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J. D. Eifert |
Joe was hired in 1998 as Assistant Professor for Poultry Safety and Quality. He has a 20% appointment with the Department of Animal and Poultry Sciences. His Extension program emphasizes microbiological safety and quality issues for chicken and turkey processors. His research focus is on prevention and reduction of microbial pathogens in poultry, seafood and produce. Additionally, he teaches the graduate course "Food Regulatory Affairs".
Dr. Eifert received his M.S. (1991) and Ph.D. (1994) degrees in food science and technology from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University and his B.S. (1980) degree in biology from Loyola Marymount University. His graduate studies focused on food safety, food microbiology, microbial modeling and further processing of aquacultured finfish.
After graduate school, Joe worked as the Manager of the Microbiology Department of the Nestlé USA Quality Assurance Laboratory in Columbus, Ohio. In addition to lab management, he provided technical services to numerous Nestlé factories throughout the U.S. and Canada. Prior to graduate school, Joe was employed by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in Los Angeles, California. His primary responsibilities were for chemical and microbiological analysis and research of foods.
E-mail: jeifert@vt.edu Phone: (540) 231-3658 FAX: (540) 231-9293
