2016 STEC CAP ANNUAL CONFERENCE
TUESDAY, JUNE 14, 2016 |
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8:00 AM - 8:00 PM | CONFERENCE INFORMATION DESK OPEN | ||
9:00 AM - NOON | EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT MEETING | ||
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM | KEY COLLABORATOR MEETING (Closed Session) |
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4:30 PM - 5:30 PM | Pathway 360 (Invitation Only) | ||
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM | SOCIAL HOUR Networking time, make plans for the evening |
P Street Patio Embassy Suites Hotel |
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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 15, 2016 |
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7:00 AM - 7:00 PM |
CONFERENCE INFORMATION DESK OPEN |
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8:00 AM - 10:00 AM | CONFERENCE OPENING SESSION | ||
Welcome from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln |
Archie Clutter, Dean, Agriculture Research Division, University of Nebraska-Lincoln |
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USDA NIFA Welcome |
Isabel Walls, National Program Leader, Division of Food Safety, USDA |
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Update on Progress in the STEC CAP: Outcomes and Impacts |
Rodney Moxley, DVM, Ph.D.. Director, STEC CAP Grant, University of Nebraska-Lincoln | ||
Souderton's Pathway 360° Collaborative Venture: Promoting Careers in Agriculture and Food Safety through Work-Based Learning Opportunities |
Kyle Longacre, Souderton Area High School | ||
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM |
BREAK |
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10:00 AM - 10:30 AM | OPENING SESSION (CONTINUED) | ||
Reporting Progress, Outcomes and Impacts: Where do we go from here? |
Cindy Shuman, Ph.D, Acting Director, OEIE, Kansas State University |
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10:30 AM - NOON | SESSION I | ||
MODERATOR | Rodney Moxley | ||
STEC - health risks and regulatory significance |
Peter Feng, Ph.D., Research Microbiologist, DHHS/FDA | ||
Comparative genomics reveals key differences in virulence and defense genes of Shigatoxigenic and enteropathogenic E. coli: potential targets for serotype-specific molecular detection |
Lance Noll, Kansas State University | ||
Evaluation of High Throughput, Multiplexed Assays to Facilitate Detection of Shiga Toxin Producing E. coli in the Beef Chain |
Travis Woods, University of New Mexico | ||
Exploiting the amphiphilic biochemistry of LPS: implications for detection and laboratory study |
Harshini Mukundan, Ph.D., Los Alamos National Laboratory | ||
NOON - 1:00 PM |
BUFFET LUNCH |
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1:00 PM - 2:30 PM | SESSION II | ||
MODERATOR | John Luchansky | ||
Updates on recent and on-going pre- and post-harvest research in commercial beef production systems |
David Renter, DVM, Ph.D., Director, Center for Outcomes Research & Education, Kansas State University | ||
Dietary strategies that may influence STEC shedding in feedlot cattle: Distillers and fiber from distillers |
Galen Erickson, PAS, Ph.D., Beef Feedlot Extension Specialist, University of Nebraska-Lincoln | ||
Feedlot- and pen-level prevalence of Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli in feces of commercial feedlot cattle in two major U.S. cattle feeding areas |
Charlie A. Cull, DVM, Ph.D., Kansas State University | ||
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM |
BREAK |
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3:00 PM - 4:30 PM | SESSION III | ||
MODERATOR | Randy Phebus | ||
Food Safety Systems – Research, Science and Validation | Chad Martin, Vice President, Food Safety & Quality Assurance, Tyson Fresh Meats | ||
Progress on STEC Applied Microbiology – Interventions Research |
Harshavardan Thippareddi, Ph.D., University of Georgia | ||
Efficacy of Serial Lauric Arginate (LAE) Applications on Chilled Beef Carcasses, Loins, and Manufacturing Trim Prior to Grinding for Reducing Surrogate Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli | Nicholas Sevart, Kansas State University | ||
Modeling the Growth and Survival of Shiga Toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) in Beef | Dr. Lin Li, Neogen | ||
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM | POSTER SESSION AND RECEPTION | ||
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THURSDAY, JUNE 16, 2016 |
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7:00 AM -NOON |
CONFERENCE INFORMATION DESK OPEN |
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8:00 AM - 9:30 AM |
SESSION IV |
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MODERATOR | Dan Gallagher | ||
FSIS STEC Update |
Philip Bronstein, Ph.D., Director of Science Staff, Office of Public Health Science, USDA-FSIS | ||
Prevalence and Characterization of Escherichia coli O157:H7 Recovered from Retail Veal in Mid-Atlantic Region of the United States | Salina Parveen, Ph.D., University of Maryland Eastern Shore | ||
Meta-Analysis on the Effect of Interventions Used in Cattle Processing Plants to Reduce Escherichia coli Contamination in Beef |
Sampson Zhilyaev, Virginia Tech | ||
Dose-Response Meta-analysis for STEC O157:H7 |
Kat Phetxumphou, Virginia Tech | ||
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM |
BREAK |
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10:00 AM - 11:30 AM |
SESSION V |
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MODERATOR | Curtis Kastner | ||
Development of Educational Modules as a Tool for Education and Outreach |
Sara E. Gragg, Ph.D., Kansas State University | ||
Aspect of Food Safety Education and Communication: Positive Deviance Approach and Food Irradiation Messaging |
Betty Feng, Ph.D., University of California Davis | ||
Investigating Food Thermometer Usage and Intervention Development at College Football Tailgates |
Mary Yavelak, North Carolina State University | ||
11:30 AM - NOON |
LUNCH & CLOSING COMMENTS |
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NOON - 2:00 PM | MEETING WITH STAKEHOLDER ADVISORY BOARD (Closed Meeting) |