GONE BUT NEVER FORGOTTEN!

GRADUATE AND POST-GRADUATE TRAINEES:

Summer 2023: MANIRUL HAQUE - PhD. Dissertation title: Application of Microbiological Predictive Modeling Tools to Investigate the Growth and Inactivation Behavior of Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli (STEC) and Salmonella in Raw Ground Pork. Dr. Haque is currently working in the biotech industry in St. Louis, MO. Twitter: @Manirul56907647

Summer 2023: RAZIYA SADAT - MS. Thesis title: Evaluating Salmonella Cross Contamination of Chicken Thighs in Simulated Post-Chill Tanks. Raziya is currently working in the food industry in Pennsylvania, USA. Twitter: @raziya_sadat

Fall 2022: JANAK DHAKAL, PhD. Dr. Dhakal was a postdoctoral research associate in the #ChavesLabUNL from April 2021 to December 2022. Janak was funded by USDA-NIFA and worked with SARS-CoV-2 surrogates evaluating persistence and survival on food contact surfaces. He is currently an assistant professor in the Department of Agriculture, Food and Resource Sciences at University of Maryland Eastern Shore. Twitter: @Janak1928

Fall 2022: EMMA NAKIMERA - MS. Thesis title: "Antimicrobial efficacy of a citric acid/hydrochloric acid blend, peroxyacetic acid, and sulfuric acid against Salmonella on inoculated non-conventional raw chicken products". Emma is currently working in the food industry in Omaha, NE. Twitter: @emma_nakimera

Spring 2022: CARMEN CANO - First PhD graduate from the Chaves Lab! Dissertation title: "Investigating strategies to control Salmonella in broiler meat". Dr. Cano is currently working in industry in the Kansas City, MO area. Twitter: @lulutuits.

Spring 2022: LESLIE CANCIO - MS (co-advised with Dr. Mary-Grace Danao). Thesis title: "Evaluating the microbial quality and use of antimicrobials in raw pet foods". Leslie is back in her home country, the Philippines, as a Science Research Specialist in the Department of Science and Technology. Twitter: @IamLilayc

Summer 2021: CYRIL ETAKA - MS. First graduate student from the Chaves Lab! Thesis title: "Investigating the prevalence and control of Listeria monocytogenes in food facilities". Cyril is currently a PhD student in Dr. Laura Strawn's lab at Virginia Tech. Twitter: @seawhy9

UNDERGRADS (as of August 2022):

Adriana Muniz-Rosa: Unknown
Arena See: Completed an MS in Animal Science at UNL with Dr. Samodha Fernando after working in the #ChavesLabUNL. Currently a Research Associate at Standford's Microbiome Therapies Initiative.
Aime Leandre: MS student with Dr. Matt Taylor at Texas A&M
Grace Gatima: Working in the food industry
Joshua Meyer: PharD student at the University of Nebraska Medical Center
Mary Ange Uwonkunda: Working in the food industry
Zilfa Irakoze: Completed an MS in Food Science at Kansas State with Dr. Sara Gragg after working in the #ChavesLabUNL. Currently, a PhD student with Dr. Josephine Wee at Penn State.