The Department of Food Science and Nutrition presents its spring 2025 seminar series featuring Lacey Guillen, a food scientist at Tyson’s research and development department, who will give a presentation on “Navigating Food Safety in the Age of Convenience.” This seminar will take place on Thursday, February 20, from 12:45–1:45 p.m. over Zoom.

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The Department of Food Science and Nutrition presents its spring 2025 seminar series featuring Sarah Ku, assistant professor of sustainable business management at Loyola University, who will give a presentation on “Fermented Foods and Kombucha Brewing Workshop.” This seminar will take place on Thursday, January 30, from 12:45–1:45 p.m. over Zoom.

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The Department of Food Science and Nutrition presents its spring 2025 seminar series featuring Anandh Babu Pon Velayutham, associate professor in the Department of Nutrition and Integrative Physiology at the University of Utah, who will give a presentation on “Breaking Bugs: Microbial Metabolites Mediate the Vascular Benefits of Blueberries.” This seminar will take place on Thursday, January 23, from 12:45–1:45 p.m. over Zoom.

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Join the Department of Food Science and Nutrition for a seminar titled "Survival or/and Growth of Cronobacter Sakazakii and Salmonella in the Reconstruction of PIF and Storage of PIF," featuring Gurjot Kaur, food technologist, graduate research assistant, and president of the FDSN Club at Illinois Tech. The talk will take place on Zoom at 12:45–1:45 p.m. on Thursday, October 31.

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Join the Department of Food Science and Nutrition for a seminar titled "Perspectives on Sensory Science: From Coursework to Implementation," featuring Cynthia Rohrer, PhD, laboratory technical manager at Eurofins Professional. The talk will take place at 12:45–1:45 p.m. on Thursday, October 24, 2024, at Robert A. Pritzker Science Center Auditorium, room 111, and online over Zoom. 

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The Department of Food Science and Nutrition presents its fall 2024 seminar series featuring Siyun Wang, professor of food safety engineering and principal investigator of the Wang Lab of Molecular Food Safety, who will present “Bacteriophage-Based Biocontrol of Salmonella in Poultry.” This seminar will take place on Thursday, October 10, 2024, from 12:45–1:45 p.m. over Zoom.

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The Department of Food Science and Nutrition presents its fall 2024 seminar series featuring Sam Light, assistant professor in the Department of Microbiology and Duchossois Family Institute at the University of Chicago, who will present “Distinct Metabolic Strategies Modulate Bioactive Metabolite Production by the Gut Microbiome.” This seminar will take place on Thursday, October 3, 2024, from 12:45–1:45 p.m. in room 111 (auditorium) of the Pritzker Science Center.

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The Department of Food Science and Nutrition presents its fall 2024 seminar series featuring Krista Varady, professor of nutrition at the University of Illinois Chicago, who will present “Health Benefits of Intermittent Fasting.” This seminar will take place on Thursday, September 19, 2024, from 12:45–1:45 p.m. over Zoom.

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The Department of Food Science and Nutrition presents its spring 2024 seminar series featuring guest speaker Chari Rai, the head of research and development and regulatory affairs at Ottera, who will give a presentation on “Colors 101: Deep Dive into the World of Natural Color.” This seminar will take place on Thursday, April 25, from 12:45–1:45 p.m. in-person in the Robert S. Pritzker Science Building Auditorium, Room 111, and over Zoom.

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The Department of Food Science and Nutrition presents its spring 2024 seminar series featuring guest speaker Catherine Rolfe, research biologist for the United States Food and Drug Administration, who will give a presentation on “A Food Safety Perspective on Cold Brew Coffee.” This seminar will take place on Thursday, April 18, from 12:45–1:45 p.m. over Zoom.

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