High School Safety
Resume:
Tyler E. Mattson, B.S.
Middletown, CT 06457
*****.*******@*********.*****.***
EDUCATION
University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut
Plan A Masters Thesis Program in Food Microbiology and Safety
January 2007 to Present.
University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut,
Bachelors of Science Molecular and Cellular Biology
September 2002 to May 2006.
Portsmouth High School, Portsmouth, New Hampshire,
September 1998 to June 2002.
PROFFESIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE
Research. University of Connecticut Department of Animal Science in Food
Microbiology and Safety (Fall 2007 - Spring 2010). Extensive research
conducted involving microbiological safety of tomatoes, lettuce,
cilantro, scallions and other fresh produce. Experience working on
projects with involving inactivation of pathogens in ground beef and in
vivo studies with chickens.
Teaching Assistant. University of Connecticut Department of Physiology
and Neurobiology (Fall 2008 - Spring 2010).
Intern, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, Connecticut.
June 2005 to January 2006. Worked Dr. Jon A. Goldberg's dental research
laboratory under the supervision of Dr. Maria Advincula as Laboratory and
Instrument Technician supporting Dental Research to apply organic
molecular compounds to dentistry.
OTHER WORK EXPERIENCE
Server at Lakeview Restaurant Coventry, CT (June 2008 to present)
Line and preparatory chef at Chuck's Steakhouse and Margaritas Restaurant
Mansfield, Connecticut (April 2005 to January 2007).
Abenaqui Country Club, Rye, New Hampshire (Summer 2004).
Part time and summer work as a greens keeper at Portsmouth Country Club.
Portsmouth, New Hampshire (Summer 2003).
RELEVANT UNDERGRADUATE COURSE WORK (GPA in Major: 3.1)
Food Microbiology and Safety
Marine Microbiology
Fundamentals of Microbiology
Forensic Applications of DNA Science
Human Genetics
Cell Biology
Introduction to Biochemistry
General Ecology
Independent Study (Silica-molybdate Assay)
Senior Research Thesis (Biological Silica Precipitation)
RELEVANT GRADUATE COURSE WORK (GPA 3.4)
Fundamentals of Proteomics
Industrial Microbiology
Molecular Aspects of Genetics
Environmental Health
Mechanisms of Bacterial Pathogenicity
Food Microbiology and Safety Laboratory
Microbial Physiology
Food Chemistry
Lab Techniques Functional Genomics (RTPCR)
Lab Techniques Functional Genomics (Gene Chip)
Special Topics in Animal Science (Experimental Design)
Microbial Physiology
LABORATORY SKILLS:
HACCP Certified
Blood Borne Pathogen Training
IACUC Training
Preparation of microbiological media, including agars and nutrient broths
Operation of Gel Filtration Chromatography
SDS-PAGE and Immunoblot Analysis
Lowry Method of assaying proteins
Protein analysis using an induced enzyme assay
Dipeptide sequencing
Operation of Automatic Spectrophotometer
Silico-molybdate assay
Many types of media preparation
Familiarity with SAS
Knowledge of selective media
Rapid detection test kits
Experimental design
MASTERS THESIS
The Potential of Plant Antimicrobials for Improving the Microbiological
Safety of Fresh Produce.
(A seminar was presented as a part of the Masters Program in the
Department of Animal Science)
PUBLICATIONS AND ABSTRACTS
Mattson, T.E., Kollanoor Johny, A., Amalaradjou, M.A.R., More, K.,
Schreiber, D.T., Patel, J., and Venkitanarayanan, K. Inactivation of
Salmonella spp. on tomatoes by plant molecules. International Journal of
Food Microbiology. (Under Review)
Amalaradjou, M.A.R., Ramanathan, R., Ananda Baskaran, S., Susan Charles,
A., Kollanoor Johny, A., Rao Valipe, S., Mattson, T.E., Schreiber, D.T.,
Juneja, V.K., Mancini, R., and Venkitanarayanan, K. 2010. Enhancing the
thermal destruction of Escherichia coli O157:H7 in ground beef patties by
trans-cinnamaldehyde. Food Microbiology (Accepted)
Kollanoor Johny, A., Mattson, T.E., Ananda Baskaran, S., Amalaradjou,
M.A.R., Venkitanarayanan, K, Darre, M., Khan, M., Donoghue, D., Donoghue,
A., and Frye, J. Trans-cinnamaldehyde and eugenol reduce Salmonella
Enteritidis colonization in 3-week old commercial broiler chickens. To be
presented orally and as a poster at the Annual Meeting of the Institute
of Food Scientists and Technologists, July 2010 at Chicago, Illinois.
(Abstract) (Documentation in progress)
Kollanoor Johny, A., Mattson, T.E., Ananda Baskaran, S., Amalaradjou,
M.A.R., Sankhiros Babapoor, March, B., Schreiber, D.T., Darre, M., Khan,
M., Donoghue, A., Donoghue, D., and Venkitanarayanan, K. Therapeutic
supplementation of caprylic acid (octanoic acid) in feed reduces
Salmonella enterica Serovar Enteritidis colonization in 3- and 6-week old
commercial broiler chicken. Presented as a poster at the Annual Meeting
of the Poultry Science Association, July 2009, Raleigh, North Carolina.
(Abstract) (Documentation in progress)
Advincula, M.C., Patel, P., Mather, P.T., Mattson, T.E., Goldberg, J.A.
2007. Polypeptide-catalyzed silica for dental applications. Journal of
Biomedical Materials Research Part B: Applied Biomaterials. Volume 88B
Issue 2, Pages 321 - 331.
PROJECTS IN PROGRESS
Effect of carvacrol and trans-cinnamaldehyde in reducing Escherichia coli
O157:H7 and Listeria monocytogenes on iceberg lettuce. (Documentation in
progress)
Effect of misting with water and antimicrobials on foodborne pathogens on
fresh produce. (Documentation in progress)
PROFFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
American Society for Microbiology
Institute of Food Scientists and Technologists
REFERENCES (furnished upon request)
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