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Name	Suslow, Trevor
Education	Ph.D. (1980), Plant Pathology University of California, Berkeley
Specialty	Identifing and controlling postharvest decay and quality reduction sources in transportation and distribution of fresh market vegetables.
Location	103 Mann Lab
Phone Number	530-754-8313
E-Mail	tvsuslow@ucdavis.edu
Home Page	http://ucfoodsafety.ucdavis.edu/
Graduate Groups	Membership in graduate groups: Horticulture, Plant Biology, Plant Pathology
Bio	Trevor Suslow is the extension research specialist at the University of California, Davis, Department of Plant Sciences, with statewide responsibilities in quality and safety of perishable horticultural commodities. Dr. Suslow’s program involves preharvest and postharvest research and outreach education on diverse fresh and fresh-cut horticultural foods. His emphasis is microbial safety and disinfection within the pre-harvest and postharvest environment and postharvest pathology. Other interests include biological control and other biologically mediated controls of postharvest diseases and pathogens of human food safety concern. Dr. Suslow received his BSc. In Agricultural Sciences with honors and his Ph.D. in Plant Pathology from the University of California, Berkeley. 2007 - Appointed member of Center for Produce Safety Advisory Board 2008 - Appointed member of Center for Produce Safety Technical Committee 2008 - Appointed member of American Phytopathology Society Public Policy Board: Food Safety 2008 - Appointed member of Binational Agricultural Research and Development (BARD) Fund Grant Plant Panel; Postharvest, Food Safety, and Food Security 2009 - Panel Member IFT Task Order 2- FDA Risk Model Produce: Pathogen Pairing 2009 - Panel Member USDA AFRI Food Safety RFP Reviewer 2010 - Panel Member IFT Task Order 3 – FDA Risk Ranking iRisk Model Elicitation
Selected Publications	Selma, V., Ibanez, A., Cantwell, M., and T.V. Suslow. 2008. Effect of gaseous ozone and hot water on microbial and sensory quality of cantaloupe and potential transference of Escherichia coli O157:H7 during cutting. Food Microbiology 25:162-168 Selma, V., Ibanez, A., Cantwell, M., and T.V. Suslow. 2008. Efficacy of gaseous ozone on elimination of Salmonella spp. and reduction of indigenous microflora on fresh-cut cantaloupe. Food Microbiology 25: 558-565 Selma, M. Freitas, P, Almela, L., González-Barrio, R., Espín, J.C., Suslow, T., Tomás-Barberán, F., And María I. Gil. 2008. Ultraviolet-C and Induced Stilbenes Control Ochratoxigenic Aspergillus in Grapes. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 56: 9990-9996 Hernández-Domínguez, C., Hernández-Anguiano, A.M., Cháidez-Quiroz, C. Rendón-Sánchez, G. and T.V. Suslow. 2008. Detection of Salmonella and fecal coliforms in preharvest and postharvest water applied to cantaloupes in Mexico. Published in Agricultura Tecnica en Mexico vol 34-1 Jan –April Suslow, T.V. 2009. Cover Story: Produce Traceability and Trace-back: From Seed to Shelf and Beyond. Food safety Magazine. April/May. D’lima, C. and T.V. Suslow. 2009. Comparative Evaluation of Practical Functionality of Rapid Test Formats Kits for Detection of E. coli O157:H7 on Lettuce and Leafy Greens. J.Food Protec. 73:2461-2470 Suslow, T. 2010. Analysis of the Standards for Irrigation and Foliar Contact Water. Peer-Reviewed Issue Brief available at http://www.producesafetyproject.org/
Expertise	Plant Sciences
Campus	UC Davis Faculty
Extension Specialist	Yes