B.S., 2007, Food Science and Engineering, Ocean University of China; M.S., 2010, Food Science, Ocean University of China; Ph.D., 2012, Ghent University, Belgium; Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Ghent University, Belgium.
Detection and mitigation of foodborne viruses in food chains.
Microbial safety of leafy greens produced in emerging urban agriculture systems.
Rapid detection methods of foodborne pathogens.
Teaching Contributions
FST5203 Advanced Food Microbiology and Safety
FST3101 Food Microbiology & Fermentation
Representative Publications
Li, D.; Butot, S.; Zuber, S.; Uyttendaele, M., Monitoring of foodborne viruses in berries and considerations on the use of RT-PCR methods in surveillance. Food Control 2018,89, 235-240.
Zhou, Z.; Zuber, S.; Cantergiani, F.; Butot, S.; Li, D.; Stroheker, T.; Devlieghere, F.; Lima, A.; Piantini, U.; Uyttendaele, M., Inactivation of viruses and bacteria on strawberries using a levulinic acid plus sodium dodecyl sulfate based sanitizer, taking sensorial and chemical food safety aspects into account. Int. J. Food Microbiol.2017,257, 176-182.
Bourdoux, S.; Li, D.; Rajkovic, A.; Devlieghere, F.; Uyttendaele, M., Performance of drying technologies to ensure microbial safety of dried fruits and vegetables. Compr. Rev. Food Sci. Food Saf. 2016,15 (6), 1056-1066.
Li, D.; Breiman, A.; Le Pendu, J.; Uyttendaele, M., Anti-viral Effect of Bifidobacterium adolescentis against Noroviruses. Front. Microbiol. 2016,7, 864.
Knight, A.; Haines, J.; Stals, A.; Li, D.; Uyttendaele, M.; Knight, A.; Jaykus, L.-A., A systematic review of human norovirus survival reveals a greater persistence of human norovirus RT-qPCR signals compared to those of cultivable surrogate viruses. Int. J. Food Microbiol.2016,216, 40-49.
