Kovac Lab
Our research at Penn State is focused on precision food safety.
We are integrating (meta)genomic and phenotypic methods to better understand how microbial genetic background and environmental factors influence epidemiology, pathogenic potential and antimicrobial resistance of foodborne pathogens.
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June 21, 2024
Jasna gave a talk at the CDC
Jasna gave a talk "Towards Genotype-Informed Prediction of Bacillus cereus Group Phenotypes" at the CDC's Bacterial Special Pathogens Branch, Division of High Consequence Pathogens and Pathology on June 14th, 2024.
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June 15, 2024
Jasna gave a talk at the ASM Microbe in Atlanta
Jasna gave a talk "The Role of Fruit Processing Facilities’ Microbiomes in the Persistence and Antimicrobial Tolerance of Listeria monocytogenes" on June 15th, 2024, at the ASM Microbe's session "If We Build It, They Will Colonize: the Resident Microbiome of Food Processing-built Environments".
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May 21, 2024
Jasna giving a seminar at the University of Munich Scientific Colloquium
Jasna is giving a seminar "Towards Genotype-Informed Prediction of Bacillus cereus Group Phenotypes“ at the Scientific Colloquium at the University of Munich on June 12 during her research visit at the University of Munich.
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May 2, 2024
Auja presented her research in Geneva, Switzerland
Auja presented her research on microbial quality of nutrient solution in hydroponic systems at the European IAFP symposium in Geneva, Switzerland.
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