Department, University of Minnesota
Professor, Bioproducts & Biosystems Engineering Department, University of Minnesota
Denneal Jamison-McClung, PhD
Associate Director - Biotechnology Program, Lecturer in the Integrated Studies Honors Program, University of California-Davis
Associate Director - Biotechnology Program, Lecturer in the Integrated Studies Honors Program, University of California-Davis
Helen Jensen, PhD
Head of the Food and Nutrition Policy Division for the Center for Agricultural and Rural Development and Professor of Economics, Iowa State University
Head of the Food and Nutrition Policy Division for the Center for Agricultural and Rural Development and Professor of Economics, Iowa State University
Lawrence Johnson, PhD
Director of the Center for Crops Utilization Research, Directorof the BioCentury Research Farm and Professor of Food Science & Human Nutrition, Iowa State University
Director of the Center for Crops Utilization Research, Directorof the BioCentury Research Farm and Professor of Food Science & Human Nutrition, Iowa State University
Nancy Keim, PhD, RD
Research Chemist, Western Human Nutrition Research Center, USDA ARS, and Adjunct Professor, University of California, Davis
Research Chemist, Western Human Nutrition Research Center, USDA ARS, and Adjunct Professor, University of California, Davis
Barbara Klein, PhD
Professor Emerita of Foods & Nutrition , University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Professor Emerita of Foods & Nutrition , University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Ronald E. Kleinman, MD
Physician in Chief, MassGeneral Hospital for Children, Chair, Department of Pediatrics, Massachusetts General Hospital, Charles Wilder Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
Physician in Chief, MassGeneral Hospital for Children, Chair, Department of Pediatrics, Massachusetts General Hospital, Charles Wilder Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
John Lawrence, PhD
Associate Dean for Extension and Outreach, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, and Professor of Economics, Iowa State University
Associate Dean for Extension and Outreach, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, and Professor of Economics, Iowa State University
Allen Levine, PhD
Dean and Professor of the College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences, University of Minnesota
Dean and Professor of the College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences, University of Minnesota
Brad Lubben, PhD
Assistant Professor of Agricultural Economics and Extension Public Policy Specialist, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Assistant Professor of Agricultural Economics and Extension Public Policy Specialist, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Ruth MacDonald, PhD, RD
Chair and Professor of the Department of Food Science & Human Nutrition, Iowa State University
Chair and Professor of the Department of Food Science & Human Nutrition, Iowa State University
Sally Mackenzie, PhD
Ralph and Alice Raikes Professor in the Department of Agronomy and Horticulture in the School of Biological Sciences, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Ralph and Alice Raikes Professor in the Department of Agronomy and Horticulture in the School of Biological Sciences, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Shelly McKee, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Poultry Science, The Poultry Products Safety and Quality Peak of Excellence Program, Auburn University
Associate Professor, Department of Poultry Science, The Poultry Products Safety and Quality Peak of Excellence Program, Auburn University
Diane Mitchell, PhD
Project Manager and Staff Research Associate in the Department of Public Health Science, University of California-Davis
Project Manager and Staff Research Associate in the Department of Public Health Science, University of California-Davis
Frank Mitloehner, PhD
Associate Professor and Air Quality Extension Specialist , University of California - Davis
Associate Professor and Air Quality Extension Specialist , University of California - Davis
Kasiviswanathan Muthukumarappan, PhD
Professor and Graduate Coordinator in the Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, South Dakota State University
Professor and Graduate Coordinator in the Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, South Dakota State University
Martina Newell-McGloughlin, D.Sc.
Director, University of California Systemwide Biotechnology Research and Education Program (UCBREP); Co-Director, National Institutes of H Training Program in Biomolecular Technology; Co-Director, NSF IGERT CREATE Training Program; Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Plant Pathology at the University of California-Davis, University of California - Davis
Director, University of California Systemwide Biotechnology Research and Education Program (UCBREP); Co-Director, National Institutes of H Training Program in Biomolecular Technology; Co-Director, NSF IGERT CREATE Training Program; Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Plant Pathology at the University of California-Davis, University of California - Davis
John O'Sullivan, PhD
Adjunct Professor in the Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology; Farm Management & NC Cooperative Extension Program Marketing Specialist for the North Carolina Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program, North Carolina State University
Adjunct Professor in the Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology; Farm Management & NC Cooperative Extension Program Marketing Specialist for the North Carolina Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program, North Carolina State University
Casey Owens, PhD
Associate Professor in the Department of Food Science and member of the Center of Excellence for Poultry Science, University of Arkansas
Associate Professor in the Department of Food Science and member of the Center of Excellence for Poultry Science, University of Arkansas
Robert Paarlberg, PhD
Betty Freyhof Johnson Class of 1944 Professor of Political Science at Wellesley College and Adjunct Professor of Public Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School, and Associate at Harvard’s Weatherhead Center for International Affairs, Wellesley College
Betty Freyhof Johnson Class of 1944 Professor of Political Science at Wellesley College and Adjunct Professor of Public Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School, and Associate at Harvard’s Weatherhead Center for International Affairs, Wellesley College
Roy Parker, PhD
Professor and Extension Entomologist, Texas AgriLife Research and Extension Center at Corpus Christi
Professor and Extension Entomologist, Texas AgriLife Research and Extension Center at Corpus Christi
Wayne Parrott, PhD
Professor in the Department of Crop and Soil Sciences College of Agricultural & Environmental Sciences University of Georgia, University of Georgia
Professor in the Department of Crop and Soil Sciences College of Agricultural & Environmental Sciences University of Georgia, University of Georgia
Emily Patterson-Kane, PhD
Animal Welfare Scientist, American Veterinary Medical Association - Animal Welfare Division, AVMA
Animal Welfare Scientist, American Veterinary Medical Association - Animal Welfare Division, AVMA
Ron Plain, PhD
Professor of Agricultural Economics, University of Missouri-Columbia, University of Missouri
Professor of Agricultural Economics, University of Missouri-Columbia, University of Missouri
Brenda Roche Wolford, M.S., R.D.
Nutrition, Family & Consumer Sciences Advisor, University of California
Nutrition, Family & Consumer Sciences Advisor, University of California
Bernie Rollin, PhD
Distinguished Professor of Philosophy, Professor of Animal Sciences and Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University
Distinguished Professor of Philosophy, Professor of Animal Sciences and Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University
James Roth, DVM, PhD, DACVM
Distinguished Professor; Director of the Center for Food Security and Public Health, Iowa State University
Distinguished Professor; Director of the Center for Food Security and Public Health, Iowa State University
Robert Rucker, PhD
Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Department of Nutrition and Distinguished Professor Emeritus, School of Medicine , University of California - Davis
Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Department of Nutrition and Distinguished Professor Emeritus, School of Medicine , University of California - Davis
Lona Sandon, MEd, RD, LD
Assistant Professor in the Department of Clinical Nutrition, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas
Assistant Professor in the Department of Clinical Nutrition, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas
Dennis Savaiano, PhD
Interim Dean of the Honors College and Professor of Nutrition Science, Purdue University
Interim Dean of the Honors College and Professor of Nutrition Science, Purdue University
Keith R. Schneider, PhD
Associate Professor, Food Science and Human Nutrition, University of Florida
Associate Professor, Food Science and Human Nutrition, University of Florida
Marilynn Schnepf, PhD
Department Chair and Professor, Nutrition & Health Sciences, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Department Chair and Professor, Nutrition & Health Sciences, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Milan Shipka, PhD
Professor of Animal Science, Extension Livestock Specialist and Associate Director of the Agricultural & Forestry Experiment Station, University of Alaska-Fairbanks
Professor of Animal Science, Extension Livestock Specialist and Associate Director of the Agricultural & Forestry Experiment Station, University of Alaska-Fairbanks
Martha Shulski, PhD
Director of the High Plains Regional Climate Center and Assistant Professor of the School of Natural Resources, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Director of the High Plains Regional Climate Center and Assistant Professor of the School of Natural Resources, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Randall Singer, B.A., D.V.M., M.P.V.
Associate Professor of Epidemiology, Department of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences, University of Minnesota
Associate Professor of Epidemiology, Department of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences, University of Minnesota
David Smith, PhD
Associate Professor of Veterinary and Biomedical Science, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Associate Professor of Veterinary and Biomedical Science, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Melinda S. Sothern, PhD, CEP, Professor
Jim Finks Endowed Chair in Health Promotion, Behavioral and Community Health Sciences Department, School of Public Health, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Louisiana State University
Jim Finks Endowed Chair in Health Promotion, Behavioral and Community Health Sciences Department, School of Public Health, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Louisiana State University
LaDon Swann, PhD
Director and Associate Professor of Fisheries and Allied Aquaculture, Auburn University
Director and Associate Professor of Fisheries and Allied Aquaculture, Auburn University
Harshavardhan Thippareddi, PhD
Associate Professor of Food Science & Technology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Associate Professor of Food Science & Technology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Dan Thomson, MS, PhD, DVM
Jones Professor of Production Medicine and Epidemiology/ Professor, Kansas State University
Jones Professor of Production Medicine and Epidemiology/ Professor, Kansas State University
Thomas P. Tomich, PhD
W.K. Kellogg Endowed Chair in Sustainable Food Systems, Director, UC Davis Agricultural Sustainability Institute, Director, UC Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program, Professor of Community Development, Environmental Science & Policy, University of California, Davis
W.K. Kellogg Endowed Chair in Sustainable Food Systems, Director, UC Davis Agricultural Sustainability Institute, Director, UC Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program, Professor of Community Development, Environmental Science & Policy, University of California, Davis
Alison Van Eenennaam, PhD
Cooperative Extension Specialist, Animal Genomics and Biotechnology, University of California, Davis
Cooperative Extension Specialist, Animal Genomics and Biotechnology, University of California, Davis
Dennis vanEngelsdorp, PhD
Assistant Research Scientist, Department of Entomology , University of Maryland
Assistant Research Scientist, Department of Entomology , University of Maryland
Jolena Waddell, PhD
Program Director of Meat Sciences and Lecturer, Department of Animal Sciences, Purdue University
Program Director of Meat Sciences and Lecturer, Department of Animal Sciences, Purdue University
Tong (Toni) Wang, PhD
Professor, Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Iowa State University
Professor, Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Iowa State University
Dave Weatherspoon, PhD
Associate Professor of Agriculture, Food, and Resources Department, Michigan State University
Associate Professor of Agriculture, Food, and Resources Department, Michigan State University
Hongwei Xin, PhD
Director, Egg Industry Center, Professor, Agricultural & Biosystems Engineering, Iowa State University
Director, Egg Industry Center, Professor, Agricultural & Biosystems Engineering, Iowa State University
Sheri Zidenberg-Cherr, PhD
Chair, Graduate Group in Nutritional Biology; Specialist in Cooperative Extension, Department of Nutrition; Co-Director, UC Davis Center for Nutrition in Schools, University of California, Davis
Chair, Graduate Group in Nutritional Biology; Specialist in Cooperative Extension, Department of Nutrition; Co-Director, UC Davis Center for Nutrition in Schools, University of California, Davis
