Alex Brandt

Dr. Brandt joined Food Safety Net Services in 2014. Dr. Brandt has expertise in many areas of food processing and production and has a major interest in the molecular biology of foodborne pathogenic bacteria. Dr. Brandt received his Bachelor of Science in Food Science & Technology, and Master of Science in Food Science & Technology from Texas A&M University, and received his PhD in Animal Science (Food Microbiology) from Texas Tech University. In his role with FSNS, Dr. Brandt provides technical and regulatory guidance to clients and assists them in the custom-development and interpretation of microbiological challenge studies, shelf-life studies, modeling studies, and testing method validation studies. Also in his role at FSNS, Dr. Brandt provides educational outreach and training, and assists clients with in-plant services such as pathogen harborage investigations, spoilage organism source investigations, and sanitation evaluations.