1109 Experiment St. - Melton Building - Griffin, GA 30223 USA - PH (770) 228-7284 - FAX (770) 229-3216
Dr. Jennifer L. Cannon
Assistant Professor

Center for Food Safety
Dept. Food Science & Technology
University of Georgia
Griffin, GA 30223-1797
Office Phone: (770) 467-6094
E-Mail: jcannon@uga.edu
Overview of Research Program
  
Methods optimization for detecting viruses in foods and water by molecular and cell culture assays
Address virus transfer to kitchen utensils and internal tissues of surface contaminated produce items during preparation
Explore the likelihood of produce internalization of enteric viruses upon contamination
Evaluate the efficacy of commonly used intervention methods used in food processing
Investigate alternative methods for sanitizing produce surface and hands
Epidemiological studies addressing the risk of virus contamination of ready-to-eat foods by farm workers
     
Recent Publications (2006-present)  

Cannon, J.L. 2009. 4.1R: a FERM player at the immunologic synapse.  Blood 113:6043-6044.

Cannon, J.L., L.C. Lindesmith, E.F. Donaldson, L. Saxe, R.S. Baric, and J. Vinje. 2009. Herd immunity to GII.4 noroviruses is supported by outbreak patient sera.  J. Virol. 83:5363-5374.

Cannon, J.L. and J. Vinje. 2008. Histo-blood group antigen assay for detecting noroviruses in water.  Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 74:6818-6819.

Cannon, J.L., A. Collins, P.D. Mody, D. Balachandran, K.J. Henriksen, C.E. Smith, J. Tong, B.S. Clay, S.D. Miller, and A. Sperling. 2008. CD43 regulates Th2 differentiation and inflammation.  J. Immunol. 180:7385-7393.

Lindesmith, L.C., E.F. Donaldson, A.D. Lobue, J.L. Cannon, D.P. Zheng, J. Vinje, and R.S. Baric. 2008. Mechanisms of Gil.4 norovirus persistence in human populations.  PLOS Med. 5:269-290.Lindesmith, LC, EF Donaldson, AD LoBue, JL Cannon, DP Zheng, J Vinjé, and R.S. Baric.  2008.  Mechanisms of GII.4 norovirus persistence in human populations.  PLoS Med.  5:e31

Cannon, JL, E Papafragkou, G Park, J Osborne , LA Jaykus, J Vinjé.  Surrogates for the study of norovirus stability and inactivation in the environment: A comparison of murine norovirus and feline calicivirus. Journal of Food Protection.  2006.  69(11):2761-5.