Andrew Benson

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Andrew Benson

Director Nebraska Food for Health Center University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Contact

Address
FIC 1901 N 21st St Rm 115
Lincoln, NE 68588-6208
Phone
402-472-5637 On-campus 2-5637
Email
abenson1@unl.edu
Website

Research

1. Genome evolution in pathogenic bacteria. Comparative genomics, phylogenetics, and molecular biology are used to identify important events in the genome of pathogenic bacteria and understand the effects of genes and pathways marked by these events.

2. Evolution and development of gut microflora. 16S rRNA fingerprinting and sequencing is being used to examine development of the highly complex gut microflora in mammalian model systems, with the ultimate goal of identifying host genes that affect gut flora development.

Activities

Food Microbiology, Advanced Food Microbiology, (908B Molecular Biology of FoodBorne Pathogens and 908B the Microarray Course)

 

 

Education

  • B.S. Microbiology, Iowa State University
  • Ph.D. Microbiology, University of Texas
  • Post Doc. Molecular Biology, Princeton University