Environmental Microbial and Food Safety Lab USDA, ARS, BARC, EMFSL 10300 Baltimore Avenue Building 002 BARC-West, room 12 Beltsville, MD 20705 Phone 301.504.6186, Fax 301.504.5107 www.ars.usda.gov/ba/emfsl/sunnyluo Also, Acting Research Leader for the Food Quality Laboratory, effective November 2012

Research Area: Develop rapid and sensitive methods for detection of enteric human pathogens and spoilage bacteria from conventional and organically grown produce, and develop effective postharvest sanitizing procedures providing improved antimicrobial activity while maintaining produce quality and shelf-life, and understand the ecology and mechanisms that allow specific human and spoilage microorganisms to persist on fresh produce and develop control agents to reduce food safety risks.

USDA-ARS Environmental Microbial and Food Safety Laboratory
Henry A. Wallace Beltsville Agricultural Research Center, Beltsville, MD 20705
Building 173 BARC-East, Phone 301.504.5607
www.ars.usda.gov/ba/emfsl