Dr. Michael Patrick Doyle, Ph.D. is a professor of microbiology, microbiologist active in research, and author. He is Regents Professor of Food Microbiology at the University of Georgia's College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences and the director of the college's Center for Food Safety, where he researches foodborne bacterial pathogens. He has developed patents to several food safety interventions, including one used as a meat wash.
Doyle has more than 300 refereed journal articles, 14 books, 64 book chapters, 78 invited papers/conference proceedings, 20 patents, and more than 800 invited presentations at national and international professional meetings. He is an active researcher in the area of bacterial foodborne pathogens and works closely with the food industry on issues related to the microbiological safety of foods. His research has focused on the study of microbial pathogenicity, the development of methods for pathogen detection, and the identification of means to control or eliminate pathogens in foods.
Doyle is one of the world's most sought-after food microbiologists, having served as an adviser to the United Nation's World Health Organization (WHO), has been a chairman of food safety committees within the National Academy of Sciences (NAS), a National Associate within the National Academy of Sciences, and was a Distinguished Presenter at the 2009 Israeli Presidential Conference, by invitation of Israeli President Shimon Peres.
Doyle graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a B.S. degree in Bacteriology (1973), followed by an M.S. (1975) and Ph.D. (1977) in Food Microbiology under the direction of UW professor and adviser Dr. Elmer Marth.
1977–1980 – Senior Project Leader, Corporate Research, Ralston Purina Company
1980–1984 – Assistant Professor, Department of Food Microbiology and Toxicology (Food Research Institute), University of Wisconsin-Madison
1984–1988 – Associate Professor, Department of Food Microbiology and Toxicology, University of Wisconsin-Madison
1988–1991 – Professor and Wisconsin Distinguished Professor of Food Microbiology, Department of Food Microbiology and Toxicology, Department of Food Science, University of Wisconsin-Madison
1991–1999 – Department Head, Department of Food Science and Technology, University of Georgia, Agricultural Experiment Station, Griffin, GA
1993–1999 – Department Head, Department of Food Science and Technology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA
1993–2000 – Director, Center for Food Safety and Quality Enhancement, University
Georgia, Griffin, GA
1997–present – Regents Professor of Food Microbiology, University of Georgia
2000–present – Director, Center for Food Safety, University of Georgia, Griffin, GA
Doyle is a member of the American Academy of Microbiology; the American Association for the Advancement of Science; the American Society for Microbiology; the International Association for Food Protection; the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies; the National Academy of Inventors;Phi Kappa Phi; Sigma Xi; and Gamma Sigma Delta.
Honors and awards
Doyle is a fellow of the American Academy of Microbiology (1987), an inaugural fellow of the International Association for Food Protection (IAFP) (1998) (formerly known as the International Association of Milk, Food and Environmental Sanitarians), a fellow of the Institute of Food Technologists (1999), a fellow of the World Innovation Foundation (2003), a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) (2011), and a fellow of the National Academy of Inventors (2013).
Other honors are as follows:
The Pound Research Award, College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1985
The Fred W. Tanner Lectureship, Chicago Section-Institute of Food Technologists, 1986
Samuel Cate Prescott Award for Research, Institute of Food Technologists, 1987
Wisconsin Distinguished Professorship (named professorship), University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1989
James M. Craig Memorial Lecturer, Oregon State University, 1990
Agricultural & Applied Economics Association (AAEA) Award for Professional Excellence, 1992
Peter J. Shields Chair Lectureship, University of California, Davis, 1993
Norbert F. Sherman Award for Article Excellence, International Association of Milk, Food and Environmental Sanitarians, 1993
James H. Nakano Citation, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1994
P. R. Edwards Award, Southeastern Branch of the American Society for Microbiology, 1994
Nicholas Appert Award, Institute of Food Technologists (for outstanding contributions to the field of Food Science), 1996
Regents Professor of Food Microbiology, University System of Georgia Board of Regents, 1997.
Silver Plow Honor Award for Exceptional Service, U. S. Department of Agriculture, Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service, 1998
Food Safety Award, National Food Processors Association AND International Association for Food Protection, 1999
Honorary Member, Association Internationale Nicolas Appert, for outstanding contributions to food science and technology, 1999
Julius Bauermann Lectureship, Philadelphia Section of Institute of Food Technologists, 2000
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Partners in Public Health Honor Award, 2001
Phi Zeta Forum Lecture, College of Veterinary Medicine, Auburn University, 2001
Institute for Scientific Information, Highly Cited Researchers in Agricultural Sciences (Top 100 researchers cited), 2002
Director's Award, Food and Drug Administration Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, IFT Threat Assessment Group, 2003
Elected Member, Institute of Medicine of the National Academies, 2003
National Associate, National Academy of Sciences, 2003
U.S. Food and Drug Administration Advisory Committee Service Award, Science Board, Office of FDA Commissioner, 2003
U.S. Food and Drug Administration Advisory Committee Service Award, Veterinary Medicine Advisory Committee, Center for Veterinary Medicine, 2003
American Meat Institute Foundation's Scientific Achievement Award, 2004
U.S. Food and Drug Administration Commissioner’s Special Citation, 2006
Silliker Lecture, International Association for Food Protection Annual Meeting, Keynote Address, 2008
Ohio State University Harris Award for Excellence in Food Science and Technology, 2009
Inventor of the Year Award, University of Georgia, 2010 (co-inventor with Tong Zhao)
Christopher Columbus Fellowship Foundation Distinguished Agriscience Award, 2013
Named Top 100 Educators by Irish Voice, for research devoted to food safety, 2013
Fellow, National Academy of Inventors, 2013
Doyle is one of the world's most sought-after food microbiologists, having served as an adviser to the United Nation's World Health Organization (WHO), has been a chairman of food safety committees within the National Academy of Sciences (NAS), a National Associate within the National Academy of Sciences, and was a Distinguished Presenter at the 2009 Israeli Presidential Conference, by invitation of Israeli President Shimon Peres.
Some examples of specific professional activities are as follows:
Scientific Advisor, Consultation on Veterinary Public Health Aspects of Prevention and Control of Campylobacter Infections, World Health Organization, Moscow, USSR, 1984
Scientific Advisor, Working Group on Foodborne Listeriosis, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland, 1988
Scientific Advisor, Working Group on Epidemiology and Disease Prevention, World Health Organization, Lagos, Nigeria, 1988
Scientific Advisor, International Life Sciences Institute – Nutrition Foundation, Food Microbiology Committee, 1987–1996
Scientific Advisor, National Dairy Promotion and Research Board (which administers the Dairy Promotion Program), 1989–1993
Scientific Advisor, National Live Stock and Meat Board, 1990–1996
Executive Committee, Conference for Food Protection, 1985–1986
IFT Scientific Lecturer, Institute of Food Technologists, 1987, 1990
ASM Scientific Lecturer, American Society for Microbiology, 1991–1993
Member, National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria for Foods, 1988–1990; 1994–2000
Member, International Commission on Microbiological Specifications for Foods, 1989–1999; Advisor, 1987
Board of Trustees, International Life Sciences Institute-North America, 1992–present
Member, National Academy of Sciences, Institute of Medicine Food and Nutrition Board, 1991–1997; 2005–2009
Executive Board, International Association of Milk, Food and Environmental Sanitarians, 1989–94; President, 1992–93
Member, The Refrigeration Research and Education Foundation Scientific Advisory Council, 1997–2002
Member, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Science Review Board, Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act Scientific Advisory Panel, 1998–2003
Member, National Academy of Sciences (National Research Council Board on Agriculture and Institute of Medicine Food and Nutrition Board) Committee on Ensuring Safe Food from Production to Consumption, 1998
Member, U. S. Food and Drug Administration Science Board (advise FDA science programs), 1999–2004; Chairman, 2003–2004
Member, U. S. Food and Drug Administration Veterinary Medicine Advisory Committee, 1999–2002
Member, U. S. Defense Science Board, Task Force on Defense Against Biological Weapons, 2000
Vice Chairperson, Expert Consultation on Risk Assessment of Microbiological Hazards of Foods, World Health Organization and Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations, Rome, Italy, 2001
Chairperson, National Academy of Sciences-Institute of Medicine, Committee to Review the U.S. Department of Agriculture E. coli Farm-to-Table Process Risk Assessment, 2001–2002
Scientific Editor, Springer (Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers), Series on Food Safety and Food Microbiology, 2002–present
Member, Partnership of Food Safety Education Advisory Board, 2002–2005
Member, American Academy of Microbiology, Committee on Election to Membership, 2002–2007
Member, American Council on Science and Health, Board of Scientific and Policy Advisors, 2003–2008
Chairman, National Academy of Sciences – Institute of Medicine Food Forum, 2002–2011
Chairman, American Society for Microbiology, Public and Scientific Affairs Board, Committee on Agricultural and Food Microbiology, 2003–2012
Consultant, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Marketing Service, Microbiological Data Program, 2003–2009
Member, Expert College of Reviewers, The Canada Foundation for Innovation, 2000–2013
Member, College of Reviewers, Canada Research Chairs Program, National Research Council (Canada), Science and Engineering, 2002–2013
Member, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Review Panel on Public Health Protection of Raw Milk, 2003–2004
Member, National Academy of Sciences (National Research Council) Committee on National Needs for Research in Veterinary Science, 2004–2005
Series Editor, American Society for Microbiology (ASM) Press, Emerging Issues in Food Safety, 2004–2012
Chairman, National Academy of Science – Institute of Medicine Food Safety and Microbiology Workshop: An Exchange of Ideas and Experiences, 2007
Vice Chairperson, Institute of Medicine, Food and Nutrition Board, 2006–2009
Scientific Co-Editor-in-Chief, Annual Review of Food Science and Technology, Annual Reviews, 2007–
Chairman, National Academies Institute of Medicine Planning Committee on Foodborne Diseases and Public Health: An Iranian-American Workshop, 2007–2008
National Judge, Siemens National Competition in Math: Science: Technology (High School Students National Finalists), 2007
Member, Reagan-Udall Foundation Board, Food and Drug Administration, 2007–2011
Co-Chairman, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention – Food Industry Safe Foods Forum, 2007–
Member, National Research Council (NRC) Standing Committee on the Use of Public Health Data in USDA-FSIS Food Safety Programs, 2008–2011
Member and Acting Chair, Institute of Medicine – Food and Nutrition Board Committee on Review of Use of Process in USDA-FSIS Public Health Risk-based Inspection System, 2008–2009
Member, Government of Canada (appointed by Prime Minister), Independent Investigation (report by Sheila Weatherill) into the 2008 Listeriosis Outbreak, 2009
Distinguished Presenter, The Israeli Presidential Conference 2009 Facing Tomorrow (Futuring Conference), Jerusalem, Israel, invited by Israeli President Shimon Peres, October 22, 2009
Member, Food and Drug Administration Center for Veterinary Medicine, Scientific Advisory Committee, 2009–2013
Member, American Society for Microbiology Founders Distinguished Award Selection Committee, 2008–2014
Doyle, M. P. (ed.). 1989. Foodborne bacterial pathogens. Marcel Dekker, New York. 796 p.; 2nd printing, 1990; 3rd printing, 1994.
Doyle, M. P., L. R. Beuchat, and T. J. Montville (eds.). 1997. Food Microbiology: Fundamentals and Frontiers. ASM Press, Washington, DC, 768 p.
Doyle, M. P., L. R. Beuchat, and T. J. Montville (eds). 1997. Microbiologia de los Alimentos: Fundamentos y fronteras. Acribia, S.A., Royo, Spain :799 p. (Spanish version).
Committee to Ensure Safe Food from Production to Consumption (J. C. Bailar III, C. A. Bisogni, D. L. Call, M. N. Cohen, M. P. Doyle, D. A. Hammock, L. J. King, G. A. Leveille, R. A. Merrill, S. A. Miller, H. W. Moon, M. T. Osterholm, and T. D. Trautman). 1998. Ensuring safe food from production to consumption. National Academy Press, Washington, DC. 194 p.
Doyle, M. P., L. R. Beuchat, and T. J. Montville (eds.). 2001. Food Microbiology: Fundamentals and Frontiers, 2nd edition. ASM Press, Washington, DC, 872 p.
Committee on the Review of the USDA E. coli O157:H7 Farm-to-Table Process Risk Assessment (M. P. Doyle, S. Ferson, D. D. Hancock, M. M. Levine, G. Paoli, B. J. Peterson, J. N. Sofos, and S. S. Sumner). 2002. Escherichia coli O157:H7 in ground beef: Review of a draft risk assessment. National Academy Press, Washington, DC. 161 p.
Committee on the National Needs for Research in Veterinary Science (J. E. Womack, L. C. Anderson, L. S. Bull, C. C. Capen, N. F. Cheville, P. Daszak, W. J. Dodds, M. P. Doyle, D. R. Franz, J. A. Shadduck, D. H. Shaw, D. E. Swayne, and R. J. Tolwani). 2005. Critical needs for research in veterinary science. National Academy Press, Washington, DC. 195 p.
Doyle, M. P., and L. R. Beuchat (eds.). 2007. Food Microbiology: Fundamentals and Frontiers, 3rd edition. ASM Press, Washington, DC, 1038 p.
Doyle, M. P., and M. C. Erickson. 2008. Imported Foods: Microbiological Issues and Challenges. ASM Press, Washington, DC, 276 p.
Sperber, W.H., and M..P. Doyle (ed.). 2009. Compendium of the Microbiological Spoilage of Foods and Beverages, Springer Publishing, New York, 367 p.
Doyle, M. P. and T.R. Klaenhammer (ed.). 2010. Annual Review of Food Science and Technology, Volume 1. Annual Reviews, Palo Alto, CA, 519 p.
Doyle, M., R. Buchanan, A. Yaktine, R. Brackett, S. Miller, and C-H. Lee. 2010. Risk Assessment of Foods (Korean), KAST (Korean Academy of Science and Technology) Press, Seongnam-Si, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea, 260 p.
Doyle, M.P., and T.R. Klaenhammer (eds.). 2011. Annual Review of Food Science and Technology, Volume 2. Annual Reviews, Palo Alto, CA, 483 p.
Doyle. M.P., and T.R. Klaenhammer (eds.). 2012. Annual Review of Food Science and Technology, Volume 3. Annual Reviews, Palo Alto, CA, 510 p.
Doyle, Michael P., and Robert L. Buchanan (ed). 2013. Food Microbiology: Fundamentals and Frontiers, 4th edition. ASM Press, Washington, DC. 1118 p.
Doyle, M.P. and T.R. Klaenhammer (eds.). 2013. Annual Review of Food Science and Technology, Volume 4. Annual Reviews, Palo Alto, CA, 422 p.
Doyle, Michael P., and Robert L. Buchanan (ed). 2013. Food Microbiology: Fundamentals and Frontiers, 4th edition. ASM Press, Washington, DC. 1118 p.
Doyle, M. P., G. R. Acuff, D. Bernard, B. Cords, J. Cullor, J. Hollingsworth, K. P. Penner, S. Seward, W. A. Sperber, and B. Tompkin. 2004. Intervention strategies for the safety of foods of animal origin. Council for Agricultural Science and Technology (CAST), Ames, IA. Issue Paper No. 25. January. pp. 1–24.
Batz, M. B., M. P. Doyle, J. G. Morris, J. Painter, R. Singh, R. V. Tauxe, M. R. Taylor, and D. M. A. Lo Fo Wong. 2005. Attributing illness to food. Emerging. Infect. Dis. 11:993–999.
Zhao, T., T. C. Podtburg, P. Zhao, B. E. Schmidt, D. A. Baker, B. Cords, and M. P. Doyle. 2006. Control of Listeria species by competitive exclusion bacteria in floor drains of a poultry processing plant. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 72:3314–3320.
Doyle, M. P. 2006. Dealing with antimicrobial resistance. Food Technol. 60(8):22–29.
Doyle, M. P., and M. C. Erickson. 2006. Emerging microbiological food safety issues related to meat. Meat Sci. 74:98–112.
Doyle, M. P., and M. C. Erickson. 2006. Closing the door on the fecal coliform assay. Microbe 1:162–163.
Doyle, M. P., and M. C. Erickson. 2006. Reducing the carriage of foodborne pathogens in livestock and poultry. Poultry Sci. 85:960–973.
Doyle, M. P., F. Busta, B. R. Cords, P. M. Davidson, J. Hawke, H. S. Hurd, R. E. Isaacson, K. Matthews, J. Maurer, J. Meng, T. J. Montville, T. R. Shryock, J. N. Sofos, A. K. Vidaver, and L. Vogel. 2006. Antimicrobial resistance: Implications for the food system. Crit. Rev. Food Sci. Food Safety 5:71–137.
Zhang, Guodong, Li Ma, and Michael P. Doyle. 2007. Potential competitive exclusion bacteria from poultry inhibitory to Campylobacter jejuni and Salmonella. J. Food Protect. 70:867–873.
Zhang, Guodong, Li Ma and Michael P. Doyle. 2007. Salmonellae reduction in poultry by competitive exclusion bacteria Lactobacillus salivarius and Streptococcus cristatus. J. Food Protect. 70:874–878.
Doyle, M. P., and M. Erickson. 2008. The problems with fresh produce: An overview. J. Appl. Microbiol. 195:317–330.
Taormina, P. J., L. R. Beuchat, M. C. Erickson, L. Ma, G. Zhang, and M. P. Doyle. 2009. Transfer of Escherichia coli O157:H7 to iceberg lettuce via simulated field coring. J. Food Protect.72:465–472.
Zhao, T., P. Zhao, and M. P. Doyle. 2009. Inactivation of Salmonella and Escherichia coli O157:H7 on lettuce and poultry skin by combinations of levulinic acid and sodium dodecyl sulfate. J. Food Protect. 72:928–936.
Ma, L., G. Zhang, P. Gerner-Smidt, R.V.Tauxe, and M.P. Doyle. 2010. Survival and growth of Salmonella in salsa and related ingredients. J. Food Protect. 73: 434–444.
Zhao, T., P. Zhao, and M. P. Doyle. 2010. Inactivation of Escherichia coli O157:H7 and Salmonella Typhimurium DT 104 on alfalfa seeds by levulinic acid and sodium dodecyl sulfate. J. Food Protect. 73:2010–2017.
Tauxe, R. V., M. P. Doyle, T. Kuchenmüller, J. Schlundt, and C. E. Stein. 2010. Evolving public health approaches to the global challenge of foodborne infections. Intl. J. Food Microbiol. 139(S1):S16-S28.
Mead, G., A. M. Lammerding, N. Cox, M. P. Doyle, F. Humbert, A. Kulikovskiy, A. Panin, V. Pinheiro DO Nascimento, M. Wierup, and the Salmonella on Raw Poultry Writing Committee. 2010. Scientific and technical factors affecting the setting of Salmonella criteria for raw poultry: A global perspective. J. Food Protect. 73:1566–1590. (Translated into Chinese, Russian, Spanish, and Vietnamese).
Critzer, F. J., and M. P. Doyle. 2010. Microbial ecology of foodborne pathogens associated with produce. Current Opinion in Biotechnol. 21:125–130.
Doores, S., M. P. Doyle, M. Buckley, and A. Reid. 2010. Global food safety: Keeping food safe from farm to table. American Academy of Microbiology, Washington, DC. p. 1-41.
Zhao, Tong, Ping Zhao, Jennifer L. Cannon, and Michael P. Doyle. 2011. Inactivation of Salmonella in biofilms, and on chicken cages and preharvest poultry by levulinic acid and sodium dodecyl sulfate. J. Food Protect. 74:2024–2030.
Doyle, M.P., and Marilyn C. Erickson. 2012. Opportunities for mitigating pathogen contamination during on-farm food production. Intl. J. Food Microbiol. 152:54–74.
Kendall, Magdalena E., Rajal Mody, Barbara Mahon, Michael Doyle, Karen Herman, and Robert Tauxe. 2013. Emergence of salsa and guacamole as frequent vehicles of foodborne disease outbreaks in the United States, 1973–2008. Foodborne Path. and Dis. 10:316–322.
IFT. 2013. Antimicrobial resistance: Challenges and perspectives. A Scientific Status Summary of the Institute of Food Technologists, Chicago, IL. By M. Doyle, G. H. Loneragan, H. M. Scott, R.S. Singer. Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety 12(2): 234–248. Available from: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1541-4337.12008/pdf
