Rebecca Bell
Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition
Biography
Dr. Rebecca Bell is a Research Microbiologist in the Molecular Methods and Subtyping Branch within the Division of Microbiology at the Food and Drug
Administration Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition. Dr. Bell received her Ph.D. in microbiology from The Ohio State University in 2005. Afterwards, she
joined CFSAN in 2006 as a postdoctoral fellow in the Division of Analytical Chemistry where she worked on bacterial protein profi ling using liquid chromatography/
mass spectrometry. In 2008, Dr. Bell moved to MMSB. She is currently a lead microbiologist with the Human Pathogens on Plants (HPOP) research group focusing
on the ecological surveillance for Salmonella in agricultural areas of the United States, understanding Salmonella fi tness in the pre-harvest environment and
developing strategies to prevent or mitigate contamination of fresh produce. Dr. Bell serves as a subject matter expert on Salmonella biology and environmental
ecology for CFSAN.