Dr. Vijay Juneja is a Lead Scientist in the Microbial Food Safety Research Unit at the Eastern Regional Research Center (ERRC) of the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) branch of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) in Wyndmoor, PA. Dr. Juneja received his Ph.D. in Food Technology and Science from the University of Tennessee in 1991. Soon after receiving his Ph.D., he was appointed Microbiologist at the ERRC-USDA.
Dr. Juneja has developed a nationally and internationally recognized research program on foodborne pathogens, with emphasis on microbiological safety of minimally processed foods, and predictive microbiology. He is a co-editor of the three books including the one entitled, Control of Foodborne Microorganisms and serves on the Editorial Board of the Journal of Food Protection, Foodborne Pathogens & Disease and International Journal of Food Microbiology and also, serves as an associate editor for the ‘Food Microbiology and Safety Section’, of the Journal of Food Science.
Dr. Juneja is recipient of several awards including the ARS, North Atlantic Area (NAA), Early Career Research Scientist of the Year, 1998; ARS, NAA, Senior Research Scientist of the year, 2002; and the USDA-ARS Certificate of Merit for Outstanding performance, 2004. Dr. Juneja’s research program has been highly productive, generating over 110 publications including 70 peer-reviewed articles, plus 105 abstracts of presentations at national and international scientific meetings, primarily in the area of food safety and predictive microbiology.
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