Department of Food Science
Louisiana State University
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Email: fhan1@lsu.edu
2005-present - Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Food Science, LSU Survey of retail food products for foodborne pathogens (Campylobacter, Salmonella, and Vibrio)
Development of rapid and sensitive molecular detection methods for Vibrio spp.
Genotyping of foodborne pathogen by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis
Characterization of macrolide-resistant Campylobacter strains
Gamma Sigma Delta member, LSU chapter
American Society for Microbiology;
Institute of Food Technologists;
International Association for Food Protection
Awards
2009 Gamma Sigma Delta Outstanding Ph.D. Student, LSU Chapter
2008 Gamma Sigma Delta Graduate Student Merit Honor Roll, LSU Chapter
2007 LSU Food Science Department Grodner Scholarship
2006 McCleskey Award, South Central Branch of the American Society for Microbiology
2004 Excellent Undergraduate Thesis Award, China Agricultural University,
Excellent Undergraduate Student Award, China Agricultural University
2002 Outstanding Social Worker Award
2001-3 Undergraduate Student Academic Excellence Scholarship
1) F. Han, S. Pu, and B. Ge. 2009. Characterization of Two Genotypes of Vibrio vulnificus from Louisiana Oysters. Abstr. (Accepted). American Society for Microbiology 109th General Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, May 17-21, 2009.
2) F. Han and B. Ge. 2009. A Real-time Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification Assay for Detection and Quantification of Vibrio vulnificus. Abstr. (Accepted) International Association for Food Protection 95th Annual Meeting, Grapewine, TX, July 12-15, 2009.
3) F. Han, S. I. Lestari, S. Pu, and B. Ge. 2008. Trends of Antimicrobial Resistance among Campylobacter in Louisiana Retail Chickens after the Fluoroquinolone Ban. Abstr. (010-30) Institute of Food Technologists 2008 Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, June 28-July 1, 2008.
4) S. I. Lestari, F. Han, S. Pu, and B. Ge. 2008. Prevalence and Antimicrobial Susceptibility of Salmonella from Retail Chickens in Baton Rouge. Abstr. (010-26) Institute of Food Technologists 2008 Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, June 28-July 1, 2008.
5) F. Han, S. Pu, and B. Ge. 2008. Fitness Cost of Macrolide Resistance in Campylobacter jejuni. Abstr. (P-053) American Society for Microbiology 108th General Meeting, Boston, MA, June 1-5, 2008.
6) F. Han and B. Ge. 2007. Evaluation of Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification to Detect Vibrio vulnificus. Abstr. (T1-07) International Association for Food Protection 94th Annual Meeting, Lake Buena Vista, FL, July 8-11, 2007.
7) F. Han, M. E. Janes, W. Prinyawiwatkul, and B. Ge. 2007. Prevalence and Antimicrobial Susceptibility of Vibrio parahaemolyticus and Vibrio vulnificus from Louisiana Gulf and Retail Oysters. Abstr. (P-094) American Society for Microbiology 107th General Meeting, Toronto, Canada, May 21-25, 2007.
8) F. Han and B. Ge. 2006. A Novel Detection Assay for Vibrio vulnificus in Louisiana Oysters. Abstr. (B2) South Central Branch of the American Society for Microbiology Annual Meeting, Baton Rouge, LA, November 3-4, 2006.
1) S. I. Lestari, F. Han, F. Wang, and B. Ge. 2009. Prevalence and Antimicrobial Resistance of Salmonella Serovars in Conventional and Organic Chickens from Louisiana Retail Stores. J. Food Prot. (in press).
2) F. Han, S. I. Lestari, S. Pu, and B. Ge. 2009. Prevalence and Antimicrobial Resistance among Campylobacter spp. in Louisiana Retail Chickens after the Enrofloxacin Ban. Foodborne Pathog. Dis. 6:163-171.
3) S. Pu, F. Han, and B. Ge. 2009. Isolation and Characterization of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Strains from Louisiana Retail Meats. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 75:265-7.
4) F. Han and B. Ge. 2008. Evaluation of a Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification Assay for Detecting Vibrio vulnificus in Raw Oysters. Foodborne Pathog. Dis. 5:311-320.
5) F. Han, R. D. Walker, M. E. Janes, W. Prinyawiwatkul, and B. Ge. 2007. Antimicrobial Susceptibilities of Vibrio parahaemolyticus and Vibrio vulnificus Isolates from Louisiana Gulf and Retail Raw Oysters. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 73:7096-8.
6) B. Ge, P. Jiang, F. Han, N. K. Saleh, N. Dhiman, D. P. Fedorko, N. A. Nelson, and J. Meng. 2007. Identification and Antimicrobial Susceptibility of Lactic Acid Bacteria from Retail Fermented Foods. J. Food Prot. 70:2606-12.
7) B. Ge, M. E. Janes, F. Han, R. Senevirathne, and J. Simonson. 2007. Developing Rapid and Sensitive Pathogen Detection Systems for Food Safety and Biosecurity. Louisiana Agriculture, summer issue, 17-8.