Dana McCurdy
Ph.D. Candidate
Animal and Veterinary Sciences Department
Office: 91D
Phone:
Email: dmccurd@clemson.edu
Educational Background
Educational Background
Ph.D. Animal & Veterinary Science
Clemson University 2022
M.S. Animal & Veterinary Science
University of Idaho 2018
B.S. Biology
Washington State University 2016
B.S. Animal Science
Washington State University 2016
Profile
I am a Ph.D. candidate studying dairy food microbiology and functional foods. I am part of the Graduate Student Government and the AVS Graduate Student Association.
Research Interests
I work on the fermentation of milk products using food-grade bacteria and yeast. In our lab, we measure the products of fermentation and manipulate the substrate and microbes involved in creating common probiotic products.