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Molecular Microbiology & Vaccinology Lab.
Sustainable Safety
Breakthrough
Fall 2023
Dr Mellata's research was highlighted at Iowa Stater Fall 23 edition
Melha Mellata, PhD, Iowa State University, Salmonella Research
June 25, 2023
Interviewed By Sue Danielson Was Air on WHO-AM and on KASI-AM in Ames
Researcher aims to increase food safety through poultry gut health
June 14, 2023
Interviewed by By Ann Y. Robinson
Innovation at work: Sustainable solutions for safer food, cleaner water
By Rachel Cramer, News Service
May 28, 2023
Interviewed by Rachel Cramer ISU news
Poultry gut health research provides possible solutions to foodborne illnesses
By Elizabeth Fogarty, Iowa State Daily
April 13, 2023
Is The poultry Microbiome Key to Salmonella Preventions
By Elisabeth Doughman
May 23, 2022
Interviewed by Elisabeth Doughman, WattPoultry
https://www.wattpoultryusa-digital.com/wattpoultryusa/may_2022/MobilePagedReplica.action?pm=2&folio=22#pg24
April 27, 2022
Mellata's research highlighted in ISU President's report, "Innovation in overdrive"
January 21, 2022
Graduate student awarded national fellowship to support scientific career
Logan Ott, graduate student in Dr Mellata's lab, was awarded a United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA-NIFA) Predoctoral Fellowship
December 28, 2021
Understanding poultry gut systems to fight Salmonella
Press release on Dr. Mellata's research on poultry (WattPoultry.com) www.wattagnet.com/articles/44222-understanding-poultry-gut-systems-to-fight-salmonella?v=preview
December 16, 2021
Iowa State University researchers discover new approach to fight Salmonella in poultry
Melha Mellata, associate professor in the Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition at Iowa State, center, speaking to her lab team, including Graham Redweik, top left, co-author on the new study on poultry antimicrobial resistance. Photo by Ryan Riley.
November 04, 2021
RESEARCHER ISSUED PATENT FOR POULTRY GUT BACTERIA HEALTH
https://fshn.hs.iastate.edu/news/researcher-issued-patent-for-poultry-gut-bacteria-health/
May 7, 2021
PhD student Graham Redweik Graduation Ceremony
https://www.graduation.iastate.edu/spring-2021-graduation-events
May 12, 2020
PhD student Graham Redweik was highlighted at the CALs website
April 30, 2020
Graham was named the 2020 McNair Graduate Student Mentor of the Year. He was nominated by the undergraduate student Sasha Celada.
ISU Researcher finds new way to treat tumors
April 12, 2016
www.iowastatedaily.com/news/academics/isu-researcher-finds-new-way-to-treat-tumors/article_8c0144e0-00ec-11e6-bd43-5fc663cf3805.html