2007 Press Releases
William C. Haines Dairy Science Award for Professor Paul Ross
Professor Paul Ross, Head of Teagasc Moorepark Biotechnology Centre,
and Principal Investigator in the Alimentary Pharmabiotic Centre (APC)
in University College Cork (UCC), was recently presented with the
William C. Haines Dairy Science Award by the California Dairy Research
Foundation in recognition of his contribution to the field of dairy
science at the 9th Cal Poly Dairy Ingredients Symposium in San
Francisco where he gave a presentation on mining biodiversity for
fermented dairy products such as yogurt and cheese.
"Paul is an outstanding selection to win this award," said Joseph
O'Donnell, executive director of the CDRF. "He has played a leading
role in creating a multinational focus on developing and delivering
dairy products to a world in need of improved nutrition. His work in
microbiology, especially in exploring lactic acid bacteria and
probiotics and their antimicrobial peptides, will influence the future
quality of dairy products."
"I'm delighted and flattered to receive this recognition for our work
and I'm very pleased to share this honor with my collaborators,
researchers and students at Teagasc, UCC and the APC," said Ross. "This
award acknowledges the impact dairy science has on the health of
consumers and the industry itself. Looking ahead, there's great
potential for functional foods to be the big breakthrough in the dairy
sector. To achieve this, however, there needs to be an increased
investment in transdisciplinary research which spans food science
through to medical research and cell biology to provide the essential
scientific evidence for health promotion."
Professor Ross has been part of the Teagasc Moorepark Food Research
Centre in Ireland for more than 12 years and was instrumental in
securing funding for the Teagasc Biotechnology Centre for research on
food and health and animal biotechnology. He is the inventor on 11
patents and has licensed a number of technologies to Irish industries
including the use of lacticin antimicrobial peptides for food uses. He
serves on a number of boards and committees including the executive
management group of the APC, the Glanbia Scientific Advisory Committee,
the Food Safety Authority of Ireland and the European Food Safety
Authority on genetically modified microorganisms. He also acts as an
adjunct professor at UCC where he lectures on food biotechnology.
Established in 2004, the William C. Haines Dairy Science Award was
created to recognize individuals who, through their accomplishments in
research and development in the field of chemistry, biochemistry,
microbiology, technology, nutrition, and/or engineering, have made a
significant contribution to dairy science and the betterment of the
dairy industry and consumers of dairy products.
The award, named for William C. Haines, former Vice President of
Product Innovation for Dairy Management Inc., includes an engraved
plaque, $1,000 in cash and travel expenses to an annual dairy industry
event co-sponsored by the CDRF. A committee of dairy personnel
representing producers, processors, manufacturers and researchers make
the final award selection. Nomination forms for the 2008 award
are available online at www.cdrf.org under "Awards & Giving." The
deadline to submit 2008 nomination forms and supporting materials is
September 21, 2007.
About the CDRF
The California Dairy Research Foundation is a non-profit corporation
that manages the research activities of the California dairy industry
in the areas of basic and applied dairy product research, nutrition,
dairy herd health, and food safety. For information about CDRF and the
research it supports, visit http://www.cdrf.org
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