Sam Reichler

Sam was working with New York State dairy plants to detect and characterize the bacteria in their milk responsible for post-pasteurization contamination and spoilage. His project's goal is to implement corrective actions at the plant level that will improve the quality and shelf-life of fluid milk by reducing the instance of post-pasteurization contamination.  As an undergrad, he worked with Stephanie Masiello (Ph.D. candidate) to biochemically characterize coliform isolates obtained from pasteurized fluid milk sampled through the Voluntary Shelf Life Program. Sam is currently a lab technician. He supports research activities by ordering supplies, managing the laboratory culture collection, and performing statistical analyses on experimental data.