Li Yong
Assistant Professor
Department Of Human Nutrition, Food and Animal Sciences
University of Hawaii
United States of America
Biography
Education: • M.A. Statistics, University of Missouri-Columbia, 2005 • Ph.D. Food Science, University of Missouri-Columbia, 2004 • M.S. Microbiology, China Agricultural University, China, 1997 • B.S. Microbiology, China Agricultural University, China, 1994
Research Interest
Extension/Research Interests: • Genetic fingerprinting of microbial communities in food • Microbial survival and virulence during food processing • Rapid detection of foodborne pathogens • Probiotics and functional food • Predictive microbiology
Publications
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• Dong, J., Kandukuru, P., Huang, A., and Li, Y. 2011. PCR-DGGE analysis of bacterial community dynamics in kava beverages during refrigeration. Letters in Applied Microbiology 53:30-34
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• Iwaoka, W.T., Li, Y., and Rhee, W.Y. 2010. Measuring gains in critical thinking in food science and human nutrition courses: the Cornell Critical Thinking Test, problem-based learning activities, and student journal entries. Journal of Food Science Education 9:68-75
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• Jenkins, D.M., Kubota, R., Dong, J., Li, Y., and Higashiguchi, D. 2011. Handheld device for real-time, quantitative, LAMP-based detection of Salmonella enterica using assimilating probes. Biosensors and Bioelectronics 30:255-260
