Professor, School of Veterinary Medicine, UC Davis
Director, 100K Pathogen Genome Project
Publication Summary:
- 22 book chapters
- 4 books
- 159 manuscripts
- 6 patents awarded
- 13 invention disclosures
- 540 presentations
- Google Scholar, ResearchGate, Orcid, ReseacherID (Publons)
- UCDavis Microbiome Special Research Program
Leadership Experience:
- Chair; Department of Population Health and Reproduction. 2019 – present
- Director, founder; Genomes4Health. 2019 – present
- Director, 100K Pathogen Genome Sequencing Project. 2012 – present
- Co-founder, Molecular Food Safety Consortium. 2014 – present
- Director, Genomics Integration Core, West Coast Metabolomics Center (Davis). 2012 – 2013
- Faculty Coordinator Corporate Relations (UC Davis; Office of Research). 2010 – 2015
- Director, BGI@UC Davis Genome Sequencing Center. 2011 – 2015
- Executive Director, Center for Integrated BioSystems (Utah State University). 2002 – 2009
- Co-founder, Lactic Acid Bacteria Genome Consortium. 2000
- Director, Center for Microbe Detection & Physiology (Utah State University). 1998 – 2008
Academic Experience:
- Professor, Population Health & Reproduction (UC Davis). 2008 – present
- Professor, Nutrition & Food Sciences (Utah State University). 1991 – 2008
- Adjunct Professor, School of Life Sciences (Beijing Normal University). 2014 – 2019
- Adjunct Professor, Biology (College of Life Sciences; Xiamen University). 2007 – 2010
- Adjunct Professor, Horticulture Department (Kasetsart University, Thailand). 2008 – 2012
- Adjunct Professor, Biology Department (College of Science, USU). 2003 – 2008
- Adjunct Professor, Computer Science Department (College of Science, USU). 2006 – 2010
- Adjunct Professor, Biological Engineering (College of Engineering, USU). 2003 – 2007
Education:
- Post-Doctoral Fellow, University of Melbourne, Biochemistry & Genetics, Melbourne, Australia. 1991-1992
- D., Nutrition & Food Sciences – Microbiology, Utah State University, Logan, UT. 1990
- BS, Microbiology & Immunology (Honors), University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ. 1986
Awards and Honors:
- IBM Shared University Research Award. 2015, 2016
- FDA Food Safety Grand Challenge Finalist (1/5 from over 100 Applicants). 2015
- Aglient Thought Leader (DNA modification, genome restricted metabolomics). 2010, 2015
- HHSInnovate – 100K Pathogen Genome Sequencing Project. 2012
- Best agronomic paper – Canadian Agronomic Society. 2010
- Researcher of the Year – USU Dept. of Nutrition & Food Sciences . 2008
- Inducted into Academic Keys Who’s Who in Agriculture in Higher Education. 2006
- Inducted into Empire Who’s Who. 2003
- Inducted into International Who’s Who Historical Society. 2002
- Winder Chair in Food Science – USU, Nutrition and Food Services. 1996, 2001 – 2004
- Researcher of the Year – USU, College of Family Life. 1995
- S. – Graduated with Honors. 1986
