Past Events

Examining Committee Dr. Massimo Marcone, Chair Dr. Jeffrey Farber, Advisor Dr. Marc Habash, Co-Advisor Dr. Lawrence Goodridge, Department Member TITLE: THE USE OF POTENTIALLY PROBIOTIC BACTERIA FOR THEIR BIOCONTROL EFFECTS ON THE FOODBORNE PATHOGEN HUMAN NOROVIRUS GII.4 AND ITS SURROGATE VIRUS MURINE NOROVIRUS-1

Examining Committee   Dr. Donald Mercer, Chair Dr. Lisa Duizer, Advisor Dr. Alexandra Grygorczyk, Advisory Committee Member Dr. Douglas Goff, Department Member Dr. Jianshe Chen, Zhejiang Gongshang University, External Examiner TITLE: ORAL DYNAMICS OF TEXTURE IN SEMISOLID FOODS ABSTRACT:

Examining Committee   Dr. Lisa Duizer, Chair   Dr. Keith Warriner, Advisor   Dr. Ann Huber, Advisory Committee Member    Dr. Kari Dunfield, Department Member   Dr. Pascal Delaquis, AAFC, B.C.,  External Examiner   

Examining Committee Dr. Iris Joye, Chair Dr. Massimo Marcone, Advisor Dr. Moussa Diarra, Advisory Committee Member Dr. Gisele LaPointe, Department Member Dr. Michele Jay-Russell, UC Davis, External Examiner TITLE: ORGANIC BERRY POMACES TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF BROILER CHICKENS

Examining Committee   Dr. Michael Rogers, Chair   Dr. Lisa Duizer, Advisor   Dr. Donald Mercer, Advisory Committee Member    Dr. Loong-Tak Lim, Department Member      TITLE: SENSORY TESTING OF CANADIAN ARMED FORCES INDIVIDUAL MEAL PACKS      ABSTRACT: 

Examining Committee   Dr. Yoshi Mine, Chair Dr. Iris Joye, Advisor Dr. Maria Corradini, Co-Advisor Dr. Douglas Goff, Department Member TITLE: PROLAMIN PROTEINS AS BUILDING BLOCKS FOR FOOD-GRADE ANTHOCYANIN ENCAPSULATION SYSTEMS ABSTRACT:

Examining Committee Dr. Iris Joye, Chair Dr. Loong-Tak Lim, Advisor Dr. Donald Mercer, Advisory Committee Member Dr. Massimo Marcone, Department Member TITLE: DEVELOPMENT AND CHARACTERIZATION OF COFFEE BEVERAGES BY FERMENTATION OF COFFEE-SUGAR AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS USING DIFFERENT YEAST VARIETIES

Examining Committee Dr. Donald Mercer, Chair Dr. Jeffrey Farber, Advisor Dr. Robert Hanner, Co-Advisor Dr. Steven Newmaster, Department Member TITLE: IMPROVING TRACEABILITY AND DETECTION OF FOOD FRAUD: AN EXPLORATION OF CURRENT SEAFOOD AUTHENTICATION METHODS AND VALIDATION OF A NOVEL qPRC MEHTOD FOR COMMERCIAL SPECIES OF FISH (FASTFISH-ID) ABSTRACT:

Examining Committee Dr. Massimo Marcone, Chair Dr. Lisa Duizer, Advisor Dr. Alexandra Grygorczyki, Co-Advisor Dr. Loong-Tak Lim, Department Member TITLE: INVESTIGATING THE USE OF INSTRUMENTAL TECHNIQUES TO EVALUATE APPLE TEXTURE QUALITY ABSTRACT:

Examining Committee   Dr. Massimo Marcone, Chair   Dr. Paul Spagnuolo, Advisor   Dr. Gisele LaPointe, Advisory Committee Member    Dr. Praveen Saxena, Department Member      TITLE: EVALUATING THE EFFECT OF A NOVEL CURCUMA AMADA BIOACTIVE, 2,4,6- TRIHYDROXY-3,5-DIPRENYLDIHYDROCHALCONE AND AVOCATIN B ON MITOCHONDRIAL METABOLISM IN ACUTE MYELOID LEUKEMIA      ABSTRACT: