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Biomedical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, R&D
Expert has over 20 years of experience in the research and development of medical devices for: electrodes for transcutaneous sensing and stimulation (EKG, EEG, EMG, TENS, defibrillation, pacing); respiratory therapy, specifically spirometric measurements, exercizers, and nebulizers; thermometry for clinical applications;…
Food Processing and Packaging
During the past 14 years, Expert has had an active research program in aseptic processing and packaging. This program has included university and industry research into package/product interactions, aseptic processing equipment, and packaging systems. His current research includes biological verification…
Pure Water, Water Treatment
Expert is experienced in finding solutions to process, facilities, and environmental problems involving water, waste, and air circuits and systems. He has extensive experience in process water problem analysis, laboratory services such as purified water analysis, microbiological assays, biofouling and…
Agro-Environmental/Biotechnology
BIOINSECTICIDES; BIOLOGICAL PESTICIDES. Expert [pronounced cawtch-a-tourians] has been the Director of the first BioInsecticide Research Laboratories at the University since he was appointed to the position in 1980. This Provincial Strategically Funded Program has established research and teaching programs in…
Food Microbiology, Toxicology, Preservation, and Spoilage; Yeasts; Clostridia; Botulinum Toxin
Expert's primary area of research is the study of botulinum toxin in the gram-positive pathogen Clostridium botulinum. Much of his work has been devoted to methods for the prevention of toxin formation in foods. He has also contributed to the…
Protein Biochemistry, Purification, Characterization; Gentle Immunoaffinity Chromatography
Expert is internationally known for his contributions to the fields of biochemistry and molecular biology. He has worked in this area since 1964, generally in purifying enzymes involved in RNA synthesis, characterizing the structure and function of enzymes, and studying…
Food Mycotoxicology, Mold, Aflatoxins, Toxicology
FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; MYCOLOGY; MYCOTOXICOLOGY. Expert has expertise in food microbiology, mycology, and mycotoxicology. His major research interests have included food poisoning bacteria, foodborne pathogens, food safety, and food processing to control potentially hazardous micro-organisms. He has conducted research with molds…
Fermentation Process
Dr. J. Expert has expertise in bacteriology, with research interests in microbial physiology and biochemistry. As an industrial microbiologist, he has particular strengths in the identification and manipulation of industrially useful microbial cultures and in the development of industrial processes…
Biotechnology
APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY; BIOTECHNOLOGY. Expert is an authority in biotechnology, especially biotechnological principles for food, chemical, and pharmaceutical applications. He expends significant research efforts on the genetics of industrial organisms, with the ultimate goal of isolating, overproducing, and utilizing enzymes and…
Dietary Fiber, Fat, and Chronic Disease; Cholesterol Lowering; Colon Cancer; Prebiotics
Expert has expertise in many aspects of dietary fiber. This includes the effect of different fiber types on cholesterol reduction, colon cancer, and complications of diabetes. He has also done several types of fiber analysis. Most of his work has…