Seven faculty from a range of disciplines across the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus have joined Carle Illinois College of Medicine with Health Innovation Professor appointments.  The new professors deliver on Carle Illinois’ commitment to advance the discovery and translation of breakthrough health innovations and take a holistic approach to improving the medical field and human condition.

URBANA, Ill. – Pratik Banerjee is an associate professor of food safety in the Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition. His research and teaching focus on understanding the transmission of foodborne pathogens and the risks they pose to consumers. As a food safety expert, his goal is to make a real impact in the evolving climate of food safety regulations and guidelines.

 Professor of food science and human nutrition Yong-Su Jin led a team that developed a methodology for efficiently converting the hemicellulose in switchgrass into high-value bioproducts using an engineered yeast and the acetate and xylose from the plants’ cell walls.

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — A team of scientists at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign developed a bioprocess using engineered yeast that completely and efficiently converted plant matter consisting of acetate and xylose into high-value bioproducts.

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WCIA) – When kids sit down to eat lunch, they might not go straight for the fruits and vegetables on their plate.

But a recent report from the U of I might have a solution for that.

It something that sounds simple, but they found the answer is longer lunches. People with the U of I College of Agricultural, Consumer, and Environmental Sciences did research on this.

They found that if kids are sitting at lunch longer, they tend to reach for those other things on their plate.