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Beilei Ge MS, PhD.

Beilei Ge, PhD
Beilei Ge MS, PhD.

Division of Emerging Technologies

Biography

Dr. Beilei Ge is a Research Microbiologist in the Division of Emerging Technologies at the Office of Applied Science (OAS). She joined FDA in 2011 after serving as a faculty member in the Department of Food Science at Louisiana State University (2004–2011). Dr. Ge received her B.S. and M.S. in Food Science and Technology from the Ocean University of China and her Ph.D. in Food Science/Food Microbiology from the University of Maryland (UMD) followed with two-year postdoctoral training in Food Safety and Antimicrobial Resistance at UMD. At OAS, Dr. Ge leads the microbial animal food safety research in support of CVM’s regulatory mission. She also conducts antimicrobial resistance research supporting the National Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring System (NARMS) program.

Research

  • Developing rapid, reliable, and robust pathogen detection methods in animal food
  • Characterizing pathogen genomics, resident bacteria, and microbiomes in animal food
  • Evaluating mitigation strategies for pathogen control in animal food
  • Investigating the emergence, transmission, and mechanisms of antimicrobial resistance among foodborne pathogens under the One Health framework

Select Publications

Ge B, Mukherjee S, Li C, Harrison LB, Hsu C, Tran T, Whichard JM, Dessai U, Singh R, Gilbert JM, Strain EA, McDermott PF, Zhao S. 2024. Genomic Analysis of Azithromycin-Resistant Salmonella from Food Animals at Slaughter and Processing, and Retail Meats, 2011-2021, United States. Microbiol Spectr. 12:e0348523. DOI: 10.1128/spectrum.03485-23

Young SR, Domesle KJ, McDonald RC, Lozinak KA, Laksanalamai P, Harrell E, Thakur S, Kabera C, Strain EA, McDermott PF, Ge B. 2022. Toward the Adoption of Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification for Salmonella Screening at the National Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring System’s Retail Meat Sites. Foodborne Pathog Dis. 19:758-766. DOI: 10.1089/fpd.2022.0047

Domesle KJ, Young SR, McDonald RC, Ge B. 2022. Versatility of a Salmonella Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification Assay Using Multiple Platforms and Master Mixes in Animal Food Matrices. J AOAC Int. 105:1503-15. DOI: 10.1093/jaoacint/qsac059.

Ge B, Domesle KJ, Gaines SA, Lam C, Bodeis Jones SM, Yang Q, Ayers SL, McDermott PF. 2020. Prevalence and Antimicrobial Susceptibility of Indicator Organisms Escherichia coli and Enterococcus spp. Isolated from U.S. Animal Food, 2005-2011. Microorganisms. 8:1048. DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms8071048.

Ge B, Domesle KJ, Yang Q, Hammack TS, Wang SS, Deng X, Hu L, Zhang G, Hu Y, Lai X, Chou KX, Dollete JR, Hirneisen KA, La SP, Richter RS, Rai DR, Yousefvand AA, Park PK, Wu CH, Eames T, Kiang D, Sheng J, Wu D, Hahn L, Ledger L, Logie C, You Q, Slavic D, Cai H, Ayers SL, Young SR, Pamboukian R. 2019. Multi-Laboratory Validation of a Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification Method for Screening Salmonella in Animal Food. Front Microbiol. 10:562. DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2019.00562.

Contact Information
Beilei Ge
+1 (240) 402-5452
+1 (301) 210-4685
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