1. Dr. Janak Dhakal
    University of Maryland Eastern Shore
    Assistant Professor
    Department of Agriculture, Food, and Resource Sciences
    (410) 651-6327
    jdhakal@umes.edu

Expertise

  1. Janak Dhakal received his PhD in Poultry Science from Mississippi State University. After working briefly in industry, he worked as a post-doctoral fellow at Kansas State University and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln before joining the University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES) as an Assistant Professor of Animal Sciences in the Department of Agriculture, Food, and Resource Sciences. He has over ten years of experience working in controlling and characterizing foodborne bacteria, molds, viruses, and antimicrobial resistance. At the UMES, among his different research activities, he is leading a USDA-NIFA-funded project on Salmonella in pet food and antimicrobial resistance., Food, and feed safety and Food microbiology, Introduction to Animal Science (ANPT-114)
    Swine Production (ANPT-473)
    Food/Agriculture Science Seminar (FDST700/AGSC600).

Education

  1. 2016.
  2. PhD, Mississippi State University, 2016.
    Major: Poultry Science
  3. 2012.
  4. MS, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Science University, 2012.
    Major: Master of Veterinary Science& Animal Biotechnology
  5. 2009.
  6. B.V.Sc & A.H., Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Science University, 2009.
    Major: Bachelor of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry

Experience

  1. (November 2024 - Present).
  2. EDITORIAL BOARD, PLOS ONE. (2024 - 2026).
  3. EDITORIAL BOARD, Food Protection Trends. (2022 - 2026).
  4. EDITORIAL BOARD, Journal of Food Protection. (2022 - 2026).
  5. Editor, Animals. (2024 - 2025).
  6. Secretary, Nepalese Association for Food Protection. (2024 - 2025).
  7. (November 2025 - January 2013).

Professional Memberships

  1. Arkansas Association for Food Protection.
  2. Cereals and Grains Association.
  3. International Association for Food Protection.
  4. Nepalese Agricultural Professionals of Americas.
  5. Poultry Science Association.
  6. (2025 - Present).
  7. (2020 - Present).
  8. (2018 - Present).
  9. (2014 - Present).
  10. (2014 - Present).

Publications

  1. Dhakal, Janak. 2024.
  2. Dhakal, Janak. 2024.
  3. Dhakal, Janak, et al. “Salmonella Presence and Risk Mitigation in Pet Foods: A Growing Challenge with Implications for Human Health.” Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety, vol. 23, no. 6, Wiley, Nov. 2024, doi:10.1111/1541-4337.70060.
  4. Dhakal, Janak. 2023.
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  9. Dhakal, Janak. 2022.
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  19. Dhakal, Janak. 2019.
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  21. Dhakal, Janak. 2018.
  22. Dhakal, Janak. 2015.
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  24. Dhakal, Janak. 2013.
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