Source: Keshia McAfee, psalm91@k-state.edu
News release prepared by: Tyler Sharp, 785-532-2535, media@k-state.edu

Thursday, Oct. 28, 2010

UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCHER SPENDS SUMMER CONDUCTING FOOD SAFETY 1xbet online sports betting

MANHATTAN -- Summertime is often filled with barbecues and picnics featuring a wide variety of foods. Finding ways to make those foods safer was how one Kansas State University undergraduate spent her summer.

Keshia McAfee, senior in food science and industry, Olathe, researched the effectiveness of novel food-grade antimicrobials against salmonella and Staphylococcus aureus in pure cultures and food products. McAfee conducted her 1xbet online sports betting in the Call Hall food safety lab in June and July. Her faculty mentor was Randy Phebus, professor of animal sciences and industry. Her 1xbet online sports betting was supported by the XIM Group, a Sabetha-based food consulting company.

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In her 1xbet online sports betting McAfee discovered the concentrations of each antimicrobial necessary to inhibit Salmonella Montevideo and Staphylococcus aureus.

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McAfee conducted her 1xbet online sports betting as part of K-State's McNair Scholars Program, which helps prepare undergraduates for successful graduate careers. The program provides summer 1xbet online sports betting internships and related opportunities throughout the school year. This was the second consecutive summer McAfee conducted 1xbet online sports betting .

The McNair Scholars Program has been very beneficial according to McAfee, who is interested in attending graduate school for biomedical science.

"I have learned a ton about graduate school," she said. "The McNair Scholars Program has really prepared me for my next step in life."

In the summer 2009 McAfee researched antioxidants, including the polyphenol catechin, found in green tea. The 1xbet online sports betting centered on how formulation, processing and in vitro digestion affects catechin content. High performance liquid chromatography revealed that catechin content was at levels worth noting, McAfee said. This 1xbet online sports betting was conducted at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Ind., through the Summer 1xbet online sports betting Opportunities Program.

McAfee said she was unaware of what 1xbet online sports betting entailed before her summer experiences.

"At first I thought I wouldn’t like it," she said. "But now that I have had these experiences, I really enjoy it."