An integrated scholarship program in red meat safety and microbiology
15 February 2021
Focus area: Building a future-ready workforce
Program stream: Industry excellence
Project number: 2017-1094
The integrated scholarship scheme included scholarshipsfor undergraduate, coursework post-graduate and PhD scholarships, and a post-doctoral fellowship.
As part of the program, Dr Ravensdale, with the assistance of three PhD students, developed a genetic screening tool that could detect the presence of Salmonella enterica in crude DNA extracts.
Further work is required to increase the sensitivity of the test.