Bruno Meireles Xavier

Bruno Xavier is a food engineer with a Ph.D. in Microbiology (Cornell University, 2008). He previously worked as a postdoctoral associate at the Milk Quality Improvement Program (Cornell University, 2008-2009) and as a university professor (UFSJ, 2009-2016), where he taught courses related to biotechnology and industrial microbiology. Dr. Xavier currently works as a Senior Extension Associate and Process Authority at the Cornell Food Venture Center, which provides training in food processing and safety to food manufacturers and regulators as well as product development and safety validation services to food companies in New York state and beyond, helping to bring more than 2,000 products to market yearly.