Job Hunting Skills and Tips During Early Career Development

Date & Time: Monday, April 28, 2025 | 3:00 – 4:00 PM EST

Speakers: Elijah Jones and Will Beyer (Recruiting Experts)

This webinar will provide practical advice and insider insights to help you stand out in a competitive job market, whether you're actively applying or preparing for future opportunities.

Key topics include:

• What recruiters really look for in early-career candidates

• How to improve your resume and LinkedIn profile

• Interview strategies and professional communication tips

• Building a strong personal brand and networking effectively

• Live Q&A: Get your questions answered by the speakers in real time

To help tailor the discussion, we welcome you to submit your questions in advance using the short survey below:

Submit Your Questions: https://forms.gle/RT9mp7Wvx8om8LgN6

Webinar link: https://mcgill.zoom.us/j/81934682903

Application of Omics and Related Tools for the Analysis of Food Integrity

Date & Time: Monday, Mar 26, 2025 | 2:00 – 3:00 PM EST

Speaker: Dr. Yaxi Hu, Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, Carleton University

Virtual Office Hour

Date: Thursday, Oct 24, 2024 at 9 PM PST

This event is designed to connect students and recent graduates with our experienced professionals, based on shared interests and fields. It's a great opportunity to learn more about food safety and food protection, which could be invaluable for your future career plans. 

Insights and Advice for Future Food Safety Leaders

Date: Thu, Feb 15, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM EST

Presenter: 

Dr. Hal King, Managing Partner, Active Food Safety

Dr. Tong-Jen Fu, Research Chemical Engineer, U.S. Food and Drug Administration

Mike LaBosky, Vice President, Grupo Bimbo

Registration: https://forms.gle/eT4vRGRL5pYdKvLP8 

Join the meeting: https://mcgill.zoom.us/j/87158086142?pwd=WEFLaUduVEJRcXJTa2crRmNPdmVwZz09

Principles and Applications of using Plasma and Biochar to Improve the Safety and Sustainability of the Food Supply Chain

Date: Mar 24th, 4:00-5:00 pm EST

Presenter: Dr. Juzhong Tan, Assistant Professor, College of Agriculture and Food Science at Florida A&M University

Exploring the Frontiers of Food Safety with Dr. Boce Zhang

Date: Feb 22nd, 3:00-4:00 pm EST

Presenter: Dr. Boce Zhang, Assistant Professor, Food Science and Human Nutrition Department, University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences

Key to Successful Career Development

Date: May 31st, 4:00-5:00 pm EST

Presenter: Dr. Howard Zhang, Director, Beltsville Agricultural Research Center, USDA ARS

Serving Customer with Safe and Quality Food at McDonald’s and Insights of Career Pathway

Date: April 21st, 4:00-5:00 pm EST

Presenter: Cindy Jiang, Senior Director, Global Food Safety Risk Management, McDonald’s Corporation

Application of metabolomics for elucidating the stress response of foodborne pathogens and spoilage microorganisms

Date: Feb, 22rd, 4:00-5:00 pm EST

Presenter: Dr. Hongshun Yang, Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Study in Food Science Department, National University of Singapore

Antibiotic resistance and “modern” diseases associated with disrupted gut microbiota: key drivers and innovative mitigation

Date: Nov. 16, 2021 (EST)

Presenter: Dr. Hua Wang, Professor, Food Science and Technology and Interdisciplinary Human Nutrition, The Ohio State University

Zoom link: https://www.zoomgov.com/j/16115548344

Emerging and re-emerging coronaviruses in pigs and their zoonotic potential

Date: March 16, 2021

Presenter: Dr. Qiuhong Wang, Associate Professor of Veterinary Preventive Medicine, Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center (OARDC), The Ohio State University

COVID-19 and Food Safety

Date: April 21, 2021

Presenters:

Dr. Junshi Chen, China National Center for Food Safety Risk Assessment/Shanghai Junshi Life Science Institute

Dr. Samuel Godefroy, University Laval

The webinar was co-hosted with IAFP. It covered the following topics:

1.Discuss the potential source of COVID-19 transmission from isolated samples obtained in China

2.Discuss examples of COVID-19 samples from frozen food packaging, and the impact and challenge on food safety and the supply chain

Control of bacterial and viral pathogens in ready-to-eat meals using microwaves

Date: June 3, 2021

Presenter: Dr. Juming Tang, Regents’ Professor and Distinguished Chair of Food Engineering, Washington State University, Member of US National Academy of Engineering

For women in food safety. 

Presentation available at For women in food safety.

2.18.2020  3-4 PM EST

Melody Ge

Head of Compliance, Corvium

Speaker introduction:

Melody Ge has more than 10 years of experience in food safety and quality in different stakeholder positions including certification program owner, retailer, manufacturer, and food safety testing lab. Currently, Ge serves as the Head of Compliance at Corvium, she also worked at Lidl US, SQFI, Beyond Meat.

Integrated Pathogen Modeling Program.

3.18.2020  

Dr. Lihan Huang

Research Leader in Residue Chemistry and Predictive Microbiology, USDA/ARS, Wyndmoor, Pennsylvania

Shelf Life Prediction Using Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning. Video available at Shelf life prediction using AI & ML.

4.7.2020  11-12 PM EST

Dr. James Yuan

Sr. DIRECTOR, Global R&D, Data Science & Analytics, PepsiCo

Speaker introduction: 

Dr. Yuan is responsible for leading the design and application of analytics best practices, tools and methods to drive efficiency and effectiveness for PepsiCo Global R&D innovation. Dr. Yuan graduated with a BA in Food Sciences, Ph.D. in Food Sciences with minor in Computer Science concentrated in Artificial Intelligence.  

COVID-19 Round table

4.16.2020  6-7 PM EST

The Covid-19 pandemic has not only create a health crisis that drag the whole world into it, but began to paint a dark picture on economy. We have heard on the news as company begin hiring freeze or furlough their work force, some of our members also send us concerns regarding the following topics:

• Job hunting and career development for student groups;

• Facing furlough and career development freezing for the industrial fellows;

• Navigating work & life balance and deal with stress in this new era;

• Virtual teaching & seeking research funding for our academic members;

• Perspective for economic & Covid-19 forecast in a near term & mid term until vaccine developed;

• Other useful tips or experience sharing for our members to prepare and go through this difficult period. 

CAFPNA is organizing a round table discussion webinar next week and invited experts from different sectors and have lived through the previous financial crisis, we believe this would certainly provide some valuable idea to help our members to prepare,  and focus on work/life. The panelists include:

• Dr. Zhinong Yan, Walmart

• Dr. James Yuan, PepsiCo

• Dr. Juming Tang, Washington State University

• Dr. Xiuping Jiang, Clemson University

• Dr. Ruiqing Pamboukian, FDA

新冠疫情，冲击全球。在抵抗疫情和经济危机的双重严峻打击下，我们作为食品行业从业者应该如何应对：

• 工作和升职机会减少，裁员形式咄咄逼人；

• 面对在家工作和学习的新习惯和生活方式，如何保持心平气和，以及工作效率；

• 老师和学生们如何应对网上教学，新时期新冠疫情对于学术研究的影响；

• 经济危机阴影下，如何看待短期和长期的计划，目标；

• 以及其他相关的讨论。

我们邀请了五位行业中的专家学者，来给我们谈谈和分享一下经验，教训，如何应对，和看待危机和机遇。