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Barakat Mahmoud
Professor
Mississippi State University
USA
Biography
Dr. Mahmoud is an A. Professor and Food Safety Extension Specialist at Mississippi State University. Prior to his position at MSU, he was holding a Postdoctoral Research Associate position in the Department of Food Science at Purdue University (2006-2008). He earned his PhD in Marine Biosciences from Hokkaido University, Japan, in 2006. Dr. Mahmoud’s primary research and extension goal is to protect public health, using different processing/programs, to significantly reducing the prevalence of foodborne illness and promoting the introduction of higher quality and safer food to both the industry and consumers. Dr. Mahmoud is well recognized as an International Scientist as he has worked and presented his work in many countries including USA, United Arab Emirates, Canada, Japan, Malawi, Mozambique, Oman, Portugal, Thailand, South Korea, Dominican Republic, Lebanon, and Egypt. Dr. Mahmoud has recently collaborated with the USAID in many developing countries. He published more than 80 publications (in international journals and/or conferences) and two book chapters. He has edited a book entitled “Salmonella: A Dangerous Foodborne Pathogen”. Dr. Mahmoud is serving as an editor-in-chief for three international journals, associate editor for two international journal and serving on the editorial board for seven international journals include Journal of food Protection, Food Microbiology, and Foodborne Pathogens and Disease. Dr. Mahmoud is a Professional Member and Spokesman for the IFT (Institute of Food Technologists). He is serving on the Executive Committee for the Seafood Sciences and Technology Society of the Americans (SST). Dr. Mahmoud is also a member in International Association for Food Protection (IAFP), and the Interstate Shellfish Sanitation Conference (ISSC). Dr. Mahmoud has served and participated as a moderator/ judge on award panels for the IFT, IAFP and PFT. Dr. Mahmoud has conducted tens of interviews with popular domestic and/or international newspapers and magazines.
Research Interest
Research goal is to protect public health using different processing to significantly reduce the prevalence of foodborne illness and promote the introduction of higher quality and safer food to both the industry and consumers.