Michael Patrick Doyle is a

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. He is an emeritus Regents Professor of Food Microbiology at the

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's College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences and the former director of the college's Center for Food Safety, where he researched foodborne

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l pathogens. Doyle was the first food microbiologist to study ''

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''. He developed patents for several food safety interventions, including one used as a meat wash. Doyle was a founding

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of the ''

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'' in 2010 continuing through 2021. Doyle won the Food Safety Award of the

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(IAFP) in 1999 and was named a life member of the IAFP in 2018.

Education

Doyle graduated from the

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with a B.S. degree in

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(1973), followed by an M.S. (1975) and Ph.D. (1977) in

food microbiology Food microbiology is the study of the microorganisms that inhabit, create, or contaminate food. This includes the study of microorganisms causing food spoilage; pathogens that may cause disease (especially if food is improperly cooked or stored); ...

under the direction of UW professor and adviser Dr. Elmer Marth. In 1980, Doyle joined the University of Wisconsin-Madison as a faculty member of the Food Research Institute at UWM. In 1991 Doyle joined the University of Georgia's College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, where he established the UGA Center for Food Safety. Doyle is a member of the

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; the

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; the

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; the

(IAFP); the

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; the National Academy of Inventors;

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;

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; and

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. In 1999, Doyle was awarded the Food Safety Award of the

(IAFP) and became a Fellow of the IAFP. In 2018 he was named an Honorary Life Member of the IAFP.

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