Merete Rusås Jensen

Jeg jobber som senioringeniør på avdeling for Trygg og holdbar mat i Nofima og har jobbet her siden 2008. Jeg jobber hovedsakelig med alt av mikrobiologiske – og molekylærbiologiske metoder, inkludert next-generation sequencing (MiSeq- Illumina) og Nanopore sequencing. Har også kompetanse i proteinanalyser, cellelab/celleassays. Utdannelsen er 3-årig bioingeniør-utdannelse fra Høgskolen i Sør-Trøndelag, i tillegg til videreutdanning for bioingeniører ved Høgskolen i Oslo med fordypning i mikrobiologi. Utdanningen har resultert i godkjent Cand.mag-grad.

Mine prosjekter

Matmikrobiologi og sirkulære emballasjeløsninger

Bakteriekulturer for mindre matavfall

Trygg mat, redusert matsvinn og bærekraftig emballering

Avansert baketeriofag-teknologi for hemming av matforgiftningsbakterier

Mattrygghet med høy presisjon – Patogen-genomikk for matindustrien

Mer bærekraftig plastemballasje

Trygg og holdbar mat, optimale emballeringsløsninger og redusert matsvinn

Mine publikasjoner

Covariation between air chiller and chicken product microbiota in a poultry processing facility

Early detection and population dynamics of Listeria monocytogenes in naturally contaminated drains from a meat processing plant

From discovery to potential application: engineering a novel M23 peptidase to combat Listeria monocytogenes

Staphylococcus spp. eradication from surfaces by the engineered bacteriolytic enzymes

Reduction and Growth Inhibition of Listeria monocytogenes by Use of Anti-Listerial Nisin, P100 Phages and Buffered Dry Vinegar Fermentates in Standard and Sodium-Reduced Cold-Smoked Salmon

Deciphering the virulence potential of Listeria monocytogenes in the Norwegian meat and salmon processing industry by combining whole genome sequencing and in vitro data

Microbial Safety and Sensory Analyses of Cold-Smoked Salmon Produced with Sodium-Reduced Mineral Salts and Organic Acid Salts

Improved microbial and sensory quality of chicken meat by treatment with lactic acid, organic acid salts and modified atmosphere packaging

Surveillance of Listeria monocytogenes: Early detection, population dynamics and quasimetagenomic sequencing during selective enrichment

Improved control of Listeria monocytogenes during storage of raw salmon by treatment with the fermentate Verdad N6 and nisin

Cooking chicken at home: Common or recommended approaches to judge doneness may not assure sufficient inactivation of pathogens

Test av verktøy for kontroll med Listeria i laks og lakseprodukter. Faglig sluttrapport

The effects of a pilot-scale steam decontamination system on the hygiene and sensory quality of chicken carcasses

Synergistic and suppressive effects of dietary phenolic acids and other phytochemicals from cereal extracts on nuclear factor kappa B activity

Activation and Inhibition of Nuclear Factor Kappa B Activity by Cereal Extracts: Role of Dietary Phenolic Acids