Team

Principal Investigator

A headshot of Food Safety Professor Matthew "Matt" Stasiewicz (he/him/his). Photo taken at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign on Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024. (Photo by Fred Zwicky / University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign)

Dr. Matthew Stasiewicz

Associate Professor of Applied Food Safety
he/him/his

mstasie@illinois.edu

Students

A headshot of Gabriella "Gabby" Pinto (she/her/hers).

Gabby Pinto

PhD Candidate
she/her/hers

gnpinto2@illinois.edu

A headshot of Gabriella "Gabby" Pinto (he/him/his).

Cecil Barnett-Neefs

PhD Student
he/him/his

cecilwb2@illinois.edu

A headshot of Yiyi Li (she/her/hers).

Yiyi Li

PhD Student
he/him/his

yiyili2@illinois.edu

A headshot of Stefhanie Loaiza Sanchez (she/her/hers).

Stefhanie Loaiza Sanchez

Master’s Student
she/her/hers

sil3@illinois.edu

A headshot of Blesethe West.

Blesethe West

Master’s Student

west20@illinois.edu

A blank stand-in figure as we don't have a picture of Ray.

Ray Elementi

Undergraduate Research Assistant
he/him/his

elementi@illinois.edu

Support Staff

A picture of Boris, a white fluffy Bichon Frise, sitting in on a stone tiled floor in front of his dog bed and a book shelf. Don't ask me why he's on the floor instead of the bed, sometimes he gets too warm and likes to cool off.

Boris
Director of European Operations

A picture of Captain Basil Toddy, a dark grey bunny in his enclosure, inspecting a wooden toy. His captain's title is currently ceremonial as there is no local coastal access.

Captain Basil Toddy
Vegetable Consultant

A picture of Princess Julep, a small white and light grey bunny sitting in the grass outside. When queried on which royal lineage she belongs to she replied she's above that sort of thing.

Princess Julep
Veterinary Consultant

A picture of Bella, a black-and-white Basejni in a Basejni-sized sweater, behind her appears to be a Christmas tree.

Bella
Long Range Acoustic Communications Specialist

A picture of Becca, a tabby cat, sitting on a couch. She is not moving, she was here first, and politely requests you find somewhere else to sit. Also before you do that, please bring her all of the snacks.

Becca
Director of Pest Control

A picture of Annie, a tabby cat, sitting on the floor in front of a sliding door, looking back up at the camera. She has requested a doorman to be permanently stationed here and still doesn't understand why this hasn't been implemented.

Annie
Chief Biscuit Maker

A picture of Remi, a black domestic shorthair cat, in a loaf pose on a grey couch. He is sitting on a passport, it is not his.

Remi
Inventory Management Specialist

A picture of Annie/芝麻糊, a grey and white domestic shorthair cat, sitting on a wooden stool. She would like to remind you that she cannot do her job if you do not give her the food.

Annie (芝麻糊)
Cat Food Analyst

Alumni

Stasiewicz Food Safety Laboratory
Email: mstasie@illinois.edu

Vision: A world where everyone, everywhere is food secure

Department of Food Science & Human Nutrition (link opens in new window)

College of ACES (link opens in new window)

University of Illinois (link opens in new window)

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