Formulating with safety
and stability in mind
Dr. Indaue Mello-Hall
Senior Microbiologist
Pepsi Co.
EDUCATION
Ph.D. Degree in Food Microbiology, University of Florida, Gainesville,
FL, December 2002
Master of Science Degree in Animal Nutrition, University of Kentucky,
Lexington, KY, 1997
Bachelor of Science Degree in Animal Science, University of Sao Paulo,
Brazil, 1994
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
PepsiCo/QTG (Quaker, Tropicana, Gatorade), Barrington, IL
March 2007 Senior Scientist I, Quaker Foods & Snacks, QTG
December 2004 Senior Microbiologist I, Worldwide Technical Insights, QTG
ConAgra Foods, Downers Grove,
IL
August 2003 Chief Microbiologist, Refrigerated Foods Group
ABC Research Corporation, Gainesville,
FL
January 2003 Director of Food Safety and Microbiology
University of Florida, Gainesville,
FL
August 1997 Research Assistant in Food Microbiology, Animal Sciences Department
University of Kentucky, Lexington,
KY
August 1995 Research Assistant in Animal Nutrition, Animal Sciences Department
SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS
AND PRESENTATIONS
Presentations
"Microbiological Issues in Beverage Production", 7mo Congresso
Internacional - Inocuidad de Alimentos, XXII Reunion Nacional de Microbiologia,
Higiene y Toxicologia de los Alimentos, Mexico
"Search and Destroy: Weapons of Pathogen Detection & Control",
Roundtable. Food Safety Summit. Washington, DC, March 2004
"Quality Programs for Food Testing Laboratories", Florida Pesticide
Residue Workshop and Pathogen Analysis Conference. St. Pete Beach, FL,
July 2003
Convener for "Antimicrobial Ingredients: Creating Food Safety from
Inside Your Product", Food Safety Summit, Washington, DC, March 2003
"Effect of Natural Preservatives on Campylobacter", National
Turkey Federation 2003 Leadership Conference. Washington, DC, July 2003
"Effect of Allyl Isothiocyanate on Campylobacter jejuni and Spoilage
Microflora of Chicken Breast", ABC Research Annual Seminar. Orlando,
FL, February 2003
"Effect of Acid-Shock Alone and in Combination with Porcine Bile
and Mucin on Campylobacter jejuni Stored at 4¨¬C for Three Months".
Annual Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology, Salt Lake City,
UT, May 2002
"Irradiation of Muscle Foods", Department of Animal Science,
University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, April 2000
"Antibiotic Resistance: Are Animal Scientists Contributing to It?",
Department of Animal Science, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL,
November 1999
"Effect of High Oil Corn and High Protein Corn on Fatty Acid Composition
in Broiler chicken", Poultry Science Association, Athens, GA, August
1997
"Performance and Carcass Composition of Broilers Fed Diets with High
Oil and High Protein Corn", Annual Meeting of The Southern Poultry
Science Society, Atlanta, GA, January 1996
AWARDS AND HONORS
The American Society for Microbiology Corporate Partner Student Travel
Grant Award, 2002
UF Presidential Recognition for Outstanding Achievement and Contributions
to the University, 2001
Graduate Research Assistantship, 1997-2001; 1995-1997
Honor and Membership at The Fraternity of Alpha Zeta, 1999
International Workshop on Rapid Methods & Automation in Microbiology
Fellowship, KSU, 1998
Academic Achievement Award, 1998 and 1999
Gamma Sigma Delta Award, Honor Society of Agriculture, 1997
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