Following postdoctoral training at the University of Maryland, Baltimore (2004-2009), she joined the Immunobiology Branch of the Division of Virulence Assessment in the Office of Applied Research and Safety Assessment as a Staff Fellow. Zhihui Yang Take the family in the fall for apple picking, pumpkins, hay ride, games for kids, etc YP - The Real Yellow PagesSM - helps you find the right local businesses to meet your specific needs. Dr. Bell received her Ph.D. in microbiology from The Ohio State University in 2005. Dr. Binet was trained as a microbiologist at the Pasteur Institute in France and received her M.Sc. in poultry. Grim received his B.S.

Maria Balkey Mark K. Mammel Tim Muruvanda These factors are similar to those you might use to determine which business to select from a local Yellow Pages directory, including proximity to where you are searching, expertise in the specific services or products you need, and comprehensive business information to help evaluate a business's suitability for you. His research interests include the evolutionary genetics of virulence and the molecular subtyping of bacterial pathogens. He develops methods for analyzing whole genome shotgun sequencing of metagenomic samples to identify the microbial composition and detect pathogens in food or environmental samples. Sabina.Lindley@fda.hhs.gov, Anna I. Maounounen-Laasri At FDA her research continues to concentrate on microbial genetics and physiology, with the addition of genomics and metagenomics as tools to differentiate and improve the recovery yield of pathogenic E. coli, Shigella, and Salmonella from contaminated food products. Julie Ann Kase Supervisory Mathematical Statistician through the use of whole genome sequence analyses. She received her Ph.D. in 2000 from the University of Maryland. degree in microbiology from India and pursued further graduate studies at University of Maryland where she earned an M.S. His early work on horizontal gene transfer among foodborne pathogens has aided in elucidating the etiologies of several emerging pathogens including many of the group I salmonellae as well as enterohemorrhagic and enteropathogenic E. coli. As part of this project, he has started to implement bioinformatic workflows developed for the Parasitology Team on CFSANs GalaxyTrakr platform. Ruth Timme, Ph.D. Phillip.Curry@fda.hhs.gov, David Melka She has spent over 25 years at the lab bench encompassing work as a pharmaceutical chemist, public health scientist, and food microbiologist and has authored dozens of peer-reviewed publications and book chapters. Dr. Yang joined CFSAN in 2012 and is currently aresearch biologiston the Molecular Virology Team, within the Office of Applied Research and Safety Assessments Division of Molecular Biology. Her research interests also include: development of novel sequencing methodologies for virus detection and analysis, and application of these methodologies to issues of virus carriage in foods, clinical and environmental samples, and exploration of the virome through a metagenomics approach. She is involved with several metagenomics and metatranscriptomics projects that require extensive analysis of microbial populations from both the gut and the environment and conducts functional profiling of microbes in community-wide studies.

His research interests focus on the application of mathematical and statistical tools to the analysis of biological problems, primarily in the area of human health. Solomon.Gebru@fda.hhs.gov. Susan.Leonard@fda.hhs.gov. Isha Patel is a research biologist in CFSANs Office of Applied Research and Safety Assessment. Dr. Allard joined FDA's Office of Regulatory Science and the Division of Microbiology in November 2008 and he is using DNA sequence information from the genomes of food borne pathogens to identify unique single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), SAAPs and whole proteins to rapidly identify the various strains of bacteria, particularly Salmonella, E. coli, Shigella and Listeria. George Kastanis Joseph.Baugher@fda.hhs.gov, Jayanthi Gangiredla Julie Haendiges Uma Babu, Ph.D. At FDA-CFSAN, her work is primarily focused on development of a mass spectrometry-based assay for rapid identification of Salmonella species in food. Research Microbiologist Since joining FDA that same year, she has performed whole genome sequencing to investigate genotypic and phenotypic features of Cronobacter and Salmonella to better understand their virulence traits, genomic diversity, and phylogenetic relatedness, as a part of GenomeTrakr. Dr. Gonzalez-Escalona is a research microbiologist in the Molecular Methods and Subtyping Branch, within the Division of Microbiology, at FDAs Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition. Dr. Jang currently performs transcriptomic analysis of Cronobacter persister cells grown under stress and developing an isolation and detection method for Cronobacter foods of plant-origin. She is also working on the validation of assembled genomes through comparisons with whole genome (optical) maps, analysis of the evolution of S. enterica Typhimurium over the last 70 years, and an investigation of SNP variations in clinical STEC strains. He has been a member of the American Society for Microbiology since 1977 and has co-authored more than 130 publications and book chapters on the molecular detection, identification, and characterization of foodborne bacterial pathogens. Maria.Balkey@fda.hhs.gov, Tammy Barnaba Highly recommend their services! Hediye Nese Cinar

Lisa Harrison Plemons, Ph.D. Whole Genome Sequencing (WGS) Program, Her areas of research specialization include: the study of bacterial virulence mechanisms and immune responses using the model organism, Recalls, Market Withdrawals and Safety Alerts, International Whole Genome Sequencing Efforts. He is subject matter expert for Listeria monocytogenes and leads FDAs development and implementation of research projects related to microbial safety of fresh fruits and vegetables. Research Microbiologist Julie.Kase@fda.hhs.gov. Dr. Hiett came to the FDA in 2017 and has since formed a team to develop culture and molecular methods to recover and detect Campylobacter and Arcobacter species from the farm environment and ready-to-eat produce crops. David W. Lacher, Ph.D. He has developed, compared, and evaluated rapid methods for screening L. monocytogenes in food and environmental matrices, and both led and collaborated on efforts to validate qualitative and quantitative testing methods for the organism. Other research interests include tracking, subtyping, evolution, comparative genomics, and the identification of novel pathogenicity targets from foodborne pathogens such as E. coli, Clostridium botulinum, and Salmonella using whole genome sequencing approaches.

In 1998, she joined the Immunobiology Branch of the Division of Virulence Assessment in the Office of Applied Research and Safety Assessment (OARSA). Dumitru.Macarisin@fda.hhs.gov. Tall came to FDA in 1990 and has since carried out numerous studies relating to the detection, identification, and characterization of foodborne pathogens. Research Scientists Hediye.Cinar@fda.hhs.gov. Justin Payne Jie Zheng, Ph.D. Currently she is performing analyses to acquire data for differentiation and characterization of pathogens, particularly outbreak isolates from non-outbreak isolates and closely-related antibiotic-resistant Salmonella species using whole genome sequencing (WGS) and comparative genomic analyses. Dr. Zheng finished her Ph.D. in Food Science from University of Maryland at College Park, MD in 2006 and her dissertation is on "Campylobacter jejni/coli Host Intestinal Epithelial Cell Interaction". Dr. Hiett received her M.S. Research Microbiologist Marc.Allard@fda.hhs.gov. Christopher.Grim@fda.hhs.gov. Yi.Chen@fda.hhs.gov. He oversees a group of researchers and support scientists engaged in a research program focused on the development of microbiological and molecular genetic approaches for detecting, identifying, and differentiating bacterial foodborne pathogens such as Salmonella, Cronobacter, Bacillus cereus, marine Vibrios, and Listeria spp. Dr. Laurel Burall is a research microbiologist in CFSANs Office of Applied Research and Safety Assessment. They are also evaluating how different pesticides alter microbial diversity and the prevalence of certain pathogens within the ecosystem. Jayanthi Gangiredla John Miller Her research activities have touched upon the transmission and detection of infectious agents in the environment, the microbiocidal efficacy of chemical disinfectants, and methods to culture and identify pathogenic STEC and Brucella spp. Isha Patel Tall received his Ph.D. in microbiology from the Department of Microbiology, University of Maryland Dental School in 1988. His primary function is to run the MiSeq personal sequencing of various isolates that come through the pipeline. Dumitru Macarisin Kelli L. Hiett, Ph.D. My daughter turned 3 last month and we booked a pony and petting zoo. in marine biology from the University of Miami and his Ph.D. in environmental molecular biology from the University of Maryland, College Park. Her research background is focused mainly on utilizing comparative genomics and phylogenetics methods to answer evolutionary questions. Research Microbiologist In addition, Dr. Chen has worked on the method validation and genetic characterization of Cronobacter spp. She previously was the leader of the core sequencing lab at the Maryland Department of Health where she focused on sequencing foodborne bacterial pathogens and viruses. David.Melka@fda.hhs.gov, Eric Stevens, Ph.D. Shashi Sharma, Ph.D. In 2009, she joined the Division of Molecular Biology at the Center of Food Safety and Applied Nutrition. Research Microbiologist Dr. Carmen Tartera received her Ph.D. in microbiology from the University of Barcelona, Spain. Biologist The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely. Hyein Jang, Ph.D.

Dr. Ben Tall currently serves as Acting Branch Chief of the Virulence Mechanisms Branch, in the Office of Applied Research and Safety Assessments Division of Virulence Assessment. Narjol Gonzalez-Escalona, Ph.D. She uses WGS analysis to examine phylogenetic groups that may be implicated in increased persistence or linked to strains that are more transient. Research Area Coordinator for Metagenomics

She joined CFSAN in 1991 as a Senior Staff Fellow in the Division of Nutrition and became a research biologist in the Division of Science and Applied Technology, Office of Special Nutritionals in 1993. Dr. Yi Chen is a research microbiologist and Listeria monocytogenes subject matter expert in CFSANs Division of Microbiology. ORISE Fellow His early work on development of vaccines for Vibrio cholerae, Salmonella typhi, Shigella spp., and enteropathogenic E. coli was performed at the Center for Vaccine Development, University of Maryland School of Medicine. Staff Fellow

Hyein.Jang@fda.hhs.gov. Kannan Balan Isha Patel Phillip Curry More recently, his laboratory has been instrumental in adapting next-generation sequencing technologies to augment FDA foodborne illness outbreak investigations involving Cronobacter and several serovars of Salmonella enteritidis. Sandra Tallent serves as Chief of the Molecular Methods and Subtyping Branch, within the Division of Microbiology, at FDAs Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition. Tammy Barnaba uses the Illumina MiSeq and NextSeq platforms to sequence metagenomic and single colony isolate samples from dietary supplements. Anna I. Maounounen-Laasri received her M.Sc. Jayanthi.Gangiredla@fda.hhs.gov. She is also working on a method to rapidly subtype L. monocytogenes into distinct, broad phylogenetic groups, prior to sequencing of an isolate, thus aiding the rapid classification of the organism. YP advertisers receive higher placement in the default ordering of search results and may appear in sponsored listings on the top, side, or bottom of the search results page. Her research mainly focuses on the application of genomic-scale molecular biology techniques (next-generation sequencing) for the detection and further identification/genotyping of epidemiologically important foodborne viruses, including but not limited to, norovirus hepatitis A, and newly emergent viral species. Eric Stevens, Statistics/Bioinformatics Justin Payne Her research focuses on aspects of Listeria monocytogenes survival in various environments and food matrices, as well as method development. Maria Hoffmann, Ph.D. Director, Division of Microbiology Sara Lomonaco, Ph.D. Microbiologist She received her masters degree from UMBC in biotechnology. ORISE Fellow Dr. Brown came to the Food and Drug Administration in 1999 and has since carried out numerous experiments relating to the detection, identification, and discrimination of foodborne pathogens. My only regret is that we never made it there sooner!!! Carmen Tartera, Ph.D. Her ecological data are used to complement and improve Salmonella detection methods and provide data to improve recommendations for Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs). Dr. Rachel Binet has been with FDAs Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN) since 2009 and currently serves as a research microbiologist in the Microbiological Methods Development Branch, within the Division of Microbiology. Dr. Jang is an ORISE fellow in the Virulence Mechanisms Branch within the Division of Virulence Assessment at CFSAN. Narjol.Gonzalez-Escalona@fda.hhs.gov. Biologist Julie Ann Kase is a research microbiologist in the Microbial Methods Development Branch within the Division of Microbiology at FDAs Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition. His primary research interests are currently to investigate the role of next-generation genome sequencing in the resolution of foodborne outbreaks and to continue to employ a variety of methods that allow for rapid and sensitive identification of enteric pathogens from the food supply. Commissioners Fellow Julie Haendiges, M.P.S. Visiting Scientist His primary research interests are in comparative genomics, bioinformatics, data mining, and the use of next generation sequencing technology to obtain an -omic perspective of research questions in food safety. Research Microbiologist Research Microbiologist Marc Allard Andrea Ottesen Dr. Brown received his Ph.D. in Microbial genetics from The Genetics Program in the Department of Biological Sciences at The George Washington University. She has completed shotgun sequencing of several E. coli isolates for upload to GenomeTrakr. Dwayne.Roberson@fda.hhs.gov, An official website of the United States government, :

Rebecca Bell, Ph.D. Laurel.Burall@fda.hhs.gov. The objective of this research program is to identify adulteration in these products sold in the U.S., using WGS analysis through metagenomics. Eric Brown James.Pettengill@fda.hhs.gov. Research Microbiologist James Pettengill

Rebecca.Bell@fda.hhs.gov. Dr. Gopinath was one of the earliest members of GenomeTrakr team at OARSA. She earned a Ph.D. in food science from Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey in 2017, where she studied the microbial safety of fresh produce, particularly molecular interactions and survival of pathogenic E. coli on plants and leafy vegetables. Research Biologist In 2010, she joined FDAs Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research as a volunteer researcher in the Laboratory of Method Development, within the Office of Vaccine Research and Review, where she developed molecular methods for evaluation and identification of viral vaccine strains. Campylobacter and Arcobacter isolates from surveillance samples are identified by whole genome sequencing for source attribution and inclusion in the GenomeTrakr database. Mrs. Maounounen-Laasri served as a teacher and practical adviser for biology, chemistry, and ecology at the Kaskolovka School, in Kingisepp, Russia from 1994 to 2001. Rebecca Bell Joe Baugher Dr. Jie Zheng currently serves as a staff microbiologist of the Molecular Methods and Subtyping Branch within the Division of Microbiology. Research Biologist Justin Payne is an integration and bioinformatics developer and the author of "Bootsie", a statistical tool for RFLP analysis. Marc W. Allard received his Ph.D. in biology in 1990 from Harvard University, Cambridge, MA. Research Microbiologist Director, Division of Virulence Assessment Dr. Chen has studied the behavior of L. monocytogenes in various food matrices to elucidate the relative risk of L. monocytogenes contamination in these foods. David.Lacher@fda.hhs.gov. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you're on a federal government site. Staff Fellow He graduated in 2011 from the University of Nebraska, Lincoln with a Bachelor of Science degree in biochemistry. Arthur Pightling Dr. Allard was the Louis Weintraub Associate Professor of Biology (and Genetics) at George Washington University (Washington, DC) for 14 years from 1994 to 2008. As part of the Parasitology Team, Dr. Gopinath is working on consolidating parasite genomics efforts as part of CycloTrakr, a component BioProject of GenomeTrakr, dedicated for foodborne parasites. Kannan Balan, Ph.D. She received her Ph.D. in microbiology and immunology from the Department of Microbiology and Immunology at the University of Maryland in 2004 and joined FDA in 2007, initially as an ORISE Fellow. Research Microbiologist With an M.S. in microbiology in 1994 and her Ph.D. in microbiology in 1998. Dr. Lisa Plemons received her Ph.D. in medical sciences from the Medical Microbiology and Immunology Department at Texas A&M University in 2004. Mrs. Maounounen-Laasri is currently a biologist in the division, conducting research focused on improvement, validation, and evaluation of culture-based and molecular methods for the detection, typing, and isolation of Salmonella, Escherichia coli O157:H7, non-O157 Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC), and Listeria monocytogenes in food products and environment. Currently, a major focus of his efforts at the FDA are in the use of genomic sequencing for aiding in tracking foodborne pathogens through the U.S. food supply.

Research Area Coordinator for Genomics He collaborates with FDAs Center of Veterinary Medicine to explore the suitability of pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE), amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP), MLVA, and CRISPR typing approaches for resolving closely related foodborne E. coli and Salmonella outbreak strains. in bioinformatics, she uses bioinformatics to compare the genomics of foodborne pathogens. Karen Jarvis Susan R. Leonard Zhihui.Yang@fda.hhs.gov. Susan R. Leonard, Ph.D. Andrea Ottesen, Ph.D. Eric.Brown@fda.hhs.gov. Dr. Karen.Jarvis@fda.hhs.gov, Julie Ann Kase, Ph.D. Dr. Binet serves as expert in committees related to laboratory biosafety and security of work involving recombinant DNA molecules, pathogens and toxins at FDA and on microbial methods and pathogens for CFSAN and for the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). As a research microbiologist, Dr. Tallent has validated new protocols in an effort to update the FDAs Bacteriological Analytical Manual. He is currently examining the genetic diversity present within Escherichia coli and Shigella spp. In addition, her projects include whole genome sequence comparative analyses of STEC isolates as well as other foodborne pathogens. Ben.Tall@fda.hhs.gov. Carmen.Tartera@fda.hhs.gov. He has developed new methods to detect Salmonella in produce, S. Enteritidis and S. Heidelberg in egg products, and alternative methods for Salmonella subtyping. Research Biologist Tammy.Barnaba@fda.hhs.gov.

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Rachel.Binet@fda.hhs.gov. Arthur Pightling Research Microbiologist She received her Ph.D. in molecular microbiology and immunology from the University of Maryland, Baltimore. ORISE Fellow Dr. Gopal Gopinath is a geneticist in CFSANs Office of Applied Research and Safety Assessment. YP, the YP logo and all other YP marks contained herein are trademarks of YP LLC and/or YP affiliated companies. Anna.Laasri@fda.hhs.gov. Sabina Lindley In November 2010, she came to FDAs Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition as an ORISE fellow, working in its Division of Microbiology. She continues to collaborate with the DAC on LC/MS work as well as working on molecular subtyping of Salmonella enterica, the development of rapid screening methods for Salmonella contamination of foods and ecological surveillance of the tomato growing environment for Salmonella. Her areas of research specialization include: the study of bacterial virulence mechanisms and immune responses using the model organism Caenorhabditis elegans; heavy metal detection and genome-wide responses to heavy metals in C. elegans; and developmental genetics and neurobiology of nerve regeneration. Eric.Stevens@fda.hhs.gov, Joe Baugher Gopal R. Gopinath

Dr. Pettengill uses metagenomic approaches (i.e., the sequencing of DNA contained in an environmental sample) to investigate important agricultural and food safety questions. She is interested in development of SNP-based detection, identification and subtyping methods for various phyletic and pathovar divisions of pathogenic Salmonella. in molecular genetics, studying operon structure in the fungal model organism, Neurospora crassa, and pathogen, Aspergillus nidulans. Isha.Patel@fda.hhs.gov. Dr. Solomon Gebru is a staff fellow in the Division of Molecular Biologys Molecular Genetics Branch within, at CFSANs Office of Applied Research and Safety Assessment. Dr. Gebru received his Ph.D. in molecular biology from Howard University in 2006. Dr. Burall uses WGS to evaluate strain persistence of L. monocytogenes in different natural environments, particularly as it pertains to the farm and fresh produce. Gopal R. Gopinath, Ph.D. David W. Lacher Kannan.Balan@fda.hhs.gov. She is part of a team tasked with developing culture methods for the identification of Campylobacter and Arcobacter species from the farm environment and ready-to-eat produce crops. Specifically, he and other scientists at the FDA have employed metagenomics to describe the effects of different bacterial enrichment procedures and how they might impact our ability to detect specific pathogens. With an M.S. Dr. Kelli L. Hiett serves as Director of the Division of Virulence Assessment in the Office Applied Research and Safety Assessment (OARSA), CFSAN. She received her Ph.D. in 2006 in Plant Biology at The University of Texas at Austin. ORISE Fellow Ben Tall These bacterial isolates are sequenced by WGS for source attribution and inclusion in the GenomeTrakr database. Tim.Muruvanda@fda.hhs.gov. Geneticist He joined FDA in 2007 as a contractor molecular biologist, developing rapid Salmonella and E. coli subtyping methods including multi-locus variable tandem repeats (MLVA) approaches and clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPR). He is also an expert on whole genome sequencing analysis of L. monocytogenes, having analyzed strains isolated during regular FDA surveillance and outbreak response. Rachel Binet Christina Ferreira is molecular microbiologist in the Division of Microbiology's Molecular Methods and Subtyping Branch.

His research is focused on advanced molecular detection strategies, such as whole genome sequencing, pathogen subtyping and comparative genomics, and metagenomic approaches to complex food safety challenges.

Laurel Burall Dr. Andrea Ottesen is the Research Area Coordinator (RAC) for Metagenomics at FDA's Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN) in the Molecular Methods and Subtyping Branch (MMSB) of the Division of Microbiology. Dr. Lacher is a research microbiologist in the Division of Molecular Biology, within CFSANs Office of Applied Research and Safety Assessment. Christopher J. Christina Ferreira Maria Hoffmann Further using the Pacific Biosciences (PacBio) RS sequencer and their hierarchical genome assembly process (HGAP) we are sequencing different pathogens to completly close reference genomes which will support the pilot studies of testing the applicability of WGS in public health surveillance activities.