Education :

• Ph.D. in Microbiology, Cornell University, US
• BSc in Bacteriology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA
• BSc in Genetics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA

Research interests :

• Infection biology of bacterial foodborne pathogens (e.g., Salmonella enterica, Listeria monocytogenes, and Staphylococcus aureus)
• Genome diversity and antibiotic resistance in Enterobacteriaceae (e.g., S. enterica, Klebsiella pneumoniae, and Escherichia coli)
• Probiotics (e.g. Lactobacillus spp.) and their applications as shrimp feed supplements