ABHINAV UPADHYAY

About

Food safety microbiologist working in research that aims to understand host-pathogen interactions, host physiology and develop non-antibiotic approaches (e.g., phytochemicals, probiotics, bacteriophage) for controlling foodborne pathogens in food animals, processing environment and food products. Approaches include traditional and molecular microbiology, transcriptomics, microbiome and metabolomics.

Employment

• University of Connecticut Assistant Professor
  2019 - Present
• University of Arkansas Fayetteville Postdoctoral Associate
  2015 - 2018
• University of Connecticut Postdoctoral Associate
  2014 - 2015

Education

• University of Connecticut PhD
  2010 - 2014
• Rajasthan University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences M.V.Sc
  2008 - 2009
• Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Veterinary Education and Research DVM
  2002 - 2007

Projects & Funding

Projects & funding information is unavailable.

Publications (35)

• Sustainable poultry education for undergraduate students
  Poultry Science 2025 DOI: 10.1016/j.psj.2024.104693
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• Trans-cinnamaldehyde nanoemulsion reduces Salmonella Enteritidis biofilm on steel and plastic surfaces and downregulates expression of biofilm associated genes
  Poultry Science 2025 DOI: 10.1016/j.psj.2025.105086
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• Effect of trans-cinnamaldehyde nanoemulsion wash on chicken embryo development in fertilized eggs
  Poultry Science 2023 DOI: 10.1016/j.psj.2023.102812
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• Trans-cinnamaldehyde nanoemulsion wash inactivates Salmonella Enteritidis on shelled eggs without affecting egg color
  Poultry Science 2023 DOI: 10.1016/j.psj.2023.102523
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• Application of β-Resorcylic Acid as Potential Antimicrobial Feed Additive to Reduce Campylobacter Colonization in Broiler Chickens
  Frontiers in Microbiology 2017 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2017.00599
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• Inactivation of Listeria monocytogenes, Salmonella spp. and Escherichia coli O157:H7 on cantaloupes by octenidine dihydrochloride
  Food Microbiology 2016 DOI: 10.1016/j.fm.2016.04.007
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• In vivo efficacy of trans-cinnamaldehyde, carvacrol, and thymol in attenuating Listeria monocytogenes infection in a Galleria mellonella model
  J Nat Med 2016 DOI: 10.1007/s11418-016-0990-4
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• Eugenol in combination with lactic acid bacteria attenuate Listeria monocytogenes virulence in vitro and in invertebrate model, Galleria mellonella
  Journal of Medical Microbiology 2016 DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.000251
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• Potentiating the Heat Inactivation of Escherichia coli O157:H7 in Ground Beef Patties by Natural Antimicrobials
  Front. Microbiol. 2016 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2016.00015
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• Chitosan Supplementation Reduces Enteric Colonization of Campylobacter jejuni in Broiler Chickens and Down-Regulates Expression of Colonization Genes
  Adv Food Technol Nutr Sci Open J 2015 DOI: 10.17140/aftnsoj-1-119
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