Food Safety and Antimicrobial Resistance

The Food Safety and Antimicrobial Resistance program includes faculty conducting basic and applied research on foodborne pathogens, such as E. coli, Salmonella, and Campylobacter, covering epidemiology, transmission, and ecology; fundamental biology and colonization mechanisms; and development of intervention strategies. The CVM leads a university-wide initiative on antimicrobial resistance (AMR), which covers mechanisms of AMR; persistence, transmission and evolution of AMR; systems approach to understanding AMR; and development of innovative interventions for AMR. Additionally, the CVM has a major effort on the microbiome and understanding its role in health and disease.


This is Going to be Big

Drs. Plummer and Zhang

Dr. Paul Plummer and Dr. Qijing Zhang. Photo: Christopher Gannon

News Article Contacts

Paul Plummer, Veterinary Diagnostic and Production Animal Medicine, 515-294-8522, pplummer@iastate.edu
Qijing Zhang, Veterinary Microbiology and Preventative Medicine, 515-294-9348, zhang123@iastate.edu
Dave Gieseke, Communications, 515-294-4257, dgieseke@iastate.ed


Iowa State University will lead new, national institute to fight antimicrobial resistance

News Article Contacts

Sarah Nusser, Vice President for Research, 515-294-1785, nusser@iastate.edu
Paul Plummer, Veterinary Diagnostic and Production Animal Medicine, 515-294-8522, pplummer@iastate.edu
John McCarroll, University Relations, 515-294-6137, jmccarol@iastate.edu
Deb Fiddelke, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 402-472-0296, deb.fiddelke@unl.edu
Bill O'Neill, University of Nebraska Medical Center, 402-559-9152, woneill@unmc.edu 
Tom Snee, University of Iowa Office of Media Relations, 319-384-0010, tom-snee@uiowa.edu