{"id":1182,"date":"2019-11-12T08:30:27","date_gmt":"2019-11-12T13:30:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/its-cuthemedev1.carleton.ca\/foodscience\/?post_type=cu_people&#038;p=1182"},"modified":"2025-08-20T09:06:50","modified_gmt":"2025-08-20T13:06:50","slug":"justin-falardeau","status":"publish","type":"cu_people","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/foodscience\/people\/justin-falardeau\/","title":{"rendered":"Justin  Falardeau"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"mb-6 cu-pageheader cu-component-updated md:mb-12\">\n    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] relative after:absolute after:h-px after:bottom-0 pb-5 after:w-10 after:bg-cu-red after:left-px\">\n                    \n             \n                \n            <\/h1>\n\n    \n    <\/header>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"education\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Education<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-b7d65514-2109-407f-912f-1e7eccbcb3ec\">PhD Food Science &#8211; 2021<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>MSc Food Science &#8211; 2017<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>BSc Food Science and Nutrition &#8211; 2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"block-f63f3347-9bf0-43ea-b4c8-4974d85995fe\">Employment<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-8bb4bdb9-ae9b-4ee3-ad82-23c46c129943\"><strong class=\"myprefix-text-bold\">University of British Columbia<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-102c73fd-5190-4310-8595-aaaf4afe7ccb\">Instructor &#8211; 2017<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"block-cd820c2b-b68b-4603-9827-3ff64fdbcc49\">A typical day at work looks like\u2026<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-f59623f2-d078-4e47-b2c2-1985fcb6b9ee\">I am currently researching how the native microflora in soft cheeses (i.e., Brie) interacts with the common foodborne pathogen <em>Listeria monocytogenes<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"block-e901c3ed-d5fb-47b1-bee4-6c361837920d\">My future goals are\u2026<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-b995b0d7-a617-4bc3-b38b-64751097e95e\">My hope is to develop a cheese starter culture with antilisterial properties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"block-99ebc20b-5b37-4803-873e-286a87a8a533\">My degree has helped me get to where I am today by\u2026<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-b9f23540-c1a2-4c9e-ba1e-9c5633e8c766\">The education received during my time at Carleton University developed the required foundation for entering into cutting-edge research in food safety engineering.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"block-2712820e-4e17-42bf-9520-fdd7a9e53c96\">My advice for current students is\u2026<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-e5376f74-b12b-42b6-838b-f8d2be042021\">You get out what you put in. 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