LI Xunde
Title: Research Scientist
Address: Western Institute for Food Safety and Security
Tel: 001-530-752-0877      Email: xdli@ucdavis.edu
Education Background:
    2000-2003 Postdoctoral, Environmental Microbial and Food Safety Laboratory, Beltsville, Agricultural Research Center, USDA and Department of Population Health and Reproduction, School of Veterinary Medicine,University of California, USA
    1997-2000 Ph.D., Department of Parasitology, University of Rouen, Rouen, France
    1987-1990 M.S., Department of Biology, Changchun University of Agriculture and Animal Sciences, China
    1983-1987 B.S., Department of Animal Sciences, Jilin Agricultural University, China
Working Experiences:
    2009-present Laboratory Manager, Western Center for Food Safety,University of California Davis, California, USA
    2008-present Assistant Project Scientist, Department of Population Health and Reproduction,Research Scientist, Western Institute for Food Safety and Security,University of California Davis, California, USA
    2003-2007 Staff Research Associate, Department of Population Health and Reproduction,School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Tulare, California, USA
    1992-1997 Instructor, Department of Biology,Changchun University of Agriculture and Animal Sciences, China
    1990-1992 Assistant Instructor, Department of Biology,Changchun University of Agriculture and Animal Sciences, China
Research Interests:
Microbial food safety and environmental quality: Transportation of pathogens in the environment and transmission between animal host species. Survival and viability assay of zoonotic pathogens. Detection and identification of foodborne and waterborne microbial pathogens in food, agricultural, and water matrix
Professional Activities:
    2010-present Reviewer, International Journal of Food Science and Technology: member of Chinese Association for Food Protection in North America
    2010-2011 Member of Academic Federation Committee on Research, UC Davis
    2009-present Member of Regents’ Scholarship Administrative Advisory Committee, UC Davis; Visiting Professor, Department of Food Science and Technology, Heping Campus, Jilin University, Changchun, China; member of International Association for Food Protection