JAMES
MARSDEN
Regents Distinguished Professor of animal sciences
If beef is what's for dinner, you can thank James Marsden, regents
distinguished professor of animal sciences at Kansas State University,
for a virus-free meal. Marsden has made a number of breakthroughs
in meat safety, and has earned a reputation as one of the nation's
foremost food safety experts. His research has helped develop
steam pasteurization for meat, and irradiation as a method for
killing E. coli.
Marsden has extensive research experience with food pathogens, and is author of some 80 publications and presentations in the areas of rheology, food safety, public health, meat science, processed meat technology, microbiology and quality management.
He is a member of the Society of the Sigma Xi National Research Fraternity, the Institute of Food Technologists, the American Society for Microbiology, the American Meat Science Association, the American Society for Quality Control, the American Society of Animal Science, and several other professional organizations.
Marsden received his bachelor's, master's and doctorate degrees in food science from Oklahoma State University. He came to K-State in 1994.
Marsden can be reached for comment at 785-532-1952, or via e-mail at jmarsden@k-state.edu.