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Education
B.S., Washington State University, 1995
M.S., Washington State University, 1998
Ph.D., Mississippi State University, 2003
Areas of Interest
Research is focused on detection methods
(treditional and molecular technique) and stress response
of pathogens, primarily Vibrio vulnificus and enterohemorrohagic
Escherichia coli (e.g. E. coli O157:H7).
HACCP, GMP, and Quality Assurance
Current Work
Molecular detection (PCR and RT-PCR) of Vibrio Vulnificus
Publications
Campbell, J., W. Bang, P. Gerad and M.A. Drake. 2004. Effects
of salt, acid and MSG on cold storage survival and subsequent
acid tolerance of E. coli O157:H7. Food Microbiol.
21: 727-735.
Elhanafi, D.,
B. Leenanon, W. Bang and M.A. Drake. 2004. Impact of cold
and cold-acid poststress on tolerance and virulence factor
expression of Escherichia coli O157:H7. J. Food Prot.
67: 19-26.
Bang, W., M. A.
Drake. 2002. Resistance of cold and starvation stressed
Vibrio vulnificus to heat and freeze-thaw exposure.
J. Food Prot. 65: 975-980.
Chung, H.J., W. Bang, and M.A. Drake.
2006. Stress response of Escherichia coli [Review].
Comp. Rev. in Food Sci. Food Safety. 5: 52-64.
Clare, D.A., Bang, W., Drake, M.A., Cartwright,
G., Coronel, P., and Simunovic J. 2005. Comparison of conventional
UHT vs. microwave heat processing on quality of shelf stable
milk. Journal of Dairy Science. 88(12): 4172-4182.
Bang, W. and M.A. Drake. 2005. Acid and
acid adaptation of Vibrio vulnificus with different
time points. Food Microbiol. 22: 301-309.
Presentations
Bang, W. and M.A.
Drake. 2004. Recovery of viable cells of Vibrio vulnificus
and detection with PCR and RT-PCR during cold storage. 65th
Annual Meeting of the Institute of Food Technologists, July
12-16, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.A.
Bang, W., D. Clare and M.A. Drake. 2004.
Comparison of conventional UHT or microwave heat processing
on quality of shelf stable milk. 65th Annual Meeting of
the Institute of Food Technologists, July 12-16, LasVegas,
U.S.A.
Bang, W., M.A. Drake. 2003. Resistance
of Vibrio vulnificus to physical stresses following
different acid adaptation times. 64th Annual Meeting of
the Institute of Food Technologists, July 12-15, Chicago,
Illinois. U.S.A.
Drake, S.L., W. Bang, L.A. Jaykus and
M.A. Drake 2003. Evaluation of growth and survival characteristics
of Vibrio vulnificus expressing green fluorescent
protein. 64th Annual Meeting of the Institute of Food Technologists,
July 12-15, Chicago, Illinois. U.S.A.
Bang, W., M.A. Drake. 2002. Effects of
acid adaptation on subsequent acid, heat and freeze/thaw
tolerance of Vibrio vulnificus. 63rd Annual Meeting
of the Institute of Food Technologists, June 15-19, Anaheim,
California, U.S.A.
W. Bang, M. A. Drake. 2001. Effect of
cold and starvation stress on post stress resistance of
Vibrio vulnificus. 62nd Annual Meeting of the Institute
of Food Technologists, June 23-27th, New Orleans, Louisiana,
Book of Abstracts, No. 59F-7, p. 145.
Bang, W., G.V. Barbosa-Canovas and B.G.
Swanson. 1999. High hydrostatic pressure and carbon dioxide
inactivation of Saccharomyces cerevisiae. 60th Annual
Meeting of the Institute of Food Technologists, July 24-28,
Chicago, Illinois. Book of Abstracts, No. 83A-14, p. 240.
Kim, M., W. Bang, M.A. Drake, D. Hanson
and L. Jaykus. 2006. Impact of temperature and pH on the
survival of Listeria monocytogenes in souse meat.
67th Annual Meeting of the Institute of Food Technologists,
June 24-28, Orlando, Florida, U.S.A.
Bang, W., D. Clare, G. Cartwright and
M.A. Drake. 2005. Impact of a piggyback heat exchanger system
on the shelf-life of pasteurized fluid milk. 66th Annual
Meeting of the Institute of Food Technologists, July 16-20,
New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.A.
Professional Membership
Member, 1995-Present, Institute of Food
Technologists (IFT), Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A
Member, 2002-present, Korea society of
Food Science and Technology, Seoul, Korea.
Consultative Member, 2000-Present, Gold
Food, Inc., Seoul, Korea
Awards
John C. Ayres Award (3rd Place), IFT Food
Microbiology Division Poster Competition, 63rd Annual Meeting
of the Institute of Food Technologists, June 15-19, Anaheim,
California, U.S.A.
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