Arun K Bhunia

Professor Food Science

Department: Department of Food Sciences
Phone: 765.494.5443
E-mail: bhunia@purdue.edu

Education
B.V.Sc. (Veterinary Medicine), West Bengal University of Fishery and Animal Sciences (Formerly, BCKV) W.B., India.
Ph.D. (Food Microbiology), University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY
Postdoctoral Training (Food Microbiology, Immunology), University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR

Research
Pathogen Detection:

Development and application of optical biosensors including light scattering sensor, fiber optic, surface plasmon resonance (SPR), and cell-based sensor for pathogen and toxin detection.
Production of monoclonal and polyclonal antibodies, antigen selection strategies, and development of immunoassays and nucleic acid based molecular assays for pathogen detection.
Mammalian cell culture based cytotoxicity assay for foodborne pathogens
Investigation on the effect of environmental, growth media or food related stress on antigen expression and their impact on pathogen detection.

Pathogenic Mechanism of Enteric Pathogens:

Understanding the molecular mechanism of Listeria monocytogenes interaction with intestinal epithelial cells during intestinal phase of infection in cell culture and animal models.
Strategies to prevent or eliminate enteric pathogen colonization in the gastrointestinal tract.

Teaching
Microbial Foodborne Pathogens (FS 565; 3 credit hours)
Microbial Techniques for Food Pathogen (FS 566 2 Credit hours)
Gut Microbiology Journal club (FS 690C 1 credit hour)

Curriculum Vitae
Lab web page

- Recent Publications

Bhunia, A. K. (2008). Biosensors for detection of foodborne pathogens. Advances in Food and Nutrition Research (1-44). SanDiego, CA: Academic Press.

Kim, H., & A. K. Bhunia (2008). SEL, a Multipathogen Selective Enrichment Broth for Simultaneous Growth of Salmonella enterica, Escherichia coli O157:H7, and Listeria monocytogenes. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 74(15), 4853-4866.

Liu, Y. S., P. P. Banada, S. Bhattacharya, A. K. Bhunia, & R. Bashir (2008). Electrical characterization of DNA molecules in solution using impedance measurements. Applied Physics Letters, 92, 143902.

Banada, P. P., K. Huff, E. Bae, B. Rajwa, B. Bayraktar, A. Aroonnual, A. Adil, J. P. Robinson, E. D. Hirleman, & A. K. Bhunia (2008). Label - free detection of multiple bacterial pathogens using light scattering sensor. Biosensors and Bioelectronics, 24, 1685-1692.

Bhunia, A. K. (2008). Foodborne Microbial Pathogens: Mechanisms and Pathogenesis. New York: Springer.

Ray, B., & A. K. Bhunia (2008). Fundamental Food Microbiology. Boca Raton FL: CRC Press.

Lathrop, A., P. P. Banada, & A. K. Bhunia (2008). Differential expression of InlB and ActA in Listeria monocytogenes in selective and nonselective enrichment broths. Journal of Applied Microbiology, 104, 627-639.

Yang, L., P. P. Banada, A. K. Bhunia, & R. Bashir (2008). Effects of dielectrophoresis on growth, viability and immuno-reactivity of Listeria monocytogenes. Journal of Biological Engineering, 2, 6.

Bae, E., P. P. Banada, K. Huff, A. K. Bhunia, J. P. Robinson, & E. D. Hirleman (2008). Analysis of time-resolved scattering from macroscale bacterial colonies. Journal of Biomedical Optics, 13(1), 014010-1 - 014010-8.

Bao, N., B. Jagadeesan, A. K. Bhunia, Y. Yao, & C. Lu (2008). Enumeration of bacterial cells based on autofluorescence on a microfluidic platform. Journal of Chromatography A, 1181, 153-158.

+ Patents

- Awards & Honors

Associate Track Chair (2008). Lab Automation 2008.

Biosensor based methods in food safety and biosecurity applications (2008). International Fermented Food Expo (IFFE), Jeonju, Jeonbul, Korea.

Cell-based sensors to detect food-borne pathogens (2008). Frost & Sullivan.

Editor (2008). Indian Journal of Microbiology.

Editorial Board Member (2008). Journal of Food Protection.

Good enough to eat (2008). BioTechniques.

Multipathogen detection strategies using biosensors (2008). Food Micro 2008, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK.

Multipathogen detection using optical biosensors (2008). 1st Annual Meeting of Joint US-Sino Food Safety Research Center. Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.

Novel biosensor technologies in food safety applications (2008). Agriculture Industry Study Group, Industrial College of the Armed Forces Visit to Purdue University.

Novel optical biosensor methods for foodborne pathogens (2008). Lab Automation 2008, Palm Springs, CA.