General

Born in Mexico City, I finished my B. S. degree from La Salle University with a major in Chemistry. I received my M. S. degree from Cornell University in Food Science where I worked with Frank Kosikowski. The focus of my work at Cornell was in Dairy Technology, working with milk ultrafiltration and its application to make protein concentrates. I got my Ph. D. at UC-Davis, working with Tom Richardson in the area of Agricultural Chemistry. It is there where I was trained in Molecular Biology and worked on applications of protein biochemistry. The topic of my work was cloning and production of milk proteins, and my studies focused on understanding the relationship between chemical structure and function. Since then, my main interest academically has been the chemistry of milk proteins, their structure, function and interaction with other components.

I was a member of the faculty at the University of Illinois from 1990 to 1995. I was fortunate to collaborate there with the group of Dr. Matt Wheeler, and along with my research group, was successful in producing transgenic mice that produced milk containing bovine milk proteins.

I joined Cal Poly in 1995 working at the Dairy Science Department, in the Dairy Products Technology Center.

Education

1981 - B.S., University of La Salle, Mexico City

1984 - M.S., Cornell University

1989 - Ph.D., University of California, Davis

Awards and Recognitions

Co-Organizer of ADSA Symposium: Modern Approaches to Casein Micelle Structure: An Ancient Question.

Chair of Committee for Marshall-Rhone Poulenc International Dairy Science Award. 1996-1997.

Member of the Editorial Board of the Journal of Dairy Science.

Chair of Committee for Nomenclature of Milk Proteins and Enzymes, ADSA

Member of the Editorial Board, Journal of Food Biochemistry.

Chair of Graduate Student Research Competition ADSA, 1993-1995

AZ Outstanding Instructor 1994-1995. College of Agriculture, UIUC.

Elected member of the Editorial Board, Journal of Dairy Science.

Minorities in Agriculture Advisor 1992 UIUC, 1996 Cal Poly.

Research Apprentice Program Advisor 1990-1994

Current Courses

DSCI X444 Dairy Microbiology (4) Microorganisms involved in the fermentation and ripening processes in the dairy industry, as well as those involved in spoilage of milk and dairy products, in the transmission of disease through these products, and indicatory systems used to determine sanitary quality of these products. 2 lectures, 2 laboratories. Prerequisite: BACT 221.

DSCI 570 Selected Topics in Dairy Science (1-3) Directed group study of selected topics for advanced students. Open to undergraduate and graduate students. Class Schedule will list topic selected. Total credit limited to 9 units. 1 to 3 seminars. Prerequisite: Graduate standing or consent of instructor.

DSCI X581 Graduate Seminar in Dairy Science (1 or 3) Current findings and research problems in the field and their application to the industry. Group study of current problems of industry. Current experimental and research findings as applied to production and marketing. 1 or 3 seminars. Prerequisite: Graduate standing.

Address

Phone: (805) 756-6103

Fax:(805)756-2998

Office: Dairy Science II

Dr Rafael Jiménez-Flores may be E-mailed at rjimenez@calpoly.edu.