Full Name
Randy Worobo
Job Title
Professor of Food Microbiology
Company
Cornell University
Speaker Bio
Dr. Randy Worobo joined the Department of Food Science at Cornell University in August 1997 and is a professor of food microbiology. In 1995, he obtained his Ph.D. in food microbiology at the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Dr. Worobo was awarded a French Foreign Ministry Scholarship and carried out his postdoctoral work on antimicrobial peptide resistance mechanisms of Listeria monocytogenes at the Institute for Molecular Biology and Genetic Engineering in France. Research areas of interest include non-thermal processing alternatives for juice and beverages, microbial spoilage of beverages, and pathogen transmission and survival on fruits and vegetables. Dr. Worobo has extensive knowledge in winery, beverage, and food processing plant sanitation and has worked with various industries on sanitation programs. He is a member of the FDA Juice Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) Curriculum Committee and a certified Juice HACCP Train the Trainer.
Randy Worobo