# Method Development/Validation In Microbiology

> **NIH FDA U19** · KANSAS STATE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE · 2020 · $121,080

## Abstract

Project Summary 
The Kansas Department of Agriculture Laboratory aims to help create a national, fully 
integrated food safety system by expanding our testing capabilities in both Microbiology 
and Chemistry as well as increase sample throughput in both human and animal product 
testing. The Laboratory serves as the primary servicing lab for the Food Safety and 
Lodging (FSL) and Dairy and Feed Safety (DSF) programs. In this analytical track, KDAL 
will successfully verify existing FDA BAM Chapter 19b: Molecular Detection of 
Cyclospora cayetanensis in Fresh Produce Using Real-Time PCR. In future years, KDAL 
will continue testing Cyclospora in produce samples. Continued laboratory accreditation 
to ISO/IEC 17025:2017 will allow for a complete quality system to ensure defensible 
analytical results are put forth. The accreditation attests to the competency and technical 
capabilities of a laboratory to perform certain tasks and supports traceability of data 
generated. The collaboration between the regulatory programs and the laboratory will 
play an integral role in achieving an integrated national food safety system.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10174191
- **Project number:** 1U19FD007079-01
- **Recipient organization:** KANSAS STATE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
- **Principal Investigator:** Sarah DeDonder
- **Activity code:** U19 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** FDA
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $121,080
- **Award type:** 1
- **Project period:** 2020-09-01 → 2025-06-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10174191

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10174191, Method Development/Validation In Microbiology (1U19FD007079-01). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-23 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10174191. Licensed CC0.

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