Mindaugas Malakauskas (DVM, MSc, PhD) is associated professor and head of the Department of Food safety and Animal Hygiene at Lithuanian Veterinary Academy (LVA). He is responsible scientist for the development of Microbiological Food Safety research at LVA. His research focuses on Campylobacter epidemiology and molecular characterization along the broiler meat production chain. Currently his research is focused on characterization of C. jejuni strains with respect to physiology and survival under different conditions from the broiler farm through the slaughter chain to the final product.
He has experience in participating and coordinating EU funded projects: participated in FP5 “Trichiporse”, is national coordinator of FP6 project Biotracer (2007-2010) in Lithuania.

Publications:

• Kudirkienė E., Malakauskas A., Šernienė L., Malakauskas M. Isolation and identification of thermophilic Campylobacter spp. by PCR-RFLP in broiler flocks // Veterinarija ir Zootechnika. - ISSN 1392-2130. 2008 T. 42 (64). P. 44-47
• Malakauskas M., Jorgensen K., Nielsen E.M., Ojeniyi B., Olsen J.E. Isolation of Campylobacter spp. from a pig slaughterhouse and analysis of cross-contamination // International Journal of Food Microbiology. ISSN: 0168-1605. 2006 May 1;108(3). P. 295-300