MizzouForward Keynote – Mitigation strategies for antimicrobial resistance at the interfaces

December 6th | 11:30am – 12:30pm

Animal Science Research Center (S147)

Join us for “Mitigation strategies for antimicrobial resistance at the interfaces" a keynote presentation by College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources – Animal Science, MizzouForward faculty candidate, Dr. Kwangcheol Casey Jeong. Dr. Jeong will present on his research for approximately 40-minutes with a 20-minute question and answer session to follow.

Dr. Kwangcheol Casey Jeong is currently an Associate Professor of Microbiology at the Emerging Pathogens Institute, Department of Animal Sciences at the University of Florida.  Dr. Jeong completed his B.S. and M.S. degrees from Chonnam National University, Department of Food Science and Technology, Gwangju, Korea.  He earned his Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Department of Food Microbiology and Toxicology with Bacteriology minor, Madison, Wisconsin.

Dr. Jeong’s research focuses on microbial pathogenesis in animals and humans. His main research interests include antimicrobial resistance, host-microbe interactions to understand bacterial survival and persistence in hosts, microbiome and its function, and nanotechnology for sustainable and precision agriculture.

You can access Dr. Jeong’s CV via OneDrive here:

 CV_KCJ_1122.pdf  (University log in required to access)

After the keynote, please provide candidate feedback with our brief survey.