Dr. Elsa A. Murano Norman E. Borlaug Institute for International Agriculture & Development 578 John Kimbrough Blvd., Suite 200 College Station, TX 77843-2471 Tel. 979-862-4551
[email protected] (work) I. EDUCATION Degree Institution Year Ph.D. Food Science & Technology Virginia Tech 1990 Blacksburg, VA M.S. Anaerobic Microbiology Virginia Tech 1987 Blacksburg, VA B.S. Biological Sciences Florida International 1981 University, Miami, FL II. PROFESSIONAL AND ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE 2020-present Interim Director, Institute for Infectious Animal Diseases (IIAD), Texas A&M University Direct the operations and programs of the Institute, which is a designated Center of Excellence of the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE), responsible for managing translational research and training projects in animal health and animal disease emergency response. IIAD is a member institution of the Global African Swine Fever Research Alliance (GARA), a unit under the auspices of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and OIE. 2012-present Director, Norman E. Borlaug Institute for International Agriculture, Texas A&M University Direct the operations and programs of the only such organization in the state of Texas. Responsible for the development and management of project portfolio in excess of $100million since 2012, with projects conducted in Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa, North Africa and the Middle East, and Latin America and the Caribbean, as well as international professional training programs such as the national Cochran fellowships and Borlaug Fellows, sponsored by the USDA. 2009-present: Professor and President Emerita, Department of Nutrition and Food Science, Texas A&M University. 1 60% research, 40% teaching appointment. Conduct fundamental and applied research in food safety, teach food law and policy at the undergraduate level, and mechanisms of foodborne illness at the graduate level.