[ÖRFÍ]Fyrirlestur hjá Matís: Rapid Methods and Automation in Microbiology: 30 years of Developments and a Look into the Future".

[Þórunn Rafnar Þorsteinsdóttir]

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Matís og ÖRFÍ standa fyrir fyrirlestri sem haldinn verður í húsnæði Matís á
Vínlandsleið 12 þann 18. Nóv. kl 13:00-14:00 á þriðju hæðinni.

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*Rapid Methods and Automation in Microbiology: 30 years of Developments and
a Look into the Future".
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The talk will cover the history of Rapid Methods, the current status and a
look into the future in many aspects and trends of detection methodologies
both in improvements of traditional methods and modern molecular systems
and application. There will be a 15 minutes time for discussions after the
talk and if there are more interests we can have  a small group discussion.*
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*DANIEL Y.C. FUNG
Professor of animal sciences and industry
Professor of food science*

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**[image: Daniel Y.C. Fung]**Rapid detection of spoilage and harmful
microorganisms in food, clinical specimens, industrial and environmental
samples can help prevent food spoilage and food-borne outbreaks -- and
promote food safety and public health.****

Daniel Y.C. Fung, professor of animal sciences and industry and professor
of food science at Kansas State, has devoted his career to developing
faster processes for detecting spoilage and harmful and beneficial
microorganisms in food and the environment. He also has worked on
controlling pathogenic organisms by physical methods (microwave treatment,
heating, freezing, etc.), chemical methods -- antioxidants and
antimicrobials -- and fermentation procedures. He has received three U.S.
patents in relationship to pathogen detection and fermentation technology.**
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Fung has been the major professor to 33 doctoral graduates and 83 master's
graduates. In addition, he has served on more than 100 graduate student
committees.****

Fung has published about 800 journal articles, proceeding abstracts and
other communications in his distinguished career.****

His publications include his studies on how spices can deter food-borne
pathogens. Use of common kitchen spices, like clove and garlic, can kill up
to 99 percent of the E. coli bacteria in ground beef. Fung is testing other
spices for similar results and working to determine the exact combination
of heat and spice that will be most effective on food-borne pathogens -- as
well as the best tasting.****

Fung is an internationally recognized authority in the field of rapid
methods and automation in microbiology for his research and for his many
presentations in more than 60 countries on five continents. At K-State he
initiated the annual International Workshop on Rapid Methods and Automation
in Microbiology in 1981, a workshop that has attracted more than 1,500
scientists from 45 countries to date. Fung is also a consultant to the food
industry and microbiological diagnostic companies.****

Fung received his bachelor's degree from the International Christian
University in Tokyo, Japan, in 1965; his master's degree from the
University of North Carolina in 1967; and his doctorate from Iowa State
University in 1969. He has been with K-State since 1978. He is a member of
15 professional societies, including the American Society for Microbiology
and the Institute of Food Technologists, where he has active leadership
roles.****

The recipient of numerous awards throughout his career, Fung's many honors
include the 1997 Harold Macy Food Science and Technology Award from the
Minnesota Section of the Institute of Food Technologists and the 1997
Institute of Food Technologists International Award. In 1995 he was named a
fellow of the Institute of Food Technologists and in 1998 he was elected a
fellow of the newly formed International Academy of Food Science and
Technology. In 2007 he received the inaugural Outstanding Educator in Food
Safety Award, given by Food Safety magazine and ConAgra Foods.****

He also was awarded the title of university distinguished professor in 2006
from the Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona in Spain for his contributions
to rapid methods education in Spain.****
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