News from NUCSER | A virtual course on "Microbiological Risk Assessment in Food Safety" from 13th -17th Dec 2021

Nitte Deemed to be University and the University of Maryland, USA jointly delivered the American Society for Microbiology (ASM)-Indo-US Science & Technology Forum (IUSSTF) Virtual Course on "Microbiological Risk Assessment in Food Safety" from 13th to 17th December 2021. The week-long course was part of the approved activities under the ASM-IUSSTF Professorship awarded to Dr. Abani Pradhan of the University of Maryland.  Dr. Iddya Karunasagar, Adviser (Research & Patents), Nitte DU, Dr. Indrani Karunasagar, Director, DST NU-TEC, Nitte DU, and Dr. Mamatha B, Asst. Professor, NUCSER coordinated the program.   

The ASM-IUSSF sponsored course consisted of lectures on risk assessment models, Monte Carlo simulations, and the development of risk estimates. Dr. Abani Pradhan delivered several lectures on these aspects and Dr. Iddya Karunasagar (former FAO Senior Food Safety Officer) delivered lectures to illustrate how risk assessments have been used to develop International Food Safety Standards by the Codex Alimentarius Commission.  

The course attracted 324 registered participants that included faculty and students from Nitte DU, Pondicherry University, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, Indian Council of Agricultural Research, State Fisheries Universities in Tamil Nadu and Kerala, National Aquatic Resources Research and Development Agency (NARA), Sri Lanka, Food Safety and Standards Authority of India and number of other academic institutions in India.