Lab news
We welcome a few new lab members starting 2021 to work on food safety, molecular microbiology and cellular agriculture (22/04/2021).
Dr. Lu received Young Scientist Award from Agricultural & Food Chemistry Division of American Chemical Society, Samuel Cate Prescott Award from Institute of Food Technologists, and William Dawson Scholar Award from McGill University (31/03/2021).
Lu lab moves to McGill University (01/08/2020).
Our paper “Rapid pomegranate juice authentication using a simple sample-to-answer hybrid paper/polymer-based lab-on-a-chip device” is accepted by ACS Sensors. Congratulations to Yaxi (24/06/2020).
Dr. Lu’s research project “Rapid detection of COVID-19 using an isothermal amplification-based lateral flow assay” was funded by NSERC Alliance (05/06/2020)
Dr. Lu is invited as the guest editor of “Campylobacter-associated food safety” by Frontiers in Microbiology (https://www.frontiersin.org/research-topics/14193/campylobacter-associated-food-safety) (15/05/2020).
Dr. Lu’s research project “Rapid detection of Salmonella in fresh produce using a paper-based microfluidic device based on recombinase polymerase amplification and lateral flow immunoassay” was funded by Mitacs Accelerate program (12/05/2020).
Ph.D. student Marti Hua received NSERC Postgraduate Scholarship-Doctoral (PGS-D). Congratulations to Marti (16/04/2020).
Dr. Lu’s research project “Development of hemp nanocellulose-based bioplastics and their application for food packaging” was funded by Investment Agriculture Foundation of BC (15/04/2020)
Our paper “Untargeted volatile metabolomics using comprehensive two-dimensional gas chromatography-mass spectrometry – a solution for orange juice authentication” is accepted by Talanta. Congratulations to Yaxi (11/04/2020).
Ph.D. student Marti Hua and visiting Ph.D. student Xinyu Liao received the student travel award from International Association for Food Protection to attend its annual conference this year in Cleveland. Congratulations to Marti and Xinyu (06/04/2019).
Graduate student Mohammed Hakeem successfully defended his PhD oral exam. Congratulations to Mohammed (03/04/2020).
Undergraduate student Cassandra Chen received Undergraduate Research Award in Agricultural and Food Chemistry Devision of American Chemical Society. Congratulations to Cassandra to receive this prestigious award (02/04/2020).
Our paper “Development of a species-specific PCR coupled with lateral flow immunoassay for the identification of goose ingredient in foods” is accepted by Food Control. Congratulations to Ivy, Marti and Yaxi (12/03/2020).
Dr. Lu’s research project “Development of cold anesthetization and packaging technologies for waterless transportation of live shrimp” was funded by Mitacs Accelerate program (09/03/2020)
Our paper “Identification of camel species in food products by a polymerase chain reaction-lateral flow immunoassay” is accepted by Food Chemistry. Congratulations to Yaxi (01/03/2020).
Our paper “Identification and antimicrobial susceptibility testing of Campylobacter using a microfluidic “lab-on-a-chip” device” is accepted by Applied and Environmental Microbiology. Congratulations to Luyao and Marlen (22/02/2020).
Our paper “Development of paper-based microfluidic device for the determination of nitrite in meat” is accepted by Food Chemistry. Congratulations to Evan, Yaxi, Azadeh and Marti (09/02/2020).
Our paper “Rapid determination of viable but non-culturable Escherichia coli O157:H7 and Salmonella enterica in fresh produce by loop-mediated isothermal amplification coupling propidium monoazide treatment” is accepted by Applied and Environmental Microbiology. Congratulations to Lu, Kaidi, Lina and Jinsong (21/01/2020).
Our paper “Determination of norfloxacin residues in foods by exploiting the coffee ring effect and paper-based microfluidics device coupling with smartphone-based detection” is accepted by Journal of Food Science. Congratulations to Evan and Azadeh (13/12/2019).
Graduate students Marti Hua and Anestis Tzanidis successfully defended their M.Sc. oral exams. Congratulations to both of them (12/12/2019).
Our paper “Detection and quantification of viable but non-culturable Campylobacter” is accepted by Frontiers in Microbiology. Congratulations to Ruiling, Kaidi, Jinsong and Dustin (04/12/2019).
Our paper “Antibiotic resistance of lactic acid bacteria isolated from dairy products in Tianjin, China” is accepted by Journal of Agriculture and Food Research. Congratulations to Kaidi, Jinsong and Luyao (12/11/2019).
Dr. Lu’s research project “Rapid detection of Salmonella in fresh produce using a paper-based microfluidic device based on recombinase polymerase amplification and lateral flow immunoassay” was funded by Canadian Produce Marketing Association (11/11/2019).
Dr. Lu has been appointed as the editorial board member of Trends in Food Science & Technology (28/10/2019).
Graduate student Luayo Ma has been selected as one of the six finalists to attend 2020 AGFD Withycombe-Charalambous Graduate Student Competition to be held in conjunction with the 259th ACS National Meeting in Philadelphia (21/10/2019).
We welcome a few new lab members: Luyuan Feng and Baiming Li from Tianjin University, Jinrong Bai from Sichuan University, and Dr. Lanzhen Chen from Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (25/09/2019).
Dr. Lu has been appointed as the editorial board member of Journal of Agriculture and Food Research (20/09/2019).
Graduate students Lu Han, Evan Trofimchuk, and Kaidi Wang successfully defended their M.Sc. oral exams. Congratulations to them (22/08/2019).
Our paper “Identification of donkey meat in foods using species-specific PCR combined with lateral flow immunoassay” is accepted by RSC Advances. Congratulations to Marti and Ivy (19/08/2019).
Dr. Lu’s research project “Antioxidant capacity and anti-inflammatory bowel diseases effect of hemp seeds in Canada” was funded by Mitacs Accelerate program (06/08/2019).
Dr. Lu’s research project “Determination and characterization of plant fungi in greenhouse bell peppers” was funded by Mitacs Accelerate program (02/08/2019).
Our collaborative paper “A PCR-based lateral flow assay for the detection of turkey ingredient in food products” is accepted by Food Control. Congratulations to Kaidi and Yaxi (15/07/2019)
Our collaborative paper “Detection of Escherichia coli O157:H7 and Salmonella enterica serotype Typhimurium based on cell elongation induced by beta-lactam antibiotics” is accepted by Analyst. Congratulations to Luyao (06/06/2019)
We welcome three new postdoctoral fellows joining in our lab: Drs. Emma Sproston, Dustin Heeney, and Yulong Zhao (20/05/2019).
Our paper “A novel mathematical model for studying antimicrobial interactions against Campylobacter jejuni ” is accepted by Frontiers in Microbiology. Congratulations to Mohammed and Luyao (24/04/2019).
Dr. Lu has renewed the NSERC Discovery Grant for 5 years along with receiving Discovery Accelerator Supplements (12/04/2019).
Graduate student Kaidi Wang received UBC 4-Year Doctoral Fellowship (12/04/2019).
Visiting Ph.D. student Ruiling Lv received the student travel award from International Association for Food Protection to attend its annual conference this year in Louisville. Congratulations to Ruiling (02/04/2019).
We welcome a few new lab members: Alexcia Doucet, Patricia Konig, and Si Nhat Nguyen (22/03/2019).
We welcome a new lab member: Dr. Lixue Liu (08/02/2019).
Dr. Lu’s research project “Characterization and monitoring of wine fermentation using Raman spectroscopy-based multiplex sensing platform in combination with chemometric analysis” was funded by Mitacs Accelerate program (08/02/2019).
Dr. Lu is appointed as adjunct professor of Department of Chemistry, UBC (01/02/2019).
In collaboration with the University of Alberta, Dr. Lu has received an NSERC CRD grant entitled “Development and understanding the efficacy of advanced technologies for mycotoxin detection and degradation in feed materials” (15/01/2019).
Dr. Lu has received a grant from BC Sustainable Poultry Farming Group (23/11/2018).
Dr. Lu has received a grant from UBC Faculty of Land & Food Systems to support his “human gut-on-a-chip” research project (22/11/2018).
Graduate student Kaidi Wang was selected as one of the six finalists to attend 2019 AGFD Withycombe-Charalambous Graduate Student Competition to be held in conjunction with the 257th ACS National Meeting in Orlando (20/11/2018).
Dr. Lu’s research project “Detection of norovirus in fresh produce in BC” was fully funded by Investment Agriculture Foundation of BC and BC Ministry of Agriculture (15/11/2018).
Our paper “Rapid determination of atrazine in apple juice using molecularly imprinted polymers coupled with gold nanoparticles-colorimetric/SERS dual chemosensor” is accepted by Food Chemistry. Congratulations to Bowen, Shaolong and Yaxi (08/10/2018).
Our collaborative paper “Ultrasound-induced Escherichia coli O157:H7 cell death exhibits physical disruption and biochemical apoptosis” is accepted by Frontiers in Microbiology. Congratulations to Luyao (28/09/2018).
Dr. Lu has received a NSERC Engage Grant (25/09/2018).
Our paper “Determination of bacterial antibiotic resistance using surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy” is accepted by Nanomaterials. Congratulations to Kaidi, Ivy and Marlene (23/09/2018).
Our paper “Detection of antibiotic residues in pork using paper-based microfluidic device coupled with filtration and concentration” is accepted by Analytica Chimica Acta. Congratulations to Azadeh (17/09/2018).
Our paper “Analysis of biomolecules based on the surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy” is accepted by Nanomaterials. Congratulations to Ivy and Hongyan (14/09/2018).
Our paper “Investigating the synergistic antimicrobial effect of carvacrol and zinc oxide nanoparticles against Campylobacter jejuni” is accepted by Food Control. Congratulations to Jinsong and Windi (24/08/2018).
Our paper “Whole transcriptome sequencing analysis of synergistic antimicrobial effect of metal oxide nanoparticle and ajoene on Campylobacter jejuni” is accepted by Frontiers in Microbiology. Congratulations to Jinsong and Rui (14/08/2018).
Dr. Lu’s research project “Optimization of vaccination treatment to eliminate Salmonella and Campylobacter contamination of poultry” was fully funded by Investment Agriculture Foundation of BC (30/07/2018).
Our paper “Study of fish produces in Metro Vancouver using DNA barcoding methods reveals fraudulent labeling” is accepted by Food Control. Congratulations to Yaxi (13/06/2018).
Dr. Lu and Yaxi are invited as the guest editors for Special Issue “Nanomaterials for Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy and Application in Trace Detection” in Nanomaterials (http://www.mdpi.com/journal/nanomaterials/special_issues/raman_detect). The manuscript submission deadline is May 2019 (01/06/2018).
Our paper “Development of molecularly imprinted polymers to block quorum sensing and inhibit bacterial biofilm formation” is accepted by ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces. Congratulations to Luyao (16/05/2018).
Dr. Lu and MS student Marti Hua received a Mitacs Globalink Research Award – Japan Society for the Promotion of Science to conduct collaborative research work of using paper-based microfluidics to determine food chemical hazards at Keio University in Summer 2018 (25/04/2018).
Graduate student Yaxi Hu received the Donald A. Withycombe Graduate Fellowship Award in Agricultural and Food Chemistry at 255th American Chemistry Society Annual Meeting in New Orleans. Congratulations to Yaxi to receive this prestigious award (20/03/2018).
Our paper “Rapid detection and quantification of 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid in milk using molecularly imprinted polymers-surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy” is accepted by Food Chemistry. Congratulations to Marti and Shaolong (17/03/2018).
One collaborative research project was fully funded by Alberta Agriculture and Forestry along with Alberta Canola Producers Commision (22/02/2018).
Our paper “Detecting chemical hazards in foods using microfluidic paper-based analytical devices (μPADs): the real-world application” is accepted by Micromachines. Congratulations to Marti (15/01/2018).
Dr. Lu and MS student Evan Trofimchuk received a Mitacs Globalink Research Award – China Scholarship Council to conduct collaborative research work of quantification of antibiotic residues and nitrites in meat using paper-based microfluidics at Peking University in Summer 2018 (10/01/2018).
Our paper “Modification of thread-based microfluidic device with polysiloxanes for the development of a sensitive and selective immunoassay” is accepted by Sensors & Actuators B: Chemical. Congratulations to Jane and Azadeh (08/01/2018).
Dr. Lu is selected as a faculty member of UBC BioProducts Institute (03/01/2018)
We welcome a new lab member: graduate student Ivy Li (26/12/2017).
Our paper “Ultrasensitive DNA detection with hydrodynamic separation of plasmonic nanoparticles and isothermal amplification” is accepted by Journal of Biomedical Nanotechnology. Congratulations to Dr. Draz and Luyao (16/12/2017).
Graduate student Jinsong Feng successfully defended his Ph.D. oral exam. Congratulations to Jinsong (13/12/2017).
Our paper “Environmental stress-induced bacterial lysis and extracellular DNA release contribute to Campylobacter jejuni biofilm formation” is accepted by Applied and Environmental Microbiology. Congratulations to Jinsong (08/12/2017).
Our paper “Rapid detection of clenbuterol in milk using microfluidic paper-based ELISA” is accepted by Food Chemistry. Congratulations to Luyao and Azadeh (06/12/2017).
Graduate student Yaxi Hu was selected as one of the six finalists to attend 2018 AGFD Withycombe-Charalambous Graduate Student Competition to be held in conjunction with the 255th ACS National Meeting in New Orleans (14/11/2017).
Undergraduate student Angeline Zhang was selected as the finalist to attend 2018 AGFD Undergraduate Research Award Symposium to be held in conjunction with the 255th ACS National Meeting in New Orleans (11/11/2017).
Dr. Lu has renewed a Canada-German collaborative grant (UBC-FUB) to study persistence of Campylobacter in agri-food systems (10/11/2017).
Our paper “Emerging functional nanomaterials for the detection of food contaminants” is accepted by Trends in Food Science and Technology. Congratulations to Yaxi (07/11/2017).
Our paper “Detection and quantification of offal content in ground beef using vibrational spectroscopic-based chemometric analysis” is accepted by Scientific Reports. Congratulations to Yaxi (26/10/2017).
Our paper “Black phosphorus and its biomedical applications” is accepted by Theranostics. Congratulations to Jane (14/10/2017).
Dr. Lu’s research project was funded by Mitacs Accelerate program (22/09/2017).
Our paper “Determination of thiabendazole in orange juice using an MISPE-SERS chemosensor” is accepted by Food Chemistry. Congratulations to Jingyi and Yaxi (03/07/2017).
Dr. Lu receives tenure with promotion to Associate Professor (20/06/2017).
Our paper “Determination of total phenolic content and antioxidant capacity of blueberry using Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy and Raman spectroscopy” is accepted by Journal of Food Measurement and Characterization. Congratulations to Candice, Yaxi and Elfi (04/06/2017).
Our paper “Detection and quantification of chloramphenicol in milk and honey using molecularly imprinted polymers: Canadian penny-based SERS nano-biosensor”, has won a Tanner Award for being the most-cited paper published in the Journal of Food Science: Nanoscale Food Science, Engineering, and Technology section in 2014 (02/06/2017).
Dr. Lu’s research project was funded by NSERC Engage – Mitacs Accelerate joint program (28/04/2017).
Undergraduate student Angeline Zhang received IFT Food Engineering Division Undergraduate Scholarship. Congratulations (26/04/2017).
Our paper “Effects of meat juice on biofilm formation of Campylobacter and Salmonella” is accepted by International Journal of Food Microbiology. Congratulations to Jiaqi, Jinsong and Lina (21/04/2017).
Our paper “Application of 1H solution and solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy in food adulteration determination: the example of Sudan dye I in paprika powder” is accepted by Scientific Reports. Congratulations to Yaxi (20/04/2017).
Shaolong passed his PhD comprehensive exam and he is a PhD candidate now. Congratulations (19/04/2017).
Mohammed passed his PhD comprehensive exam and he is a PhD candidate now. Congratulations (13/04/2017).
Our paper “Visual flow-through column biomimetic immunoassay using molecularly imprinted polymer as artificial antibody for rapid detection of clenbuterol in water samples” is accepted by Food and Agricultural Immunology. Congratulations to Yiwei (10/04/2017).
Dr. Lu received Larry Beuchat Young Researcher Award from International Association for Food Protection. This award is presented to a young researcher who has shown outstanding ability and professional promise in the early years of their career in food safety worldwide (07/04/2017).
Undergraduate student Marti Hua received Undergraduate Research Award in Agricultural and Food Chemistry at 235rd American Chemical Society National Meeting in San Francisco April 2-6, 2017. Congratulations to Marti to receive this prestigious award (05/04/2017).
Dr. Lu’s research project “Inspection of food quality and safety using hyperspectral imaging technique” was fully funded by NSERC Research Tools and Instruments Grant (04/04/2017).
Dr. Lu has been selected as UBC Peter Wall Scholar (16/03/2017).
Our paper “Upconversion nanofluorophore-doped molecularly imprinted polymer for the detection of ractopamine” is accepted by Food Analytical Methods. Congratulations to Yiwei (10/03/2017).
PhD student Luyao Ma receives UBC University Doctoral Fellowship. Congratulations to Luyao (08/03/2017).
Our paper “Prevalence and characterization of Campylobacter jejuni isolated from retail chicken in Tianjin, China” is accepted for publication by Journal of Food Protection. Congratulations to Hui, Yulan, Luyao, and Lina (02/02/2017).
Our paper “Ultrasensitive detection of clenbuterol by a covalent imprinted polymer as a biomimetic antibody” is accepted for publication by Food Chemistry. Congratulations to Yiwei (18/01/2017).
Our paper “Advantage of Eu3+-doped polystyrene microspheres compared with colloidal gold used in immunochromatographic assays for the detection of melamine in milk” is accepted for publication by Journal of Food Science. Congratulations to Yiwei (13/01/2017).
We welcome a new lab member: graduate student Anestis Tzanidis (12/12/2016).
Our paper “Rapid detection of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in pork using a nucleic acid-based lateral flow immunoassay” is accepted for publication by International Journal of Food Microbiology. Congratulations to Luyao, Marti, and Lina (09/12/2016).
Graduate student Gracia Windiasti successfully defended her M.S. oral exam. Congratulations to Gracia (09/12/2016).
Dr. Lu is appointed as Editorial Board member of Food and Agricultural Immunology (08/12/2016).
We welcome a new lab member: postdoctoral fellow Dr. Jane Ru Choi from University of Malaya, Malaysia (07/12/2016).
PhD student Yaxi Hu receives 2016 Mitacs Award for Innovation – PhD. Congratulations to Yaxi for this achievement (13/11/2016).
Graduate student Luyao Ma was selected as one of six finalists to attend 2017 AGFD Withycombe‐Charalambous Graduate Student Research Award Symposium to be held in conjunction with the 253rd ACS National Meeting in San Fransisco (12/11/2016).
Undergraduate student Marti Hua was selected as one of five finalists to attend 2017 AGFD Undergraduate Research Award Symposium to be held in conjunction with the 253rd ACS National Meeting in San Fransisco (12/11/2016).
Our paper “Development of molecularly imprinted polymers-surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy/colorimetric dual sensor for determination of chlorpyrifos in apple juice” is accepted for publication by Sensors & Actuators B: Chemical. Congratulations to Shaolong, Yaxi, and Luyao (27/10/2016).
Dr. Lu’s research project “Detection, validation, and assessment of risks implied by viable but non-culturable (VBNC) state of enteric bacterial pathogens in fresh produce” was funded by Center for Produce Safety in U.S.A. (18/10/2016).
Yaxi passed her PhD comprehensive exam and she is a PhD candidate now. Congratulations (07/10/2016).
Graduate student Luyao Ma successfully defended her M.S. oral exam. Congratulations to Luyao (13/09/2016).
Our paper “Chemical, physical and morphological properties of bacterial biofilms affect survival of encased Campylobacter jejuni F38011 under aerobic stress” is accepted for publication by International Journal of Food Microbiology. Congratulations to Jinsong (11/09/2016).
Dr. Lu is appointed as Editorial Board member of Applied and Environmental Microbiology for a 3-year term, starting January 2017 (17/08/2016).
Our collaborative paper “Recent advancements in functionalized paper based electronics” is accepted for publication by ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces (27/07/2016).
Graduate student Jiaqi Li successfully defended her M.S. oral exam. Congratulations to Jiaqi (26/07/2015).
Graduate student Luyao Ma received 1st place in the Food Microbiology Division, Graduate Student Research Paper Oral Competition at the 2016 Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) annual conference in Chicago. Congratulations to Luyao (17/07/2016).
Dr. Lu was invited to visit Peking University, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Bohai University and China Agriculture University, and give special seminars (10/07/2016).
Dr. Lu has received a NSERC Engage Grant (03/06/2016).
We welcome a new lab member: postdoctoral fellow Dr. Azadeh Nilghaz from Monash University, Australia (30/05/2016).
Our paper “Determination of chemical hazards in foods using surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy coupled with advanced separation techniques” is accepted for publication by Trends in Food Science and Technology. Congratulations to Wen (29/05/2016).
We welcome a few new lab members: graduate students Lu Han and Evan Trofimchuk, and undergraduate student Marti Hua (18/05/2016)
Six technical research paper abstracts were accepted by IUFoST 2016 annual meeting in Dublin, Ireland (16/05/2016).
Our collaborative paper “Carbon nanotube modification of microbial fuel cell electrodes” is accepted for publication by Biosensors and Bioelectronics. Congratulations to Gracia (08/05/2016).
Our collaborative paper “Detection of heavy metal by paper-based microfluidics” is accepted for publication by Biosensors and Bioelectronics. Congratulations to Shaolong and Yi Chen (20/04/2016).
We welcome a few new lab members: undergraduate students Angeline Zhang, Zihua Chen, and visiting student Jehan Capenon (09/04/2016)
Three technical research paper abstracts were accepted by IAFP 2016 annual meeting in St. Louis and one technical research paper abstract was accepted by IFT 2016 annual meeting in Chicago (02/04/2016).
Dr. Lu’s research project “Determination of food and wine safety and quality using portable Raman spectrometer” was fully funded by NSERC Research Tools and Instruments Grant (31/03/2016).
Dr. Lu is appointed as Editorial Board member of Journal of Food Science for a 5-year term (22/03/2016).
Our paper “Rapid detection of melamine in tap water and milk using conjugated ‘one-step’ molecularly imprinted polymers-surface enhanced Raman spectroscopic biosensor” is accepted by Journal of Food Science. Congratulations to Yaxi (25/02/2016).
PhD students Jinsong Feng and Shaolong Feng received 1st place and 2nd place, respectively, in Graduate Student Research Paper Oral Competition at the 67th Pacific Fishery Technologists annual conference in Blaine, WA. Congratulations to both Jinsong and Shaolong (24/02/2016).
Dr. Lu was invited to visit Peking University, Nankai University, and China Agriculture University, and give special seminars (15/02/2016).
Our paper “Determination of antioxidant capacity and phenolic content of chocolate by attenuated total reflectance-Fourier transformed-infrared spectroscopy” is accepted for publication by Food Chemistry. Congratulations to Yaxi, Stefanie, Wen, and Jiaqi (29/01/2016).
Our collaborative project was fully funded by Mitacs Accelerate Program (19/01/2016).
Our collaborative paper “Application of attenuated total reflectance-Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy to determine chlorogenic acid isoform profile and antioxidant capacity of coffee beans” is accepted by Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. Congratulations to Yaxi (23/12/2015).
Our paper “Development of a loop mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) – surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) assay for the detection of Salmonella enterica serotype Enteritidis” is accepted by Theranostics. Congratulations to Dr. Draz (23/12/2015).
Dr. Lu has received NSERC Collaborative Research Development Grant for 3 years (19/12/2015).
Graduate student Fang Gao successfully defended her Ph.D. oral exam. Congratulations to Fang (11/12/2015).
Dr. Lu received funding support from BC Sustainable Poultry Farming Group (03/12/2015).
Dr. Lu received Young Scientist Award from the International Union of Food Science and Technology (IUFoST). This award is the preeminent acknowledgement of outstanding young food scientists from around world (01/12/2015).
Wen Liao received NSERC Undergraduate Student Research Award (18/11/2015).
Dr. Lu’s research project was funded by Investment of Agriculture Foundation BC and BC Chicken Marketing Board (13/11/2015).
Dr. Lu and MS student Luyao Ma received a Mitacs Globalink Research Award to conduct collaborative research work of controlling bacterial biofilm formation at Tianjin University of Science and Technology in Spring 2016 (04/11/2015).
Our collaborative paper “Effect of high intensity ultrasound on transglutaminase-catalyzed soy protein isolate cold set gel” is accepted for publication in Ultrasonics Sonochemistry (30/10/2015).
Our paper “Determination of histamine in canned tuna by molecularly imprinted polymers-surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy” is accepted by Analytica Chimica Acta. Congratulations to Fang (26/10/2015).
Dr. Lu’s group was invited to visit Institute of Food Hygiene at Free University of Berlin for research collaboration of antibiotic resistance of Campylobacter jejuni (23/10/2015).
Royal Society of Chemistry has invited Dr. Lu as the editor for the preparation of a book entitled “Sensing Techniques for Food Safety and Quality Control”. This book is expected to be published by the end of 2016 (23/10/2015).
Dr. Lu’s grant proposal “Single cell-level platform for detection and characterization of foodborne pathogens” is fully funded by Canada Foundation for Innovation and British Columbia Knowledge Development Fund (19/10/2015).
Dr. Lu and PhD student Yaxi Hu received a Mitacs Globalink Research Award to conduct collaborative research work of food adulteration at Peking University this December (14/10/2015).
Our paper “Application of microfluidic ‘lab-on-a-chip’ for the detection of mycotoxins in foods” is accepted by Trends in Food Science and Technology. Congratulations to Lujia and Jinsong (22/09/2015).
Our collaborative paper “The effect of white sturgeon (Acipenser transmontanus) ovarian fat deposition on caviar yield and nutritional quality: Introducing image processing method for sturgeon ovary fat determination” is accepted by International Aquatic Research. Congratulations to Yaxi (31/08/2015).
We welcome a few new lab members: undergraduate students Norris Huang and Yi Chen Teh, visiting scholar Ms. Jing Chen, and postdoctoral fellow Dr. Yiwei Tang (08/09/2015).
Dr. Lu has received a second NSERC Engage Grant (29/07/2015).
Our paper “Detection of Yersinia enterocolitica in milk powders by cross-priming amplification combined with immunoblotting analysis” is accepted by International Journal of Food Microbiology. Congratulations to Shaolong (26/07/2015).
Graduate students Jinsong Feng received 1st place in the Food Microbiology Division, Graduate Student Research Paper Oral Competition and Yaxi Hu received 3rd place in the International Division, Graduate Student Research Paper Poster Competition at the 2015 Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) annual conference in Chicago. Congratulations to both Jinsong and Yaxi (14/07/2015).
Graduate student Yaxi Hu successfully defended her M.S. oral exam. Congratulations to Yaxi (22/06/2015).
Dr. Lu has received a NSERC Engage Grant (21/05/2015).
Graduate student Jinsong Feng’s technical research paper abstract entitled “Chemical, physical and morphological properties of bacterial biofilms affect survival of encased Campylobacter jejuni under aerobic stress” has been selected to compete in the George F. Stewart International Division Poster Competition onsite at IFT15 in Chicago. Congratulations to Jinsong (02/05/2015).
Our paper “Determination of Sudan I in paprika powder by molecularly imprinted polymers-thin layer chromatography-surface enhanced Raman spectroscopic biosensor” is accepted by Talanta. Congratulations to Fang and Yaxi (02/05/2015)
Our paper “An in-situ Raman spectroscopy-based microfluidic “lab-on-a-chip” platform for non-destructive and continuous characterization of Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms” is accepted by Chemical Communications. Congratulations to Jinsong (22/04/2015).
Dr. Lu has received a Canada-German collaborative grant (UBC-FUB) to study antibiotic resistance of Campylobacter jejuni (21/04/2015).
Graduate student Yaxi Hu’s technical research paper abstract entitled “Determination of antioxidant capacity and phenolic content of chocolate by attenuated total reflectance-Fourier transformed-infrared spectroscopy” has been selected to compete in the George F. Stewart International Division Poster Competition onsite at IFT15 in Chicago. Congratulations to Yaxi (07/04/2015).
Our paper “Rapid detection of Listeria monocytogenes in milk using confocal micro-Raman spectroscopy and chemometric analysis” is accepted by International Journal of Food Microbiology. Congratulations to Jinsong (22/03/2015).
Our paper “Rapid detection of melamine in milk using immunological separation and surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy” is accepted by Journal of Food Science. Congratulations to Yaxi and Shaolong (18/03/2015).
Graduate student Yaxi Hu receives UBC Four Year Doctoral Fellowship (4-YF), which is one of the most prestigious Fellowships in UBC to financially support UBC’s best PhD students. Congratulations to Yaxi (16/03/2015).
The figures in our recent publication “Fabrication of SERS-active substrates using silver nanofilm-coated porous anodic aluminum oxide for detection of antibiotics” are selected as the cover of Journal of Food Science April issue (16/03/2015). See the front cover here
Six technical research paper abstracts were accepted by IFT 2015 annual meeting (23/02/2015).
Symposium sessional proposal “Food Safety Across the Pacific” organized by Dr. Lu was approved by IFT 2015 annual meeting (14/02/2015).
Our collaborative paper with Nankai University “Fabrication of SERS-active substrates using silver nanofilm-coated porous anodic aluminum oxide for detection of antibiotics” is accepted by Journal of Food Science (28/01/2015).
Dr. Lu has received a collaborative Mitacs Accelerate Grant from Mitacs and National Research Council Canada-Industrial Research Assistance Program (NRC-IRAP) (08/01/2015).
Our paper “Detection of melamine in milk using molecularly imprinted polymers-surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy” is accepted by Food Chemistry. Congratulations to Yaxi, Shaolong and Fang (13/12/2014)
Our paper “Molecularly imprinted polymers integrated surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy: Innovative chemosensors in food analysis” is accepted by Lipid Technology. Congratulations to Shaolong (02/12/2014).
Graduate student Yaxi Hu was selected as one of the candidates to attend 2015 AGFD Graduate Student Research Award Symposium to be held in conjunction with the 249st ACS National Meeting in Denver (02/12/2014).
We have a few new lab members joined in: Jingyi Feng (M.S. student), Wen Liao (FNH undergraduate), Candice Zhang (FNH undergraduate), Angel Chen (FNH undergraduate student), Hongwu Bai (visiting scholar). Welcome (02/12/2014).
Two undergraduate students (Amy Huang and Stafanie Pan) joined in our lab today. Welcome (03/10/2014).
Our paper “Detection and quantification of chloramphenicol in milk and honey using molecularly imprinted polymers-Canadian penny based SERS nano-biosensor” is accepted by Journal of Food Science. Congratulations to Fang and Shaolong (01/10/2014).
Yaxi has received UBC Affiliated Fellowship. Congratulations (11/07/2014).
Dr. Lu has received a second NSERC Engage Grant (05/06/2014).
Dr. Lu gave a keynote talk for Raman spectroscopic section at 97th Canadian Chemistry Conference (04/06/2014).
Welcome Bowen joined in our lab (04/06/2014).
Welcome Dr. Hai Jiang joined in our lab (16/05/2014).
Welcome Mohammed joined in our lab (16/05/2014).
Dr. Lu has received NSERC Engage Grant (16/05/2014).
Welcome two undergraduate students, Christina Gu and Jenny Qi, joined in our lab (12/05/2014).
Fang passed her PhD comprehensive exam and she is a PhD candidate now. Congratulations (16/04/2014).
Dr. Lu was selected as one of the candidates of ACS/AGFD Young Scientist Research Award and will present his research work at 248th American Chemical Society National Meeting (Aug 10-14) in San Francisco (07/04/2014).
A post-doctoral position in the area of microfluidics “lab-on-a-chip” is available in Dr. Lu’s lab (04/04/2014).
Dr. Lu has received NSERC Discovery Grant for 5 years (03/04/2014).
Welcome Luyao joined in our lab (19/03/2014).
Welcome Jiaqi joined in our lab (15/03/2014).
As advisor, Dr. Lu will lead UBC Food Science team to attend 2014 Canadian Institute of Food Science & Technology Student Challenge Cup competition (Aug 17-21) in Montreal. The 17th World Congress of Food Science & Technology will be held at Montreal at the same time (07/03/2014).
Dr. Lu has been invited to attend the Symposium of Authentication and Adulteration of Food at 248th American Chemical Society National Meeting (Aug 10-14) in San Francisco (07/03/2014).
Shaolong’s abstract has been accepted for poster presentation at International Association of Food Protection 2014 Annual Meeting (Aug 3-6) in Indianapolis (07/03/2014).
Jinsong’s two abstracts have been accepted for poster presentation at Institute of Food Technologists 2014 Annual Meeting (June 22-24) in New Orleans (07/03/2014).
Our paper “Loop-mediated isothermal amplification assays for detecting Yersinia pseudotuberculosis in milk powders” is accepted by Journal of Food Science. Congratulations to Jinsong and students (Hongwei Zhang and Rui Xue) in China working for this collaborative project (26/02/2014).
Research work in our laboratory has been recently reported by media in Canada and China. Here are a few links: Singtao Daily (Canada), Chinanews (中新网), Sina (新浪网) (11/12/2013)
Our paper “Investigating Cronobacter sakazakii responses to garlic-derived organosulfur compounds: a systematic study of pathogenic bacteria injury using high-throughput whole transcriptome sequencing and confocal micro-Raman spectroscopy” is accepted by Applied and Environmental Microbiology. Congratulations to Shaolong (18/11/2013).
Our paper “Determination of alpha-tocopherol in vegetable oils using molecularly-imprinted polymers-surface enhanced Raman spectroscopic biosensor” is accepted by Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. Congratulations to Shaolong and Fang (07/10/2013).
Elaine Peh, an undergraduate student from Food Science and Technology Program at University of Singapore will join in our lab in January 2014. Welcome, Elaine (25/09/2013).
A post-doctoral position in the area of molecular virology/bacteriology & cell biology is available in Dr. Lu’s lab (11/09/2013).
Welcome Suqi joined in our lab (09/09/2013).
We begin using R to substitute Matlab for multivariate analysis of high-dimensional spectral data (20/08/2013).
Media Coverage on Lu’s Research
Genome BC: New tools to protect against foodborne pathogens (January 2020)
https://www.genomebc.ca/blog/new-tools-to-protect-against-foodborne-pathogens
Peter Wall Institute for Advanced Studies: What you eat may be endangered (April 2019)
https://pwias.ubc.ca/wall-papers/what-you-eat-may-be-endangered
CTV News: A quick home test for salmonella (August 2018)
https://bc.ctvnews.ca/a-quick-home-test-for-salmonella-1.4062085
The Star Vancouver: B.C. scientists develop affordable, hand-held tool for testing Salmonella (August 2018)
The University of British Columbia: Twenty-five per cent of seafood sold in Metro Vancouver is mislabelled (June 2018)
CBC News: 1/4 of seafood sold in Metro Vancouver is mislabelled, study says (June 2018)
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/seafood-mislabelled-vancouver-1.4711774
Global News: Nearly one-quarter of fish and seafood sold in Metro Vancouver mislabelled: UBC study (June 2018)
https://globalnews.ca/news/4281651/vancouver-fake-fish-study
The Georgia Straight: UBC study finds one-quarter of fish products in Metro Vancouver are fraudulently labelled (June 2018)
The Star Vancouver: One in four fish falsely labelled in Metro Vancouver (June 2018)
The Vancouver Sun: Think you’re getting the fish you ordered? Oh, snapper, not always (June 2018)
The Globe and Mail: Up to a quarter of seafood sold in Vancouver is mislabelled, study shows (June 2018)
CityNews: War on food waste (May 2018)
https://winnipeg.citynews.ca/video/2018/05/31/war-on-food-waste/
The University of British Columbia: BCTECH Summit (May 2018)
https://innovation.ubc.ca/about/events/bctech-summit
CBC News: DNA barcoding reveals widespread seafood fraud in Metro Vancouver (January 2018)
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/seafood-fraud-vancouver-1.4506831
CTV News: Mystery meat: UBC researchers create device to detect what’s in your food (December 2017)
Global News: The end of “mystery meat”? UBC researcher develops test to see exactly what’s in your hamburger (November 2017)
The Canadian Press: Canadian researchers develop technique that finds unwanted animal products in beef (November 2017)
http://nationalpost.com/news/canada/ubc-develops-new-technique-to-identify-unwanted-animal-products-in-ground-beef
The University of British Columbia: New technique can detect impurities in ground beef within minutes (November 2017)
https://news.ubc.ca/2017/11/24/new-technique-can-detect-impurities-in-ground-beef-within-minutes/
Peter Wall Institute for Advanced Studies: 2017-2018 Wall Scholars (April 2017)
http://www.pwias.ubc.ca/announcements/2017-2018-wall-scholars
The Vancouver Sun: The truth about antioxidants: What they are and why you should care (March 2017)
CBC News: Is chocolate really good for you? UBC scientists make new tool to measure antioxidants (December 2016)
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/ubc-antioxidants-chocolate-1.3877467
The Vancouver Sun: B.C. scientists develop test to make chocolate even better (November 2016)
http://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/b-c-scientists-develop-test-to-make-chocolate-even-better
The University of British Columbia: Science for sweet tooths (November 2016)
http://news.ubc.ca/2016/11/29/science-for-sweet-tooths/
Mitacs: Canada’s up-and-coming innovators honoured at 6th annual Mitacs Award (November 2016)
The University of British Columbia: UBC student invents new method of detecting contaminated food (November 2016)
http://news.ubc.ca/2016/11/14/ubc-student-invents-new-method-of-detecting-contaminated-food/
CBC News: Vancouver scientist lauded for catching food cheats (November 2016)
The Vancouver Sun: UBC student to be awarded for inventing new method for detecting contaminated food (November 2016)
The University of British Columbia: Chocolate as a health food? (June 2016)
http://reachout.landfood.ubc.ca/2016/chocolate-as-a-health-food/
The University of British Columbia: $27 million boost to UBC research into health, sustainability, IT (May 2016)
http://reachout.landfood.ubc.ca/2016/27-million-boost-to-ubc-research-into-health-sustainability-it/
Institute of Food Technologists: IUFoST presents Lund and Lu with awards (December 2015)
http://www.ift.org/food-technology/newsletters/ift-weekly-newsletter/2015/december/120215.aspx
International Union of Food Science and Technology: IUFoST partners with Fi Europe to announce lifetime achievement and young scientist excellence awards (December 2015)
http://www.iufost.org/iufostftp/IUFoST%20Partners%20with%20Fi%20Europe%20to%20Announce.pdf
The University of British Columbia: Xiaonan Lu receives IUFoST Young Scientist Award (December 2015)
http://reachout.landfood.ubc.ca/2015/xiaonan-lu-receives-iufost-young-scientist-award/
Institute of Food Technologists: Xiaonan Lu interview (November 2015)
http://connect.ift.org/groups/forums/viewtopic/54/68/2257
The University of British Columbia: Canadian Foundation for Innovation Invests in UBC Researchers (October 2015)
https://research.ubc.ca/canadian-foundation-innovation-invests-ubc-researchers
Food Technology (monthly publication of IFT): Garlic compounds may aid food safety (January 2014)
Xinhua Net (新华网): 大蒜提取物能杀灭婴儿配方奶粉某些污染物 (November 2013)
http://news.xinhuanet.com/health/2013-11/28/c_118334870.htm
Ming Pao (香港 明报): 大蒜硫化物可杀奶粉肠杆菌 – 卑大华裔学者研究发现 (November 2013)
http://www.mingpaovan.com/htm/News/20131126/vas1h.htm?m=0
The Vancouver Sun: Garlic could help protect babies from toxin linked to formula (November 2013)
http://www.vancouversun.com/health/Garlic+linked+baby+health/9211915/story.html
The University of British Columbia: A touch of garlic helps kill contaminants in baby formula (November 2013)
http://news.ubc.ca/2013/11/25/garlic/
Telegraph: Garlic “fights food poisoning bacteria” (May 2012)
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/9238912/Garlic-fights-food-poisoning-bacteria.html
Daily Mail: How garlic can prevent a dicky tummy: Ingredient ‘100 times more powerful at fighting food poisoning than antibiotics’ (May 2012)
Scientific American: Garlic Compound Fights Food-Borne Bacteria (May, 2012)
The Sydney Morning Herald: Garlic ingredient fights food poisoning (May, 2012)
CCTV 中国中央电视台 (May, 2012)
http://www.chinanews.com/shipin/2012/05-03/news68673.shtml
American Society of Microbiology: Garlic Doesn’t Just Repel Vampires (August, 2011)
American Chemical Society: Watching Garlic Slay Bacteria (May, 2011)
http://cen.acs.org/articles/89/web/2011/05/Watching-Garlic-Slay-Bacteria.html
Institute of Food Technologists: Garlic compound destroys Campylobacter bacterium (May 2012)
http://www.ift.org/food-technology/newsletters/ift-weekly-newsletter/2012/may/050212.aspx