Abani K. Pradhan, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, and Director of Graduate Program in Nutrition and Food Science

(301) 405-4502

3309 Marie Mount Hall

College Park, MD 20742

United States

akp@umd.edu

Curriculum Vitae (CV)

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Biography

Biography:

Education:

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

Publications:

Guo, M., A. Mishra, R. L. Buchanan, J. P. Dubey, D. E. Hill, H. R. Gamble, J. L. Jones, and A. K. Pradhan. A systematic meta-analysis of Toxoplasma gondii prevalence in food animals in the United States. Foodborne Pathogens and Disease (in press).
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. The effects of progressing and nonprogressing Mycobacterium avium ssp. paratuberculosis infection on milk production in dairy cows. Journal of Dairy Science (in press).
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. Development of dose-response models to predict the relationship for human Toxoplasma gondii infection associated with meat consumption. Available online in Early View-Oct. 2015. Risk Analysis. doi: 10.1111/risa.12500.
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.
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(12): 2207-2219.
Lambertini, E., J. S. Karns, J. S. Van Kessel, H. Cao, Y. H. Schukken, D. R. Wolfgang, J. M. Smith, 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(13):4477-4488.
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, 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(3-4): 283-288.
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(2):457-476.
Lambertini, E., R. L. Buchanan, C. Narrod, and A. K. Pradhan. Transmission of bacterial zoonotic pathogens between pets and humans: the role of pet food. Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition. doi: 10.1080/10408398.2014.902356.
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(2): 124-130.
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(3):827-835.
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(6):1482-1488.
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(11):1860-1868.
Smith, R. L., A. K. Pradhan, Y. T. Gröhn, R. H. Whitlock, J. S. Van Kessel, J. M. Smith, D. R. Wolfgang, and Y. H. Schukken. 2011. Environmental contamination with Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis in endemically infected dairy herds. Preventive Veterinary Medicine, 102:1-9.
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(8):1268-1281.
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(8):1261-1267.
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(11):3676-3684.
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(3):893-901.
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(4):620-630.
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(8):3513-3524.
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(6):2792-2802.
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-diacetate on listeriosis cases and deaths. Journal of Food Protection, 72(5):978-989.
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 for the impact of Johne’s disease status on milk production in individual cows. Journal of Dairy Science, 92 (6):2653-2661.
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(4):1811-1825.
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 on a dairy farm: Evidence for a reservoir in milking equipment. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 75(5):1315-1323.
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(3):607-615.
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(12):1959-1966.

Research

Current Research:

My research interests are broadly in the area of food safety and risk assessment. My research aims at integrating experimental and field data with mathematical modeling, and developing predictive and risk assessment models that will aid in guiding several stakeholders such as policy makers, government agencies, and food industry. I and my lab members have been conducting interdisciplinary research to address critical food safety issues related to foodborne pathogens (e.g., E. coli, Salmonella, Listeria monocytogenes, Toxoplasma gondii) in different food categories such as meat and poultry, fresh produce, dairy, and low moisture foods: pet foods and chocolate. Currently, we are also exploring appropriate methods and approaches to integrate molecular data (e.g., whole genome sequencing) and risk models to evaluate public health risk.

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