Valeria A Torok 9th Australasian Virology Society Meeting 2017

Valeria A Torok

Dr. Valeria Torok is the Food Microbiology Program Leader with the South Australian Research and Development Institute (SARDI), Food Sciences Division based at the Waite Campus in Adelaide. She is also the Fight Food Waste CRC Food Safety and Integrity Theme Leader and an affiliate Senior Lecturer with the University of Adelaide School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences. Dr. Torok has keen interests in food safety research and risk mitigation, the role of gut microbiota in livestock production and gut health, novel diagnostic development and functional foods. During her career she has worked closely with both industry and regulatory bodies, and has formed multidisciplinary scientific collaborations both nationally and internationally. Currently she is leading a project investigating the feasibility, economic and safety, of using human food wastes for the Australian pig industry.

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