1. De Almeida, A.L^G., Shah, T^G., Shah, C^G., Upadhyaya, I., Upadhyay, A*. Efficacy of ultrafine ozone bubbles in inactivating Listeria monocytogenes, Salmonella spp., and Escherichia coli O157:H7 in agricultural water. IFT-First Annual Meeting and Expo, Chicago, IL, July 14-16, 2025. Category-Oral presentation.
2. De Almeida, A.L^G., Shah, T^G., Shah, C^G., Upadhyay, A., Upadhyaya, I*. Efficacy of ultrafine ozone bubbles in inactivating Listeria monocytogenes in agricultural water. Northeast Center to Advance Food Safety (NECAFS), Pittsburgh, PA. January 21-23, 2025. Category-Oral presentation.
3. Shah, C^G., Shah, T^G., Dean, S^UG., Mishra, N., Upadhyay, A*. Oral supplementation of Trans cinnamaldehyde reduces colonization of Listeria monocytogenes in guinea pigs and downregulates expression of virulence proteins in vitro. IFT-First Annual Meeting and Expo, Chicago, IL, July 14-17, 2024. Category-Oral presentation. (Note- This abstract was selected for the Z. John Ordal Graduate Student Oral Competition at IFT and Chetna Shah won first place in the oral presentation category).
4. Shah, T^G., Shah C^G., Allen, J^G., Zhu, C^G., Walunj, A^G., Balasubramanian, B^G., Leticia, A^G., Rankin, K^G., Mishra, N., Upadhyaya, I., Venkitanarayanan, K., Upadhyay, A*. Advancing sustainable broiler production: Harnessing phytochemical nanoemulsions to mitigate Salmonella colonization in chickens and enhance human health and safety. IFT-First Annual Meeting and Expo, Chicago, IL, July 14-17, 2024. Category-Poster presentation.
5. Shah, T^G., Shah, C^G., Zhu, C^G., Zhai, C., Upadhyay, A*. Ultra-fine ozone bubbles: An effective chill tank treatment to reduce Salmonella Enteritidis cross-contamination in poultry carcasses without affecting product color. IAFP Annual Meeting, Long Beach, CA. July 14-17, 2024. Category-Oral presentation.
6. Allen, J^G., Balasubramanian, B^G., Baskaran, S.A., Luo, Y., Upadhyay, A*. Eugenol nanoemulsion: A natural antimicrobial for inactivating Salmonella Enteritidis on broiler chicken skin for improving product safety. IAFP Annual Meeting, Long Beach, CA. July 14-17, 2024. Category-Poster presentation.
7. Shah, C^G., Shah, T^G., Upadhyay, A*. Ultra-fine ozone bubbles reduce Salmonella Enteritidis cross-contamination on chicken skin without affecting skin color. Poultry Science Association Annual Meeting, Louisville, KY, July 15-18, 2024. Category- Poster presentation. (Note: This abstract was selected for Microbiology and Food Safety Student competition at PSA).
8. Shah, T^G., Liu, S., Shah, C^G., Upadhyaya, I., Nkemngong, C., Kanmukhla, V., Upadhyay, A*. N-Halamine coating inactivates Salmonella Enteritidis on stainless steel and ceramic surfaces. Poultry Science Association Annual Meeting, Louisville, KY, July 15-18, 2024. Category-Poster presentation. (Note: This abstract was selected for Microbiology and Food Safety Student competition at PSA).
9. Shah, T^G., Shah, C^G., Allen, J^G., Zhu, C^G., Walunj, A^G., Rodriguez, A. L^G., Mishra, N., Upadhyaya, I., Venkitanarayanan, K., Upadhyay, A*. In-water supplementation of caprylic acid nanoemulsion reduces colonization of Salmonella Enteritidis in broiler chickens. Poultry Science Association Annual Meeting, Louisville, KY, July 15-18, 2024. Category-Oral presentation.
10. Balasubramanian, B^G., Allen, J^G., Zhu, C^G., Zhai, C., Upadhyay, A*. Ultrafine ozone bubble wash as an effective strategy to reduce Salmonella Enteritidis on shelled eggs. Poultry Science Association Annual Meeting, Louisville, KY, July 15-18, 2024. Category-Oral presentation. (Note: This abstract was selected for Microbiology and Food Safety Student competition at PSA).
11. Allen, J^G., Balasubramanian, B^G., Shah, T^G., Shah, C^G., De Almeida, A.L^G., Walunj, A^G., Upadhyay, A*. Effect of prophylactic supplementation of eugenol nanoemulsion in reducing Salmonella Enteritidis colonization in broiler chickens. Poultry Science Association Annual Meeting, Louisville, KY, July 15-18, 2024. Category-Oral presentation. (Note: This abstract was selected for Microbiology and Food Safety Student oral competition at PSA. Jodie Allen won first place in this category).
12. Allen, J^G., Balasubramanian, B^G., Baskaran, S.A., Luo, Y., Upadhyay, A*. Application of eugenol nanoemulsion in controlling Salmonella Enteritidis on poultry products. Reciprocal Meat Conference, Oklahoma City, OK, June 16-19, 2024. Category-Poster presentation. (Note: This abstract won second place in the graduate student e-poster competition at RMC).
13. Shah, C^G., Shah, T^G., De Almeida, A.L^G., Zhu, C^G., Dean, S., Upadhyay, A*. Effect of oral supplementation of eugenol in reducing colonization of Listeria monocytogenes in guinea pig model. CRWAD, Chicago, IL, January 20-23, 2024. (Note: This abstract was selected for the graduate student oral competition at CRWAD).
14. Shah, T^G., Shah, C^G., Zhu, C^G., Walunj, A^G., Allen, J^G., Balasubramanian, B^G., Leticia, A^G., Rankin, K^G., Mishra, N., Upadhyaya, I., Venkitanarayanan, K., Upadhyay, A*. In-water supplementation of Trans-cinnamaldehyde nanoemulsion reduces Salmonella colonization in broiler chickens. CRWAD, Chicago, IL, January 20-23, 2024. (Note: This abstract was selected for the graduate student oral competition at CRWAD).
15. Balasubramanian, B^G., Shah, T^G, Chen, Z^G., Kimberly, R^G., Shuresh, G., Upadhyaya, I., Upadhyay, A*. Ultra-fine ozone bubbles inactivate Listeria monocytogenes on Romaine lettuce without affecting produce color. American Society for Horticultural Science Annual Conference. Orlando, FL. July 31-August 4, 2023.
16. Shah, C^G., Shah, T^G., Upadhyay, A*. Phytochemicals modulate Listeria monocytogenes proteome critical for infection in humans. IAFP Annual Meeting, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, July 16-19, 2023. (NOTE- This abstract was selected for the Developing Scientist Competition at IAFP).
17. Balasubramanian, B^G., Shah, T^G., Zhu, C^G., Rankin, K^G., Upadhyay, A*. Efficacy of ultra-fine ozone bubbles in inactivating Listeria monocytogenes on fresh produce. Technical session 1-Plant-Based Alternative Products and Produce. IAFP Annual Meeting, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, July 16-19, 2023.
18. Zhu, C^G., Rankin, K^G., Shah, C^G., Upadhyay, A*. Eugenol nanoemulsion wash inactivates Listeria monocytogenes and Escherichia coli O157:H7 on Romaine Lettuce in Modified Atmosphere Packaging. Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, July 16-19, 2023. (NOTE- This abstract was selected for the Z. John Ordal Graduate Student Oral Competition at IFT).
19. Joseph, D., Susan, L., Pellisery, A.J., Balasubramanian, B^G., Upadhyay, A., Venkitanarayanan, K. Antivirulence effect of cannabidol against Listeria monocytogenes. IAFP Annual Meeting, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, July 16-19, 2023.
    • My Contribution: Conceptualization and design, analysis and interpretation of results, writing- review and editing.
20. Susan, L., Joseph, D., Kosuri, V.V.P., Balasubramanian, B^G., Zhu, C^G., Allen, J^G., Shah, T^G., Walunj, A^G., Pellisery, A.J., Mishra, N., Upadhyay, A., Venkitanarayanan, K. In-feed supplementation of Linalool reduces Salmonella Enteritidis colonization in broiler chickens. IAFP Annual Meeting, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, July 16-19, 2023.
    • My Contribution: Conceptualization and design, analysis and interpretation of results, writing- review and editing.
21. Shah, T^G., Shah, C^G., Zhu, C^G., Walunj, A^G., Allen, J^G., Balasubramanian, B^G., Rodrigues, L, A^G., Rankin, K^G., Mishra, N., Upadhyaya, I., Venkitanarayanan, K., Upadhyay, A*. In-water supplementation of Trans-cinnamaldehyde nanoemulsion reduces colonization of Salmonella Enteritidis in broiler chickens. Poultry Science Association Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, July 10-13, 2023. (NOTE- This abstract was selected for the Graduate Student Oral Competition in the Microbiology and Food Safety Division at PSA).
22. Shah, C^G., Shah, T^G., Upadhyay, A*. Application of caprylic acid nanoemulsion for controlling Salmonella Enteritidis biofilm in poultry processing environment. Poultry Science Association Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, July 10-13, 2023. (NOTE- This abstract was selected for the Graduate Student Poster Competition at PSA).
23. Walunj, A^G., Shah, T^G., Shah, C^G., Zhu, C^G., Rodrigues, A.L^G., Allen, J^G., Balasubramanian, B^G., Upadhyay, A*. Effect of ultra-fine oxygen bubble water supplementation on production performance and jejunal proteome of broiler chickens. Poultry Science Association Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, July 10-13, 2023. (NOTE- This abstract was selected for the Graduate Student Oral Competition in the Physiology Division at PSA).
24. Allen, J^G., Balasubramanian, B^G., Shah, T^G., Upadhyay, A*. Effect of continuous exposure to Trans-cinnamaldehyde on induction of resistance in Salmonella Enteritidis. Poultry Science Association Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, July 10-13, 2023. (NOTE- This abstract was selected for the Graduate Student Oral Competition in the Microbiology and Food Safety Division at PSA).
25. Shah, T^G., Zhu, C^G., Shah, C^G., Upadhyay, A*. M139-Application of Carvacrol nanoemulsion as a natural sanitizer for controlling Salmonella Enteritidis biofilm in poultry farm environment. International Poultry Science Forum, Atlanta, GA, January 23-24, 2023.
26. Balasubramanian, B^G., Upadhyay, A*. Ozone microbubble for produce safety-Application of ultra-fine ozone bubbles in inactivating Listeria monocytogenes on fresh produce. UConn Extension’s Vegetable and Small Fruit Grower’s Conference. Rocky Hill, CT, January 4, 2023. Category- Oral presentation.
27. Balasubramanian, B^G., Shah, T^G, Chen, Z^G., Kimberly, R^G., Shuresh, G^G., Upadhyaya, I., Upadhyay, A*. Effect of ultra-fine ozone bubbles in inactivating Listeria monocytogenes and Salmonella Enteritidis on romaine lettuce. New England Vegetable and Fruit Conference, Manchester, NH, December 13-15, 2022.  Category- Poster presentation.
28. Rankin, K^G., Zhu, C^G., Allen, J^G., Balasubramanian, B^G., Shah, T^G., Walunj, A^G., Upadhyay, A*. Application of carvacrol, eugenol and trans-cinnamaldehyde nanoemulsions for controlling Salmonella spp. on fresh produce. Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) Annual Meeting, July 10-13, 2022. (NOTE- This abstract was selected for the Z. John Ordal Graduate Student Oral Competition at IFT).
29. Balasubramanian, B^G., Shah, T^G., Allen, J^G., Rankin, K^G., Xue, J., Luo, Y., Upadhyay, A*. Efficacy of eugenol nanoemulsions in inactivating Listeria monocytogenes, Salmonella Enteritidis, and Escherichia coli O157:H7 on cantaloupes. Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) Annual Meeting, 2022. (NOTE- This abstract was selected for the Z. John Ordal Graduate Student Oral Competition at IFT).
30. Shah, T^G., Zhu, C^G., Balasubramanian, B^G., Upadhyay, A*. Application of Trans-cinnamaldehyde nanoemulsion as a natural sanitizer for inactivating Salmonella Enteritidis in poultry drinking water system. Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) Annual Meeting, 2022. (NOTE- This abstract was selected for the Z. John Ordal Graduate Student Oral Competition at IFT).
31. Allen, J^G., Balsubramanian, B^G., Rankin, K^G., Shah, T^G., Donoghue, A., Upadhyaya, I, Luo, Y., Upadhyay, A*. Trans-cinnamaldehyde nanoemulsions reduces Salmonella Enteritidis survival and trans-shell migration on eggs without affecting egg color or embryo development. Poultry Science Association 2022 Annual meeting. Category- Oral presentation.
32. Shah, T^G., Balasubramanian, B^G., Upadhyaya, I., Venkitanarayanan, K., Upadhyay, A*. Plant-derived compounds modulate Salmonella Enteritidis proteome critical for colonization in chickens. The conference of Research Workers in Animal Diseases (CRWAD), December 2021. Category- Oral presentation.
33. Balasubramanian, B^G., Xue, J., Upadhyaya, I., Luo, Y., Upadhyay, A*. Eugenol modulates Listeria monocytogenes proteome and virulence factors critical for biofilm formation. IFT FIRST Virtual Annual Meeting, July 19-23, 2021. Category- Poster presentation.
34. Balasubramanian, B^G., Rankin, K^G., Allen, J^G., Upadhyay, A*. Inactivation of Listeria monocytogenes on cantaloupe by eugenol nanoemulsion in combination with commercial sanitizers. IAFP Virtual Annual Meeting, July 18-21, 2021. Category- Poster presentation.
35. Allen, J^G., Balasubramanian, B^G., Rankin, K^G., Shah, T^G., Donoghue, A^G., Upadhyaya, I., Luo, Y., Upadhyay, A*. Efficacy of Trans-cinnamaldehyde nanoemulsions in inactivating Salmonella Enteritidis on shelled eggs and chicken skin. Poultry Science Association Virtual Annual Meeting, July 19-22, 2021. Category-Oral presentation.
36. Shah, T^G., Balasubramanian, B^G., Upadhyaya, I., Venkitanarayanan, K., Upadhyay, A*.  Effect of Trans-cinnamaldehyde, Eugenol and Carvacrol on Salmonella Enteritidis proteome critical for colonization in chickens. Poultry Science Association Virtual Annual Meeting, July 19-22, 2021. Category-Oral presentation.
37. Balasubramanian, B^G., Xue, J., Luo, Y., Upadhyay, A*. Application of eugenol nanoemulsion for controlling Listeria monocytogenes biofilms in food processing environment. IAFP Virtual Annual Meeting, October 26-28, 2020. Category- Poster presentation.
38. Gupta, A., Bansal, M., Upadhyay, A., Rath, N., Liyanage, R., Sun, X., Donoghue, A. Sodium butyrate as potential anti-inflammatory compound to reduce Salmonella Enteritidis colonization in chickens. Poultry Science Association Virtual Annual Meeting, July 20-22, 2020. Category- Poster presentation.
    • My Contribution: Conceptualization and design, analysis and interpretation of results, writing- review and editing.
39. Pellissery, A.J., Vinayamohan, P., Perrine, O.R., Zeran, A., Upadhyay, A., Donoghue, A., Venkitanarayanan, K. Efficacy of caproic acid, caprylic acid, and cuminaldehyde in reducing Salmonella Heidelberg on chicken eggs. Poultry Science Association Virtual Annual Meeting, July 20-22, 2020. Category- Oral presentation.
    • My Contribution: Conceptualization and design, analysis and interpretation of results, writing- review and editing.
40. Balasubramanian, B^G.,Xue, J., Luo, Y, Upadhyay, A*. Eugenol nanoemulsion reduce biofilm formation and inactivate mature biofilm of Listeria monocytogenes. Institute of Food Technologist Virtual Annual Meeting, 12-15 July, 2020. Category- Poster presentation.
41. Gupta, A., Bansal, M., Sun, X., Upadhyay, A., Rath, N.C., Donoghue, A. Immunomodulatory effect of butyrate on chicken macrophage cell line in presence of Salmonella Enteritidis. The Conference of Research Workers in Animal diseases (CRWAD), Chicago, USA, November 2-5, 2019. Category- Poster presentation. My Contribution: Conceptualization and design, analysis and interpretation of results, writing- review and editing.              
42. Gupta, A., Bansal, M., Sun, X., Upadhyay, A., Rath, N.C., and Donoghue, A. Effect of butyrate on virulence effect of Salmonella Enteritidis in chicken macrophages. In: compendium of 2019 Arkansas Association for Food Protection, Fayetteville, AR, USA, September 17-18, 2019. Category- Poster presentation.
    • My Contribution: Conceptualization and design, analysis and interpretation of results, writing- review and editing.
43. Pellissery, A.J., Vinayamohan, P., Perrine, O.R., Zeran, A., Upadhyay, A., Donoghue, A., Venkitanarayanan, K. Reducing Salmonella Heidelberg on chicken eggs using sodium selenite and sodium picolinate. Poultry Science Association Annual Meeting, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, July 15-18, 2019. Category- Poster presentation.   
    • My Contribution: Conceptualization and design, analysis and interpretation of results, writing- review and editing.    
44. Upadhyaya, I., Arsi, K., Wagle, B., Shrestha, S., Upadhyay, A., Donoghue, A., Coon, C.N., Schlumbohm, M., Owens-Hanning, C., Mallman, B., Caldas-Cueva, J., Trushenski, J., Riaz, M.N., Farnell, M.B., Fanatico, A., Donoghue, D.J. Effect of in-feed supplementation of Asian Carp meal on broiler meat quality characteristics. Poultry Science Association Annual Meeting, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, July 15-18, 2019.  Category- Poster presentation.  My Contribution: Conceptualization and design, analysis and interpretation of results, writing- review and editing.
45. Wagle, B.R., Shrestha, S., Arsi, K., Marasini, D., Upadhyaya, I., Upadhyay, A., Donoghue, D.J., Donoghue, A.M. Effect of eugenol and trans- cinnamaldehyde on Campylobacter jejuni cecal colonization, proteome and gut microbiome profile in broiler chickens. ASM Microbe, June 21, 2019. AES 1186.    Category-Poster presentation.   
    • My Contribution: Conceptualization and design, analysis and interpretation of results, writing- review and editing.            
46. Donoghue, D., Upadhyay, A. 2019. Expert Advice Article, Poultry Health Today: Preharvest reduction of Salmonella, Campylobacter key to Better control efforts. https://poultryhealthtoday.com/preharvest-reduction-of-salmonella-campylobacter-key-to-better-control-efforts/

Thesis and Dissertations from Upadhyay Lab

Jodie Allen, MS, Spring 2022. Investigating the Potential of Trans-cinnamaldehyde Nanoemulsion as a Safe and Effective Antimicrobial for Inactivating Salmonella Enteritidis on Poultry Products. Defense date-April 6, 2022. http://hdl.handle.net/11134/20002:860700026                

Brindhalakshmi Balasubramanian, PhD, Spring, 2024. Application of nanotechnology in controlling Listeria monocytogenes on food and food contact surfaces. Defense date- April 11, 2024.

Chen Zhu, MS, Fall, 2023. Investigating the efficacy of eugenol nanoemulsion for inactivating Listeria monocytogenes on Romaine lettuce in modified atmosphere packaging and aerobic storage. Defense date-November 21, 2023. https://collections.ctdigitalarchive.org/node/3721408

Atul Walunj, MS, Fall 2023. Application of ultrafine bubble technology in improving broiler production performance and health. Defense date-October 26, 2023. https://collections.ctdigitalarchive.org/node/3721419

Lindsey Rose Cowden, Undergraduate Honors Thesis, Spring 2023. Investigating the efficacy of oxygen nanobubbles in reducing the virulence and survival of Edwardsiella tarda in water.  

Kimberly Rankin, MS, Fall 2022. Investigating the Efficacy of Carvacrol, Eugenol, and Trans-cinnamaldehyde Nanoemulsions for Inactivating Salmonella spp. and Escherichia coli O157:H7 on Fresh Produce. Defense date-November 16, 2022. http://hdl.handle.net/11134/20002:860717437

Media Reports

1. Researchers and Industry Flock to UConn to Talk Poultry Innovations and Impacts. June 4, 2025. https://today.uconn.edu/2025/06/researchers-and-industry-flock-to-uconn-to-talk-poultry-innovations-and-impacts/
2. UConn Celebrates Promotion and Tenure of Faculty – UConn Today, April 2025
3. Sustainability Takes Flight in UConn’s Poultry Science Courses – UConn Today, April 2025
4. CAHNR Recognizes Research Success at Annual Event. January 5, 2025. https://today.uconn.edu/2025/01/cahnr-recognizes-research-success-at-annual-event/?fbclid=IwY2xjawHpfi5leHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHWmdo2Dtz1SO5MGeRXvWB_hbF9q2-60IT4bM7-Utxs2GBU-tU3pS4amA-A_aem_rbbsPqXdsmvGQkO6sg5K4w
5. $3.34 Million USDA Grant Supports Development of Organic Poultry Industry. August 15, 2024. https://today.uconn.edu/2024/08/3-34-million-usda-grant-supports-development-of-organic-poultry-industry/?fbclid=IwY2xjawE19TNleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHe2gW0WkMrUtQO5Q0SF_k3mFMwNL5kyNE1xq3DfmgJVwIIsg-Pohx0k3yg_aem_219sNCDlDD6twt-DUwaaiw
6. Greening the Food Supply Chain: Developing Sustainable Food Systems through Interdisciplinary Collaboration. June 20, 2024. https://today.uconn.edu/2024/06/greening-the-food-supply-chain-developing-sustainable-food-systems-through-interdisciplinary-collaboration/
7. PVAMU takes part in USDA-funded poultry sustainability project. January 23, 2024. https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7159181113796542464/
8. ICAR-NMRI organized Indo-US workshop on sustainability of poultry sector. September 5, 2023. https://icar.org.in/icar-nmri-organised-indo-us-workshop-sustainability-poultry-sector
9. Balasubramanian, B^G., Shah, T^G., Zhu, C^G., Rankin, K^G., Ghimire, S., Upadhyaya, I., Upadhyay, A*., (2022).Application of ultra-fine bubble technology to reduce Listeria monocytogenes contamination of Romaine lettuce. CropTalk, Volume 18, Issue III, page 2-3. https://ipm.cahnr.uconn.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/3216/2022/10/Crop-Talk-October-2022-FV-reduced.pdf
10. Microbiologist develops improved technology for poultry food safety. UConn Today, November 19, 2020. https://today.uconn.edu/2020/11/microbiologist-develops-improved-technology-poultry-food-safety/
11. UConn Researcher to Lead New Sustainable Poultry Production Project. UConn Today, August 3, 2020. https://today.uconn.edu/2020/08/uconn-researcher-lead-new-sustainable-poultry-production-project/?utm_source=listserv&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=weekly&utm_content=uconn-today