CANR News

Category: Animal and Food Sciences

January 07, 2025 Article by Molly Schafer Photos by Evan Krape and courtesy of Erikah Dozier

A taste for food science

January 15, 2025 | Written by Molly Schafer

Kaitlin Smith combines her love of plants with a passion for food science. During a food microbiology course, Smith discovered an interest in research as she pursued her undergraduate degree. Now a graduate student in UD’s M.S. in Food Science, she conducts her own research into mitigating cross-contamination in hydroponics.
Raw milk and bird flu

January 10, 2025 | Written by Katie Peikes | Photo by iStock

UD microbial food safety professor Kali Kniel offers insight into the health risks of raw milk.
Discovering lab research

January 07, 2025 | Article by Molly Schafer Photos by Evan Krape and courtesy of Erikah Dozier

Erikah Dozier is making strides in research focusing on Cryptosporidium parvum infections in cows. As an animal science graduate student under the guidance of Professor Erin Pisano, she is working with intestinal organoids to gut function and disease. Their research studies the biological activities of cells and tissues under various experimental conditions using a method that reduces the need for animal testing.