Ravirajsinh Jadeja EMail rjadej1@lsu.edu Education profile:
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) (Biotechnology) 1999-2002 Master of Science (M.Sc.) (Food Biotechnology) 2002-04 PhD (Food Science) Pursuing	Sardar Patel University, Gujarat, India Sardar Patel University, Gujarat, India Louisiana State University, La, U.S.A
Work Experience:
Currently working as Graduate assistant at Louisiana State University, since  August 2006  Conducted the labs of M. Sc. (Food Biotechnology) at Sardar Patel University, India, related to Basic Biochemistry, Food Microbiology, Cell and Molecular Biology, Industrial Microbiology, r-DNA technology, Nutritional Biotechnology, Microbial Biotechnology. Since July, 2004 to December 2005. Research Experience: Completed dissertation entitled “Studies on the Micropropagation of Stevia rebaudiana: A natural non-caloric sweetener”. Research Interest My major area of interest is Food safety especially, development of rapid detection techniques for food borne pathogens. Currently I am working on development of rapid serological detection technique for Vibrio vulnificus from oysters. Beside food safety I am also interested and worked in the other areas of food science like food product development and food chemistry.