Shelton Murinda

I retired as Department Chair of Animal & Veterinary Sciences and Director of Animal Sciences Farm in May 2024 and embarked on the Faculty Early Retirement Program (FERP), and teach in Fall Semesters only, starting in Fall 2024. I was Director - Center for Antimicrobial Research and Food Safety (CARFS)[2007-2024], which was one of the 14 surviving Centers of Excellence at Cal Poly Pomona. I specialized in teaching Biotechnology Applications in Animal Science, and Meat Science & Industry classes. I am an Animal Scientist, Food Scientist (Microbiology, Safety, Chemistry & Processing) and Biotechnologist. I trained lived and/or worked on three continents (Africa, Europe and North America), and have well-rounded expertise in research, teaching, agricultural extension and outreach. I have extensive experiences teaching at university and supervising research with students, technicians, and post-doctoral associates. I possess practical expertise and experience in both laboratory-based and on-farm-based research.

2000-2003            University of Tennessee, Post-Doctoral Research Associate; Food Safety/Biotechnology. Molecular Techniques.

1998                       Pennsylvania State University, State College, PhD Food Science/Microbiology.

1985                       National University of Ireland, University College Cork, MS Dairy & Food Chemistry.

1982                       University of Zimbabwe, BS Agriculture/Animal Science (Hons.).

AVS 4430 Biotechnology Applications in Animal Science

AVS 4430L Biotechnology Applications in Animal Science Labo

AVS 4990 Special Topic Classes, Upper Division

AVS 4610 Senior Seminar

AVS 4411 Internship in Animal Science

AVS 4114 Undergraduate Research

AVS 3327 Meat Science

AVS 2990 Special Topic Classes, Lower Division

Abasiofiok M. Ibekwe, Amarachukwu C. Obayiuwana and Shelton E. Murinda. 2024. Enterococcus species and their antimicrobial resistance in an urban watershed impacted by different pollutant sources. Water. 16, 116. https://doi.org/10.3390/w160116.

 

Abasiofiok M. Ibekwe, Ananda S. Bhattacharjee, Duc Phan, Daniel Ashworth, Michael P. Schmidt, Shelton E. Murinda, Amarachukwu Obayiuwana, Marcia A. Murry, Gregory Schwartz, Trygv Lundquist, Jincai Ma, H. Karathia, B. Fanelli, N. A. Hasan, Ching-Hong Yang. 2023. Potential Reservoirs of Antimicrobial Resistance in Livestock Waste and Treated Wastewater that can be disseminated to Agricultural Land. Science of the Total Environment. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.162194.

 

Schwartz, G., Ibekwe, A. M., Lundquist, T., Murinda, S. E., Murry, M. A. Utilization of Semi-Continuous Algae Culture for the Treatment of Recycled Dairy Lagoon Wash Water. (Biochemical Engineering, 2021; doi: 10.2174/2212711907666210622153521.

 

Abasiofiok Mark Ibekwe, Shelton Murinda, Stanley Park, Amarachukwu Obayiuwana, Marcia Murry, Gregory Schwartz, Trygve Lundquist. 2020. Comparative use of Quantitative PCR (qPCR), Droplet Digital PCR (ddPCR), and Recombinase Polymerase Amplification (RPA) in Detection of Shiga Toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) in Environmental Samples. Water. 12, 3507; doi:10.3390/w12123507.

 

Abasiofiok Mark Ibekwe, Shelton Murinda. 2019. Linking Microbial Community Composition in Treated Wastewater with Water Quality in Distribution Systems and Subsequent Health Effects. Microorganisms. doi: 10.3390/microorganisms7120660.

 

S. E. Murinda, I. Mark Ibekwe, Nora G. Rodriguez, Karina L. Quiroz, Alexander P. Mujica, Kayla Osmon. 2019. Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli in mastitis: an international perspective. Journal of Foodborne Pathogens and Disease. doi: 10.1089/fpd.2018.2491.

 

Abasiofiok M. Ibekwe, Shelton E. Murinda. 2018. Continuous Flow Constructed Wetlands for the Treatment of Swine Waste water. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health. 15, 1369; doi:10.3390/ijerph15071369.

 

Mark Ibekwe,, Shelton E. Murinda, Marcia A. Murry, Gregory Schwartz, Trygve Lundquist. 2017. Microbial Community Structures in Algae Cultivation Ponds for Bioconversion of Agricultural Wastes from Livestock Industry for Feed Production. Science of the Total Environment. 580:1185-1196.

Marcia A. Murry, Shelton E. Murinda, SuTing Huang, A. Mark Ibekwe, Gregory Schwartz, Trygve Lundquist. 2019. Chapter 12. Bioconversion of agricultural wastes from the livestock industry for biofuel and feed production. In:  Advanced Bioprocessing for Alternative Fuels, Biobased Chemicals, and Bioproducts:  Technologies and Approaches for Scale-Up and Commercialization. (M. Hosseini, Ed.) Woodhead Publishing Series in Energy. Elsevier Inc., Frisco, CO, USA. p225-247. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-817941-3.00012-7.

 

Oliver, SP, Murinda SE. 2012. Chapter 3. Interventions to improve the safety of milk production. In: Advances in Food Safety and Food Microbiology: On-Farm Strategies to Control Foodborne Pathogens. (T. Callaway and T Edrington, eds.) NOVA Science Publishers, Inc., NY, USA. p29-78.

 

Murinda, SE. 2012. Chapter 15. Consumer Education. In: Pathogenic Vibrios and Food Safety. (Y-C Su, ed.). NOVA Science Publishers, Inc., NY, USA. p335-350.

 

Oliver SP, Murinda SE. 2012. Antimicrobial resistance of mastitis pathogens. In: Veterinary Clinics of North America: Food Animal Practice. (J. Vassallo, ed.). Elsevier, Philadelphia, PA, USA. p165-185.

 

Oliver SP, Murinda SE. 2011. Milk and raw milk consumption as a vector for human disease. In: Zoonotic Pathogens in the Food Chain. (DO Krause and S Hendrick, eds.). CAB International UK; p99-118.

 

Oliver SP, Murinda SE, Nguyen LT, Nam HM, Almeida RA, and Headrick SJ. 2005. On-farm sources of foodborne pathogens: isolation from the dairy farm environment. In: Mastitis in Dairy Production (H. Hogeveen, ed.). Wageningen Academic Publishers, The Netherlands; p665-670.

Shelton E. Murinda, Nyles G. Peterson, Henry Siegel. Use of Infrared Thermography in Early Detection, Monitoring, and Treatment of Mastitis with Pulsed Electro-Magnetic Field Therapy (PEMFT). 7/30/12. Project Report to UC Davis. (UC Davis Agreement No. 201013829-17/Cal Poly Pomona Foundation Grant # 002090).

 

Oliver SP, SE Murinda, BM Jayarao. 2011. Impact of Antibiotic Use in Adult Dairy Cows on Antimicrobial Resistance of Veterinary and Human Pathogens: A Comprehensive Review; 60 pages. Midstate Dairy Association, Ohio.

 

Michelle Rash (ed.), Shelton E. Murinda (co-editor/technical ed.). Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy/New Variant Creutzfeldt-Jacob Disease: Discovery, Detection and Prevention. Symposium Proceedings of the BSE/CJD Conference held at Cal Poly Pomona, August 20-12, 2005.

Foodborne Pathogens and Disease:                         Founding Editorial/Review Board Member (since 2004)

The Scientific World Journal:                                      Founding Editorial Advisory Board Member (since 2009)

Scientific Journals International:                                Review Board Member (since 2009).

Intl J Environmental Research & Public Health:       Guest Editor (2017-2019)

Applied and Environmental Microbiology, BioMedical Central Microbiology, Canadian Journal of Microbiology, Food Studies: An Interdisciplinary Journal, Journal of Bacteriology, Journal of Medical and Biological Sciences, Journal of Medical Microbiology, Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine, Letters in Applied Microbiology, Journal of Applied Microbiology, Microbial Ecology, and others.

International Association for Food Protection                       Professional Member                      1991-present

American Society for Microbiology                                          Member                                             1992-present

Institute of Food Technologists                                                Member                                              1992-present

Southern California Institute of Food Technologists             Member                                              2005-present

Via the Center for Antimicrobial Research and Food Safety (https://www.cpp.edu/agri/centers-and-more/carfs.shtml) provide consultancy to industry, governmental and non-governmental organizations, on diverse topics, such as: food safety, water safety and quality.

 

Most recent assignment was with Thriving Earth Exchange: teamed with the City of Ontario, CA, and USDA Riverside, on a project entitled:  “Addressing Bacterial Contamination in a Constructed Wetland”: https://thrivingearthexchange.org/project/ontario-ca/

USDA 5 Year Plan Program Reviews                                         2017-2020

USDA AFRI NIFA Research Proposal Reviews                          Ad-hoc

Agricultural Research Institute                                                  2007-2009; 2015-2020, 2022-2023

South Africa Agricultural Research Board                                2017-current

South Africa’s National Research Foundation (NRF)               2017-current

Xu Yang, Shelton Murinda, Gabriel Davidov-Pardo, Aaron F. Fox Pre-harvest Application of Commercial Bacteriophages to Enhance Fresh Produce Safety in Urban Agriculture Settings. Agriculture Research Institute (ARI). $55,000. 2021-2022.

 

Aaron Fox, Eileen Cullen, Shelton Murinda, Xu Yang, David Edens, Stephen Archambault, Isabel Bustamante, Heather Boyd, Rachel Surls. SoCal Farm to Table: Experiential Learning and Leadership Development in Direct Marketing, Food Safety, Urban and Community Agriculture. USDA-NIFA-HIS. $250,000. 2020–2024.

 

Eileen Cullen, Shelton Murinda. Food Safety on California Urban Farms: Harnessing biological soil amendment microbial activity without increasing risk of microbial foodborne illness. Agriculture Research Institute (ARI). $60,000. 2017-2020.

 

Eileen Cullen, Shelton Murinda, Harmit Singh. Equipping Quality Urban Agriculture Leaders (EQUAL): Food Safety Training Customized for Urban and Community Food Production Systems. USDA NIFA Food Safety Outreach Pilot Project Program FSMA. $60,000 2016-2017.

 

Shelton Murinda, Marcia Murry, Ali Sharbat, Stephan Osborne.Microalgae for a Synergistic Approach to Agricultural Nutrient Recovery.  Strategic Interdisciplinary Research Grant (SIRG) $19,833. 2016-2017.

 

Shelton Murinda, Trygve Lundquist, Marcia Murry, A. Mark Ibekwe, Gregory Schwartz. Production of Animal Feed from Dairy Waste Nutrients. CSU System Agriculture Research Institute (ARI). $450,000. 2014-2017.

 

Shelton Murinda, Trygve Lundquist, Marcia Murry Ewers, A. Mark Ibekwe. Algae for conversion of manure to animal feed: Evaluation of advanced nutritional value, toxicity, and zoonotic pathogens. USDA AFRI NIFA. $499,500, 2013-2016.

 

Invited to join President Obama’s Food Safety Group on an ad hoc consultatory basis (2009).

 

Appointed to serve on United States Department of Agriculture National Advisory Committee on Meat & Poultry Inspection, *NACMPI (2007-2009) by Secretary for Agriculture, Mike Johanns.

 

Appointed to serve on United States Department of Agriculture National Advisory Committee on Meat & Poultry Inspection, NACMPI (2010-2012 term) by Secretary for Agriculture, Tom Vilsack.

*NACMPI provides the USDA with advice and recommendations on current and new policies that affect state, federal and international inspection programs for meat, poultry and egg products.

Received California Legislature Assembly Certificate of Recognition presented by Assemblyman Curt Hagman, 60^th District, July 2010, in recognition of appointment to serve on the United States Department of Agriculture National Advisory Committee on Meat & Poultry Inspection (NACMPI).