ATWILL, Edward R.
Title: Director and Professor
Address: Western Institute for Food Safety and Security (WIFSS),
University of California Davis, 1477 Drew Ave, Suite 101 Davis,
CA 95618, USA
Tel: 001-530-754-2154
Email: ratwill@ucdavis.edu
Education Background:
1994 Ph.D., Section of Epidemiology, Department of Clinical Sciences,College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, USA
1991 M.P.V.M., Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine,University of California, Davis. Track: herd health & epidemiology, USA
1990 D.V.M., University of California, Davis. Track: food animal, USA
1985 B.A., University of California, San Diego, USA
Working Experiences:
2009-present Director, Western Institute for Food Safety and Security, University of California, Davis; and 2008- Present: Professor (50%), Department of Population Health and Reproduction, School of Veterinary Medicine and Cooperative Extension Specialist (50%), Veterinary Medicine Extension, University of California, Davis
2007-2009 Interim Director, Western Institute for Food Safety and Security, and: Veterinarian (50%), Department of Population Health and Reproduction, School of Veterinary Medicine and Full Cooperative Extension Specialist (50%,2003-2007), Veterinary Medicine Extension, University of California, Davis
1994-2003 Associate Veterinarian (50%), Department of Population Health and Reproduction, School of Veterinary Medicine and Associate Cooperative Extension Specialist (50%), Veterinary Medicine Extension, University of California, Davis
Research Interests:
Epidemiology of waterborne zoonotic pathogens and preharvest microbial food safety; biotic and abiotic processes governing fate, transport, and dissemination of zoonotic pathogens, developing beneficial management practices for microbial food safety and environmental quality.
Professional Activities:
Peer review of numerous scientific journals and governmental funding agencies
Member of various scientific technical committees for state and federal regulatory agencies
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