Research Scientist
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Canada
Dr. Yang is a research scientist of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) stationed in Lacombe, Alberta. She has over 15 years of experience of research on various aspects of meat microbiology including both safety and microbial quality of meat. After obtaining a PhD in microbiology from the University of Waterloo in 2007, Dr. Yang worked for three years as a Visiting Fellow at the Lacombe Research and Development Centre before joining AAFC as a research scientist. Her current research focuses on reduction of microbiological contamination on meat during production and distribution processes, including tracking and control source of contamination and mechanisms of survival and persistence of enteric pathogens in meat processing environment. She has also been researching on green technologies to improve shelf life and added value of meat.