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Please join us in congratulating Farah on completing her PhD oral examination today. Farah was complemented on the quality of her PhD. She has some emendations to complete to finalize her PhD. Farah’s study was on the control of citrinin production in the production of red fermented rice.

Dana passed her PhD oral exam today. Her project was an investigation into the biofilm formation of Vibrio parahaemolyticus, a growing foodborne pathogen of concern, particularly in seafood. Well done Dana. Dana completed 4 publications during her PhD. Dana is now seeking a job in her home country China.

Great to celebrate our success with:

1. Staff promotions (Jon and Nicola)
2. Staff service (Ann-Marie for 40 years)
3. Re-furnishment of our laboratory
4. A College of Science Research Award

Thanks everyone for your contributions to our team success.

Our latest PhD student is Dilushi. Welcome to the team. Dilushi will be studying the effect and mechanism of activity natural antimicrobial treatments for controlling biofilms of Listeria monocytogenes with an initial focus on endolysins and bacteriocin combinations.