Microbiology: Education, R&D and Market

Salina Parveen is a Professor in Food Science and Technology Program, at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore, MD, USA. She holds a BS in Botany and an MS in Microbiology from the University of Dhaka, Bangladesh and a PhD in Food Science and Human Nutrition, specializing in Microbiology and Molecular Biology from the University of Florida, FL, USA. She teaches graduate level courses in Microbiology and Toxicology. Her research interests are Food and Environmental Microbiology, Food Safety, and Water Quality. She has an excellent record of grantmanship and received several awards for outstanding academic performance. She has published numerous peer-reviewed journal articles and book chapters, and presented her research findings at various regional, national and international professional meetings. She also serve on several national and international scientific committees and the Editorial Board member of many peer-reviewed journals.