Abani K. Pradhan, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, and Director of Graduate Program

(301) 405-4502

3309 Marie Mount Hall

College Park, MD 20742

United States

akp@umd.edu

Curriculum Vitae (CV)

Section

Biography

Biography:

Dr. Abani Pradhan is an Associate Professor in the Department of Nutrition and Food Science & the Center for Food Safety and Security Systems at the University of Maryland in College Park (UMD). He is also the Director of Graduate Program in Nutrition and Food Science at UMD since 2017. He has been serving as the faculty advisor of the UMD Food Science Club (since 2012) and Nutrition and Food Science Graduate Student Organization (since 2017). Prior to joining UMD in 2011, he was a Research Associate at Cornell University.

Education:

Postdoctoral Training. Cornell University, Ithaca, NY. 2011
Ph.D. University of Arkansas, Fayetteville. 2006
M. Tech. Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kharagpur. 2001
B. Tech. Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology (OUAT), India. 1998

Awards and Honors:

The Paul R. Poffenberger Excellence in Teaching and Advising Award, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Maryland, College Park, 2018
Chauncey Starr Distinguished Young Risk Analyst Award, Society for Risk Analysis (SRA), 2015
Excellence in Instruction Award, Alumni Chapter-College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Maryland, College Park, 2015
On-Campus Junior Faculty Award of Excellence, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Maryland, College Park, 2014
Honored Faculty, 6^th and 7^th Annual University-Wide Celebration of Scholarship and Research, University of Maryland, College Park, 2013 and 2014
Johne’s Disease Integrated Program (JDIP) travel award, JDIP 6^th annual conference, Denver, Colorado, 2010
Johne’s Disease Integrated Program (JDIP) travel award, 10^th International Colloquium on Paratuberculosis (ICP), Minneapolis, Minnesota, 2009
Student Merit Award, Exposure Assessment Specialty Group-Society for Risk Analysis (SRA), 2006
1^st place award winner, poster competition, Food Safety Consortium (FSC) annual meeting, 2005
Student Travel Award, Society for Risk Analysis (SRA), SRA annual meeting, 2004
2^nd place award winner, poster competition, Arkansas Section of American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) annual meeting, 2004
Student Travel Award, Society for Risk Analysis (SRA), SRA annual meeting, 2003
3^rd place award winner, poster competition, Food Safety Consortium (FSC) annual meeting, 2003
Institute Silver Medal for the best graduate student in the Department of Agricultural and Food Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kharagpur, India, 2001
German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) Scholarship, Federal Republic of Germany, 2000-2001
Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) Fellowship, Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India, 1999-2001
Basudev Prasad Modi Gold Medal for securing the top position (rank 1) among all graduating students (Bachelor’s degree) of all Colleges, Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology (OUAT), Bhubaneswar, India, 1998
University Gold Medal for securing the top position (rank 1) among all graduating students (Bachelor of Technology) of the College of Agricultural Engineering and Technology, Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology (OUAT), Bhubaneswar, India, 1998
University Merit Scholarship, Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology, Bhubaneswar (OUAT), India, 1994-1998

Professional Work

Professional Service:

Past Chair: 2017-2018, Chair: 2016-2017, Vice Chair: 2015-2016, Senior Secretary: 2014-2015, Secretary: 2013-2014, Microbial Risk Analysis Specialty Group (MRASG) – Society for Risk Analysis (SRA)
President: 2017-2018, Vice President: 2016-2017, Indian Association for Food Protection in North America – an affiliate of the International Association for Food Protection (IAFP)
Member, Journal of Food Protection (JFP) Management Committee - International Association for Food Protection (IAFP); 2013-Present
President, Alpha Epsilon-Arkansas Chapter; 2003-2004. Alpha Epsilon is an honor society for outstanding agricultural, biological, and food engineers.

Member in Professional Societies/Associations:

International Association for Food Protection (IAFP)
Institute of Food Technologists (IFT)
Society for Risk Analysis (SRA)
American Society for Microbiology (ASM)
American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE)

Editorial Boards:

Journal of Food Protection (Member-Editorial Board); 2014-Present
Foods (Member-Editorial Board); 2012-Present
Poultry Science (Associate Editor); 2011-Present
International Journal of Food Microbiology - Guest Editor, Special Issue on 10^th International Conference in Predictive Modelling in Food: Predictive Microbiology Models; 2018

Selected Campus Service (at UMD):

Senator, University Senate, UMD - Tenured/Tenure-Track Faculty Representative, for the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, 2018-2021
Member (Faculty Representative), Educational Affairs Committee, a University Senate Standing Committee, UMD, 2016-2018
Faculty Advisor, NFSC Graduate Student Organization, 2017-Present
Faculty Advisor, UMD Food Science Club, 2012-Present

Leadership Roles in Meetings and Conferences:

Primary contact, co-organizer, co-convenor of symposium - “Novel Processing Technologies to Improve Food Safety and Quality.” International Association for Food Protection (IAFP) annual meeting, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2018
Organizer and co-chair of the symposium - “Innovative Microbial Risk Modeling for Food Supply Chain.” Society for Risk Analysis (SRA) annual meeting, Arlington, Virginia, 2017
Co-Chair, Technical session - “Understanding Antimicrobial Resistance as a Global Concern.” Society for Risk Analysis (SRA) annual meeting, Arlington, Virginia, 2017
Member, Organizing Committee - 10^th Mini Summit on Food Safety, Policy, and Sustainability, College Park, Maryland, 2017
Member, Scientific Committee - 10^thInternational Conference on Predictive Modelling in Food, Cordoba, Spain, 2017
Member, Program Committee - Society for Risk Analysis (SRA) Annual Meeting, 2017
Co-Chair, Technical session - “Modeling Environmental Transmission of Microbes.” Society for Risk Analysis (SRA) annual meeting, Arlington, Virginia, 2015
Co-Convenor of symposium - “Safe Food for the Entire Family: The Global Pet Food Safety Frontier.” International Association for Food Protection (IAFP) annual meeting, Portland, Oregon, 2015
Primary contact, co-organizer, co-convenor of symposium - “Understanding and Mitigating Salmonella Risk in Low-water Activity Foods Using Quantitative Microbial Risk Assessment.” International Association for Food Protection (IAFP) annual meeting, Indianapolis, Indiana, 2014
Chair, Technical Session - “Understanding and Mitigating Risk of Illness: Pathogens in Human and Pet Food.” Society for Risk Analysis (SRA) annual meeting, Baltimore, Maryland, 2013
Chair, Poster Platform Session - “Microbial Pathology and Food Safety.” Society for Risk Analysis (SRA) annual meeting, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2010

Research

Current Research:

Research interests of Dr. Pradhan’s group are broadly in the area of food safety and risk assessment. Many foodborne pathogens such as Listeria monocytogenes, Salmonella, pathogenic Escherichia coli, and Toxoplasma gondii are of serious food safety and public health concerns as they can cause life-threatening diseases in human populations. The continuing incidence of foodborne disease outbreaks and food recalls in the U.S. and across the globe clearly demonstrate the need for improvement in the safety and security of our food supply. Because of the highly complex issues currently challenging the management of food safety risks on an international basis, advances in food safety risk assessment are crucial for providing a more scientifically sound basis for informed management and policy decisions.

By integrating experimental and field data with mathematical modeling, and developing predictive and risk models, we have been conducting interdisciplinary research to address critical food safety issues related to foodborne pathogens in different food categories such as fresh produce, meat and poultry, dairy products, and low moisture foods: pet foods and chocolate. We are also exploring to develop and utilize appropriate methods and approaches to integrate molecular data (e.g., whole genome sequencing) and risk models to evaluate public health. Research results will inform in guiding several stakeholders such as policy makers, government agencies, consumers, academia, and food industry in improving food safety and public health.

Key Words: Food safety, risk analysis, quantitative risk assessment, predictive microbiology, supply chain and system modeling, food safety engineering, and molecular epidemiology

Research Projects:

Risk Assessment of Samonellosis Associated with Consumption of Chocolate. (Funding: Mars, Inc.; 2017-2020)
Evaluating Food Safety Risk of Toxoplasma gondii in Naturally-Infected Meat Animals. (Funding: Maryland Agricultural Experiment Station (MAES); 2018-2019)
Assessing the Potential for Salmonella Survival, Growth, or Decline in Rehydrated Dry Dog Food. (Funding: Mars, Inc.; 2015-2018)
Reducing On-farm Enteric Pathogens through Cropping Methods and Improved Food Safety Trainings. (Funding : USDA-NIFA; 2013-2017)
Antimicrobial Resistance of Enterobacteriacease Populations in Northeastern U.S. Dairy Operations. (Funding: USDA-ARS; 2013-2017)
Risk Identification for Toxoplasma Transmission in Pasture Raised Animals. (Funding: USDA-NIFA; 2012-2017)
On-farm Optimal Intervention Programs Resulting in Reduction of MAP Bacterial Load in Milk. (Funding: Cornell University/USDA-NIFA; 2012-2017)
Project Title: Developing Scientifically-based Consensus Food Safety Metrics for Leafy Greens and Tomatoes (Funding: USDA-NIFA; 2011-2016)
Assessment of Toxoplasma Risk in Chickens from Amish Market. (Funding: Maryland Agricultural Experiment Station (MAES); 2015-2016)
Assessment of the Risk of Salmonellosis Associated with Dry Dog Food. (Funding: Mars, Inc.; 2012-2015).
Quantitative Risk Assessment for Listeria monocytogenes in Cantaloupes. (Funding: Maryland Agricultural Experiment Station (MAES); 2012-2013)

Teaching

Courses Taught:

• NFSC112: Food: Science and Technology (3 credits; co-teach) • NFSC431: Food Quality Control (4 credits; with lab) • NFSC679R: Food Safety and Nutrition Risk Assessment (4 credits; with lab)

Publications

Selected Publications:

Refereed Journal Articles:

Juneja, V. K., A. Mishra, and A. K. Pradhan. 2018. Dynamic predictive model for growth of Bacillus cereus from spores in cooked beans. Journal of Food Protection, 81: 308-315. [PMID: 29369689]
Pang, H., R. McEgan, S. A. Micallef, and A. K. Pradhan.2018. Evaluation of meteorological factors associated with pre-harvest contamination risk of generic Escherichia coli in a mixed produce and dairy farm. Food Control, 85: 135-143.
Pang, H., R. McEgan, A. Mishra, S. A. Micallef, and A. K. Pradhan. 2017. Identifying and modeling meteorological risk factors associated with pre-harvest contamination of Listeria species in a mixed produce and dairy farm. Food Research International, 102: 355-363. [PMID: 29195959]
Dubey, J. P., J. Brown, S. K. Verma, C. K. Cerqueira-Cézar, J. Banfield, O. C. H. Kwok, Y. Ying, F. H. A. Murata, A. K. Pradhan, C. Su. 2017. Isolation of viable Toxoplasma gondii, molecular characterization, and seroprevalence in elk (Cervus canadensis) in Pennsylvania, USA. Veterinary Parasitology, 243: 1-5. [PMID: 28807274]
Ying, Y., S. K. Verma, O. C.H. Kwok, F. Alibana, R. Mcleod, C. Su, J. P. Dubey, A. K. Pradhan. 2017. Prevalence and genetic characterization of Toxoplasma gondii in free-range chickens from grocery stores and farms in Maryland, Ohio and Massachusetts, USA. Parasitology Research, 116: 1591–1595. [PMID: 28337538]
Pang, H., E. Lambertini, R. L. Buchanan, D. W. Schaffner, and A. K. Pradhan. 2017. Quantitative microbial risk assessment for Escherichia coli O157:H7 in fresh-cut lettuce. Journal of Food Protection, 80: 302-311. [PMID:28221978]
Guo, M., E. Lambertini, R. L. Buchanan, J. P. Dubey, D. E. Hill, H. R. Gamble, J. L. Jones, and A. K. Pradhan. 2017. Quantifying the risk of human Toxoplasma gondii infection due to consumption of fresh pork in the United States. Food Control, 73: 1210-1222.
Mishra, A., H. Pang, R. L. Buchanan, D. W. Schaffner, and A. K. Pradhan. 2017. A system model for understanding the role of animal feces as a route of contamination of leafy greens before harvest. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 83:e02775-16. [PMID: 27836846]
Mishra, A., M. Guo, R. L. Buchanan, D. W. Schaffner, and A. K. Pradhan. 2017. Prediction of Escherichia coli O157:H7, Salmonella, and Listeria monocytogenes growth in leafy greens without temperature control. Journal of Food Protection, 80: 68-73. [PMID: 28221878]
Mishra, A., M. Guo, R. L. Buchanan, D. W. Schaffner, and A. K. Pradhan. 2017. Development of growth and survival models for Salmonella and Listeria monocytogenes during non-isothermal time-temperature profiles in leafy greens. Food Control, 71: 32-41.
Mishra, A., R. L. Buchanan, D. W. Schaffner, and A. K. Pradhan. 2016. Cost, quality, and safety: A nonlinear programming approach to optimize the temperature during supply chain of leafy greens. LWT – Food Science and Technology, 73: 412-418.
Lambertini, E., A. Mishra, M. Guo, H. Cao, R. L. Buchanan, and A. K. Pradhan. 2016. Modeling the long-term kinetics of Salmonella survival on dry pet food. Food Microbiology, 58: 1-6. [PMID: 27217351]
Slater, N., R. M. Mitchell, R. H. Whitlock, T. Fyock, A. K. Pradhan, E. Knupfer, Y. H. Schukken, and Y. Louzoun. 2016. Impact of the shedding level on transmission of persistent infections in Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis (MAP). Veterinary Research, 47: 38. [PMID: 26925966]
Smith, R. L., Y. T. Gröhn, A. K. Pradhan, R. H. Whitlock, J. S. Van Kessel, J. M. Smith, D. R. Wolfgang, and Y. H. Schukken. 2016. The effects of progressing and nonprogressing Mycobacterium avium ssp. paratuberculosis infection on milk production in dairy cows. Journal of Dairy Science, 99: 1383-1390. [PMID: 26686721]
Lambertini, E., R. L. Buchanan, C. Narrod, R. M. Ford, R. C. Baker, and A. K. Pradhan. 2016. Quantitative assessment of human and pet exposure to Salmonella associated with dry pet foods. International Journal of Food Microbiology, 216: 79-90. [PMID: 26414858]
Yang, Y., Y. Ying, S. K. Verma, A. B. M. Cassinelli, O. C. H. Kwok, H. Liang, A. K. Pradhan, X. Q. Zhu, C. Su, and J. P. Dubey. 2015. Isolation and genetic characterization of viable Toxoplasma gondii from tissues and feces of cats from the central region of China. Veterinary Parasitology, 211: 283-288. [PMID: 26033402]
Lambertini, E., J. S. Karns, J. S. Van Kessel, H. Cao, Y. H. Schukken, D. R. Wolfgang, J. M. Smith, and A. K. Pradhan. 2015. Dynamics of Escherichia coli virulence factors in dairy herds and farm environments in a longitudinal study in the United States. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 81: 4477-4488. [PMID: 25911478]
Pradhan, A. K., R. Ivanek, Y. T. Gröhn, I. Geornaras, J. Sofos, and M. Wiedmann. 2009. Quantitative risk assessment for Listeria monocytogenes in selected categories of deli meats: Impact of lactate and diacetate on listeriosis cases and deaths. Journal of Food Protection, 72: 978-989. [PMID: 19517724]
Pradhan, A. K., Y. Li, J. A. Marcy, M. G. Johnson, and M. Tamplin. 2007. Pathogen kinetics and heat and mass transfer-based predictive model for Listeria innocua in irregular-shaped poultry products during thermal processing. Journal of Food Protection, 70: 607-615. [PMID: 17388048]

Guo, M., A. Mishra, R. L. Buchanan, J. P. Dubey, D. E. Hill, H. R. Gamble, and A. K. Pradhan. 2016. Quantifying the risk of human Toxoplasma gondii infection due to consumption of domestically produced lamb in the United States. Journal of Food Protection, 79: 1181-1187. [PMID: 27357038]
Guo, M., A. Mishra, R. L. Buchanan, J. P. Dubey, D. E. Hill, H. R. Gamble, J. L. Jones, X. Du, and A. K. Pradhan. 2016. Development of dose-response models to predict the relationship for human Toxoplasma gondii infection associated with meat consumption. Risk Analysis, 36: 926-938. [PMID: 26477997]
Guo, M., A. Mishra, R. L. Buchanan, J. P. Dubey, D. E. Hill, H. R. Gamble, J. L. Jones, and A. K. Pradhan. 2016. A systematic meta-analysis of Toxoplasma gondii prevalence in food animals in the United States. Foodborne Pathogens and Disease, 13: 109-118. [PMID: 26854596]
Lambertini, E., R. L. Buchanan, C. Narrod, and A. K. Pradhan. 2016. Transmission of bacterial zoonotic pathogens between pets and humans: The role of pet food. Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition, 56: 364-418. [PMID: 25875576]

Guo, M., R. L. Buchanan, J. P. Dubey, D. E. Hill, E. Lambertini, Y. Ying, H. R. Gamble, J. L. Jones, and A. K. Pradhan. 2015. Qualitative assessment for Toxoplasma gondii exposure risk associated with meat products in the United States. Journal of Food Protection, 78: 2207-2219. [PMID: 26613916]

Guo, M., J. P. Dubey, D. Hill, R. L. Buchanan, H. R. Gamble, J. L. Jones, and A. K. Pradhan. 2015. Prevalence and risk factors for Toxoplasma gondii infection in meat animals and meat products destined for human consumption. Journal of Food Protection, 78: 457-476. [PMID: 25710166]
Wang, W., M. Li^., W. Fang, A. K. Pradhan, and Y. Li. 2013. A predictive model for assessment of decontamination effects of lactic acid and chitosan used in combination on Vibrio parahaemolyticus in shrimps. International Journal of Food Microbiology, 167: 124-130. [PMID: 24135668]
Li, M., A. Pradhan, W. Wang, and Y. Li. 2013. Prediction of Listeria innocua survival in fully cooked chicken breast products during postpackage thermal treatment. Poultry Science, 92: 827-835. [PMID: 23436535]
Pradhan, A. K., M. Li, Y. Li, L. C. Kelso, T. A. Costello, and M. G. Johnson. 2012. A modified Weibull model for growth and survival of Listeria innocua and Salmonella Typhimurium in chicken breasts during refrigerated and frozen storage. Poultry Science, 91: 1482-1488. [PMID: 22582310]
Pradhan, A. K., R. Ivanek, Y. T. Gröhn, R. Bukowski, and M. Wiedmann. 2011. Comparison of public health impact of Listeria monocytogenes product-to-product and environment-to-product contamination of deli meats at retail. Journal of Food Protection, 74: 1860-1868. [PMID: 22054186]
Smith, R. L., Y. H. Schukken, A. K. Pradhan, J. M. Smith, R. H. Whitlock, J. S. Van Kessel, D. R. Wolfgang, and Y. T. Gröhn. 2011. Environmental contamination with Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis in endemically infected dairy herds. Preventive Veterinary Medicine, 102: 1-9. [PMID: 21775002]
Latorre, A. A., A. K. Pradhan, J. S. Van Kessel, J. S. Karns, K. J. Boor, D. H. Rice, K. J. Mangione, Y. T. Gröhn, and Y. H. Schukken. 2011. Quantitative risk assessment of listeriosis due to consumption of raw milk. Journal of Food Protection, 74: 1268-1281. [PMID: 21819653]
Li, M., A. Pradhan, L. Cooney, A. Mauromoustakos, P. Crandall, M. Slavik, and Y. Li. 2011. A predictive model for the inactivation of Listeria innocua in cooked poultry products during postpackage pasteurization. Journal of Food Protection, 74: 1261-1267. [PMID: 21819652]
Latorre, A. A., J. S. Van Kessel, J. S. Karns, M. J. Zurakowski, A. K. Pradhan, K. J. Boor, E. Adolph, S. Sukhnanand, and Y. H. Schukken. 2011. Increased in vitro adherence and on-farm persistence of predominant and persistent Listeria monocytogenes strains in the milking system. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 77: 3676-3684. [PMID: 21441322]
Pradhan, A. K., R. M. Mitchell, A. J. Kramer, M. J. Zurakowski, T. L. Fyock, R. H. Whitlock, J. M. Smith, E. Hovingh, J. S. Van Kessel, J. S. Karns, and Y. H. Schukken. 2011. Molecular epidemiology of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis in a longitudinal study of three dairy herds. Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 49: 893-901. [PMID: 21209171]
Pradhan, A. K., R. Ivanek, Y. T. Gröhn, R. Bukowski, I. Geornaras, J. Sofos, and M. Wiedmann. 2010. Quantitative risk assessment of listeriosis-associated deaths due to Listeria monocytogenes contamination of deli meats originating from manufacture and retail. Journal of Food Protection, 73: 620-630. [PMID: 20377949]
Smith, R. L., R. L. Strawderman, Y. H. Schukken, S. J. Wells, A. K. Pradhan, L. A. Espejo, R. H. Whitlock, J. S. Van Kessel, J. M. Smith, D. R. Wolfgang, and Y. T. Gröhn. 2010. Effect of Johne’s disease status on reproduction and culling in dairy cattle. Journal of Dairy Science, 93: 3513-3524. [PMID: 20655419]
Latorre, A. A., J. S. Van Kessel, J. S. Karns, M. J. Zurakowski, A. K. Pradhan, K. J. Boor, B. M. Jayarao, B. A. Houser, C. S. Daugherty, and Y. H. Schukken. 2010. Biofilm in milking equipment on a dairy farm as a potential source of bulk tank milk contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. Journal of Dairy Science, 93: 2792-2802. [PMID: 20494189]

Smith, R. L., Y. T. Gröhn, A. K. Pradhan, R. H. Whitlock, J. S. Van Kessel, J. M. Smith, D. R. Wolfgang, and Y. H. Schukken. 2009. A longitudinal study on the impact of Johne’s disease status on milk production in individual cows. Journal of Dairy Science, 92: 2653-2661. [PMID: 19447998]
Pradhan, A. K., J. S. Van Kessel, J. S. Karns, D. R. Wolfgang, E. Hovingh, K. A. Nelen, J. M. Smith, R. H. Whitlock, T. Fyock, S. Ladely, P. J. Fedorka-Cray, and Y. H. Schukken. 2009. Dynamics of endemic infectious diseases of animal and human importance on three dairy herds in the northeastern US. Journal of Dairy Science, 92: 1811-1825. [PMID: 19307664]
Latorre, A. A., J. S. Van Kessel, J. S. Karns, M. J. Zurakowski, A. K. Pradhan, R. N. Zadoks, K. J. Boor, and Y. H. Schukken. 2009. Molecular ecology of Listeria monocytogenes: Evidence for a reservoir in milking equipment on a dairy farm. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 75: 1315-1323. [PMID: 1911451
Pradhan, A. K., Y. Li, J. A. Marcy, M. G. Johnson, and M. Tamplin. 2007. Pathogen kinetics and heat and mass transfer-based predictive model for Listeria innocua in irregular-shaped poultry products during thermal processing. Journal of Food Protection, 70: 607-615. [PMID: 17388048
Pradhan, A. K., Y. Li, B. L. Swem, and A. Mauromoustakos. 2005. Predictive model for the survival, death, and growth of Salmonella Typhimurium in broiler hatchery. Poultry Science, 84: 1959-1966. [PMID: 16479956]

Book Chapters:

Pradhan A. K., A. Mishra, and H. Pang. 2018. Relevant pathogenic and spoilage microorganisms in vegetable products, p. 29-58. In F. Pérez-Rodríguez, P. Skandamis, and V. Valdramidis (ed.), Quantitative methods for food safety and quality in the vegetable industry (Food microbiology and food safety – practical approaches), Springer International Publishing AG, Switzerland.

Lab

Lab:

Lab Members:

Current

Surabhi Rani, Ph.D. student, 2015-
Shraddha Karanth, Ph.D. student, 2016-
Taryn Horr, M.S. student, 2017-
Nidhi Gupta, M.S. student, 2017-
Dr. Weixin Jia, Visiting Scholar, South China Agricultural University, China, 2018-

Former

Ph.D. (Doctoral)

Miao Guo, graduated in 2015

Dissertation: Evaluating Food Safety risk of Toxoplasma gondii in Meat Products Consumed in the United States
Working in food industry (as Food Safety Manager in PepsiCo, Beijing, China)

Abhinav Mishra, graduated in 2016

Dissertation: Development and Application of Predictive Models for Survival, Growth, and Death of Enteric Pathogens in Leafy Greens Supply Chain
Worked on his postdoctoral training in Dr. Pradhan’s lab (2016-2017)
Currently, working as an Assistant Professor (tenure-track) at the Department of Food Science and Technology, University of Georgia, Athens (from 2017).
http://www.caes.uga.edu/departments/food-science/people/faculty/abhinav-mishra.html

Hao Pang, graduated in 2017

Dissertation: Evaluation and Modeling of Risk Factors Associated with Microbial Contamination in Produce Pre-harvest Environment.
Working in the Division of Risk and Decision Analysis, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN), Food and Drug Administration (FDA), College Park, Maryland (as Risk Analyst (ORISE Fellow))

M.S. (Master’s)

Hao Pang, graduated in 2013

Thesis: Quantitative Risk Assessment for Escherichia coli O157:H7 in Fresh-cut Lettuce.
Continued Ph.D. with Dr. Pradhan

Miao Wang, graduated in 2014

Thesis: Assessment of Preharvest Microbial Quality of Cantaloupes and Public Health Risks Associated with Cantaloupes Contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
Worked in food industry (Jiaherb, Inc. in Pine Brook, New Jersey)

Huilin Cao, graduated in 2015

Thesis: Antimicrobial Resistance of Salmonella and E. coli from Pennsylvania Dairy Herds.
Worked in USDA-ARS, Beltsville, Maryland
Currently, pursuing higher studies in Columbia University, New York, New York

Yuqing Ying, graduated in 2016

Thesis: Prevalence, Isolation, and Genetic Characterization of Toxoplasma gondii in Chicken.
Worked in USDA-ARS, Beltsville, Maryland

Yinzhi Qu, graduated in 2017

Thesis: Evaluation of the Behavior of Salmonella enterica in Rehydrated Dry Dog Foods
Working in AUI Fine Foods, Gaithersburg, Maryland

Post-doctoral

Dr. Elisabetta Lambertini, 2012-2016

Working at RTI International in Rockville, Maryland (as Research Environmental Scientist)

Dr. Abhinav Mishra, 2016- 2017

Visiting Scholar

Dr. Jinyao Chen, Sichuan University, China, April 2016-September 2016

Undergraduate Students

More than 10 undergraduate students have worked in our lab to gain research experience

Awards, Honors, and Fellowships Received by Dr. Pradhan’s Group

Doctoral (Ph.D. students)

Shraddha Karanth – Outstanding Graduate Assistant Award, UMD Graduate School, 2018
Surabhi Rani - Kulkarni Graduate Student Summer Research Fellowship, UMD Graduate School, 2018
Shraddha Karanth – Graduate Student Summer Research Fellowship, UMD Graduate School, 2018
Surabhi Rani – 1^stplace award winner, poster competition, for continuing food science graduate student, NFSC Research Day, UMD, 2018
Surabhi Rani - Dean’s Fellowship, Graduate School, UMD, 2017-2018
Hao Pang – Student Merit Award, Microbial Risk Analysis Specialty Group (MRASG)-Society for Risk Analysis (SRA), SRA annual meeting, Arlington, Virginia, 2017
Hao Pang – Developing Scientists Award (3^rd place, technical competition), International Association for Food Protection (IAFP), IAFP annual meeting, Tampa, Florida, 2017
Hao Pang – Student Travel Scholarship Award, International Association for Food Protection (IAFP), IAFP annual meeting, Tampa, Florida, 2017
Hao Pang – 1^st place award winner, poster competition, for continuing food science graduate student, NFSC Research Day, UMD, 2017
Shraddha Karanth – Award winner, poster competition, for first year food science graduate student, NFSC Research Day, UMD, 2017
Abhinav Mishra – Student Merit Award (joint winner), Microbial Risk Analysis Specialty Group (MRASG)-Society for Risk Analysis (SRA), SRA annual meeting, San Diego, California, 2016
Hao Pang – Student Merit Award (joint winner), Microbial Risk Analysis Specialty Group (MRASG)-Society for Risk Analysis (SRA), SRA annual meeting, San Diego, California, 2016
Hao Pang – 3^rd place award winner, poster competition, AGNR Open House, UMD, 2016
Hao Pang – Developing Scientists Award (3^rd place, poster competition), International Association for Food Protection (IAFP), IAFP annual meeting, St. Louis, Missouri, 2016
Miao Guo – Outstanding Graduate Student Award-AGNR Alumni Chapter, UMD, 2016
Miao Guo – Lee Thornton Dissertation Fellowship, UMD Graduate School, 2015-2016
Abhinav Mishra – 1^st place poster, voted by the 2015 Society for Risk Analysis (SRA) annual meeting attendees; Arlington, Virginia, 2015
Miao Guo – Student Merit Award (1^st place), Dose-Response Specialty Group-Society for Risk Analysis (SRA), SRA annual meeting, Arlington, Virginia, 2015
Abhinav Mishra - Kulkarni Graduate Student Summer Research Fellowship, UMD Graduate School, 2015
Miao Guo – Award winner, poster competition, among food science graduate students working on food safety research, Capital Area Food Protection Association (CAFPA), at NFSC Research Day, UMD, 2015
Abhinav Mishra – Student Merit Award, Microbial Risk Analysis Specialty Group (MRASG)-Society for Risk Analysis (SRA), SRA annual meeting, Denver, Colorado, 2014
Miao Guo – Award winner, poster competition, among food science graduate students working on food safety research, Capital Area Food Protection Association (CAFPA), at NFSC Research Day, UMD, 2015
Abhinav Mishra – Student Merit Award, Microbial Risk Analysis Specialty Group (MRASG)-Society for Risk Analysis (SRA), SRA annual meeting, Denver, Colorado, 2014
Abhinav Mishra – Student Travel Award; Society for Risk Analysis (SRA), SRA Annual Meeting, Denver, Colorado, 2014
Hao Pang – Student Travel Award; Society for Risk Analysis (SRA), SRA annual Meeting, Denver, Colorado, 2014
Miao Guo – Student Travel Award; Society for Risk Analysis (SRA), SRA annual meeting, Denver, Colorado, 2014
Miao Guo – Jacob K. Goldhaber Travel Award, UMD Graduate School, for International Association for Food Protection (IAFP) Annual Meeting, Indianapolis, Indiana, 2014
Abhinav Mishra – Jacob K. Goldhaber Travel Award, UMD Graduate School, for Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) annual meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana, 2014
Abhinav Mishra – Graduate Student Summer Research Fellowship, UMD Graduate School, 2014
Abhinav Mishra – One of top 5 poster winners, Society for Risk Analysis (SRA) annual meeting, Baltimore, Maryland, 2013
Abhinav Mishra – Student Travel Award; Society for Risk Analysis (SRA), SRA Annual Meeting, Baltimore; Maryland, 2013
Miao Guo – Student Travel Award; Society for Risk Analysis (SRA), SRA annual meeting, Baltimore, Maryland, 2013
Abhinav Mishra – 3^rd place award winner (joint), poster competition, AGNR Open House, UMD, 2013
Hao Pang – 3^rdplace award winner (joint), poster competition, AGNR Open House, UMD, 2013
Abhinav Mishra - Dean’s Fellowship, UMD, 2012-2013

Master’s (M.S. students)

Yinzhi Qu – Award winner, poster competition, for first year food science graduate student, NFSC Research Day, UMD, 2016
Huilin Cao – 1^st place award winner, poster competition, for continuing food science graduate student, NFSC Research Day, UMD, 2015
Yuqing Ying – Award winner, poster competition, for first-year graduate student in food science, NFSC Research Day, UMD, 2015
Huilin Cao – Student Travel Award; Society for Risk Analysis (SRA), SRA annual meeting, Denver, Colorado, 2014
Miao Wang – Student Travel Award; Society for Risk Analysis (SRA), SRA annual meeting, Denver, Colorado, 2014
Miao Wang – Jacob K. Goldhaber Travel Award, UMD Graduate School, for Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) annual meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana, 2014
Miao Wang – 1^st place award winner, poster competition, for continuing food science graduate student, NFSC Research Day, UMD, 2014
Miao Wang – Student Merit Award, Microbial Risk Analysis Specialty Group (MRASG)-Society for Risk Analysis (SRA), SRA annual meeting, Baltimore, Maryland, 2013
Miao Wang – Student Travel Award; Society for Risk Analysis (SRA), SRA annual meeting, Baltimore, Maryland, 2013
Miao Wang – Award winner, poster competition, for first-year graduate student in food science, Capital Area Food Protection Association (CAFPA), at NFSC Research Day, UMD, 2013
Hao Pang – 2^nd place award winner, poster competition, for continuing food science graduate students, Capital Area Food Protection Association (CAFPA), at NFSC Research Day, UMD, 2013
Hao Pang – Jacob K. Goldhaber Travel Award, UMD Graduate School, for SRA Annual Meeting, San Francisco, California, 2012
Hao Pang – Student Merit Award, Microbial Risk Analysis Specialty Group (MRASG)-Society for Risk Analysis (SRA), SRA annual meeting, San Francisco, California, 2012
Hao Pang – Student Travel Award; Society for Risk Analysis (SRA), SRA annual Meeting, San Francisco, California, 2012
Hao Pang – Dean’s Fellowship, UMD, 2011-2012

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