The Cornell University Colleges of Agriculture and Life Sciences and Veterinary Medicine are seeking applicants for an interdisciplinary Ph.D. program.  This training program, which is part of a comprehensive Food and Water Safety program at Cornell merges basic and applied sciences to provide students with the broad-based skills necessary for successful career development in food and water safety.  Graduate students will have access to a variety of world-class facilities and programs at Cornell ranging from the Cornell Nanofabrication Facility to the Cornell Genomics Initiative.   This graduate program will also offer unique internship opportunities outside of the traditional academic environment ranging from training in a biotechnology company to experience with state and federal agencies charged with development of scientifically-based food safety policies and regulations.

Faculty mentors for this training program have expertise in the areas of food safety, food and veterinary microbiology, molecular microbiology, bacterial pathogenesis, microbial ecology and epidemiology.  Specific research areas include: molecular pathogenesis and ecology of foodborne pathogens; development of rapid and novel detection methods for foodborne pathogens; novel strategies to eliminate and control foodborne pathogens; and molecular strain typing, and epidemiology of foodborne diseases.  Students are encouraged to pursue laboratory rotations to aid in the selection of a dissertation advisor.  Students may apply to one of three graduate fields (Food Science and Technology,Microbiology,Veterinary Medicine)

Applicants should have a strong interest in food safety and a BS or MS degree in any biological science; applicants with a DVM or equivalent degree are particularly encouraged to apply.  For additional information please contact Dr. Kathryn Boor, Department of Food Science, 412 Stocking Hall, Ithaca, NY 14853; e-mail: kjb4@cornell.edu; phone: 607-255-3111; fax: 607-254-4868.