The UCD Institute of Food and Health, in conjunction with the UCD Centre of Food Safety and the Food Safety Authority of Ireland, is delighted to host a policy workshop on the topic:
Next-Generation Sequencing for Food Pathogen Traceability
on Monday 24th March 2014 at the William Jefferson Clinton Auditorium, UCD John Hume Institute for Global Irish Studies, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4
This seminar programme, details of which are attached, will provide a unique opportunity to hear leading food safety experts from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration describe the policies that have led to the implementation of a next-generation sequencing network for food pathogen traceability in the United States. They will share their experience from challenges arising from implementing the next-generation sequencing technology to real-time outbreak investigations and discuss the lessons that can be learnt to inform future policy development both here in Ireland and internationally.
The seminar will be of interest to those working in the veterinary public health, food safety, food regulators and public health arenas, as well as those in the Irish food industry and in academia. It will provide an opportunity to gain an understanding of next-generation sequencing technology applied to traceability, outbreak tracking and public health investigations.
There is no charge to attend the seminar but places are limited. Please RSVP to Geraldine Duffy at the contact details below by Tuesday 18th March, 2014.
Geraldine Quinn BSc PhD
Operations Manager
UCD Institute of Food and Health
S2.09 Science Centre South
University College Dublin
Belfield, Dublin 4
t: +353 1 716 2808
e: geraldine.quinn@ucd.ie
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