Education:

• Ph.D. Cornell University, Food Science

• B.S. Oregon State University, Microbiology

• B.S. Oregon State University, Food Science

Research: Typhoid toxin, Salmonella diversity, Bacillus cereus group species

Hobbies: Hiking, Travel, Spending time with family

Education:

• M.S. Virginia Tech, Food Science (expected 2024)

• B.S. College of William and Mary, Biology

Research: Caroline's research focuses on (i) identifying coding sequences on prophage in Salmonella, and (ii) modeling the incidence of salmonellosis in Virginia to identify populations experiencing higher burdens of disease in the Commonwealth.

Hobbies: Photography, Cooking, Hiking, and Reading 

Education:

• Ph.D. Virginia Tech, Food Science (expected 2026)

• M.S. South Dakota State University, Dairy Science

• B.S. National Dairy Research Institute, Dairy Science

Research: Bhaswati's research focuses on (i) environmental sources of Salmonella, (ii) characterizing the surface proteome of Salmonella associated with poultry, and (iii) characterizing coding sequences carried on plasmids encoded by diverse Salmonella isolates.

Hobbies: Cooking 

Education:

• Ph.D. Virginia Tech, Food Science (expected 2026)

• M.S. Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University (BSMRAU), Biotechnology

• B.S. Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University (BSMRAU), Fisheries

Research: Rakib's research focuses on (i) elucidating the function of genes in the O antigen synthesis cluster of Salmonella for enhancing in silico serotype prediction, and (ii) characterizing the genomic diversity of understudied Salmonella serovars. 

Hobbies: Fishing