Gary Barker
Research Leader
Research Area: Foodborne Bacterial Pathogens
Contact Details:
Institute of Food Research,
Norwich Research Park,
Colney, Norwich,
NR4 7UA
UK
gary.barker@ifr.ac.uk
Research interests
G.C.Barker leads a small research group of at the Institute of Food Research
Research interests centre on the mathematics that supports improved risk assessments for food borne hazards. This includes analysis of actual hazards, improved methods for quantitatification of risks, the development of novel computer based tools for representation of complex food chain systems and the theory and applications of bayesian belief networks.
Additional interests include risks in the social-natural science interface and general models of complex systems - particularly sandpiles!
More information: http://bbn.ifr.ac.uk/wiki
Selected Publications
Barker G. C., Bayley C., Cassidy A., French S., Hart A., Malakar P. K., Maule J., Petkov M., Shepherd R. (2010)
Can a participatory approach contribute to food chain risk analysis?
Risk Analysis 30 (5) 766-781
DOI:10.1111/j.1539-6924.2010.01.385.x
Can a participatory approach contribute to food chain risk analysis?
Risk Analysis 30 (5) 766-781
DOI:10.1111/j.1539-6924.2010.01.385.x
Barker G. C., Gomez-Tome N., Smid J. (2009)
An introduction to biotracing in food chain systems
Trends in Food Science and Technology 20 (5) 220-226
An introduction to biotracing in food chain systems
Trends in Food Science and Technology 20 (5) 220-226
Hunter P. R., Wilkinson D. C., Catling L. A., Barker G. C. (2008)
Meta analysis of experimental data on antimicrobial resistence gene transfer rates during conjugation
Applied and Environmental Microbiology 74 (19) 6085-6090
Meta analysis of experimental data on antimicrobial resistence gene transfer rates during conjugation
Applied and Environmental Microbiology 74 (19) 6085-6090
Malakar P. K., Barker G. C. (2008)
Estimating single cell lag times via a Bayesian scheme
Applied and Environmental Microbiology 74 (22) 7098-7099
DOI:10.1128/AEM.01277-08
Estimating single cell lag times via a Bayesian scheme
Applied and Environmental Microbiology 74 (22) 7098-7099
DOI:10.1128/AEM.01277-08
Mehta A. , Barker G. C. , Luck J. M. (2008)
Heterogeneities in granular dynamics
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA 105 (24) 8244-8249
Heterogeneities in granular dynamics
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA 105 (24) 8244-8249
Recent Publications
Jenkins M. C., Haw M. D., Barker G. C., Poon W. C. K., Egelhaad S. U. (2011)
Finding bridges in packings of colloidal spheres
Soft Matter 7 (2) 684-690
Finding bridges in packings of colloidal spheres
Soft Matter 7 (2) 684-690
Jenkins M. C., Haw M. D., Barker G. C., Poon W. C. K., Egelhaaf S. U. (2011)
Does gravity cause load-bearing bridges in colloidal granular systems
Physical Review Letters 107 (3) 8302-8302
Does gravity cause load-bearing bridges in colloidal granular systems
Physical Review Letters 107 (3) 8302-8302
Malakar P. K., Barker G. C., Peck M. W. (2011)
Quantitative risk assessment for hazards that arise from non-proteolytic Clostridium botulinum in minimally processed chilled dairy-based foods
Food Microbiology 28 (2) 321-330
Quantitative risk assessment for hazards that arise from non-proteolytic Clostridium botulinum in minimally processed chilled dairy-based foods
Food Microbiology 28 (2) 321-330
Pin C., Avendano G., Cosciani E., Gomez N., Gounadakic A., Nychas G., Skandamis P., Barker G. (2011)
Modelling Salmonella concentration throughout the pork supply chain by considering growth and survival in fluctuating conditions of temperature, pH and aw
International Journal of Food Microbiology 145 (Sp Iss Supp 1) S96-S102
Modelling Salmonella concentration throughout the pork supply chain by considering growth and survival in fluctuating conditions of temperature, pH and aw
International Journal of Food Microbiology 145 (Sp Iss Supp 1) S96-S102
Peck M. W., Plowman J., Aldus C. F., Wyatt G. M., Penaloza Izurieta W., Stringer S. C., Barker G. C. (2010)
Development and application of a new method for specific and sensitive enumeration of spores of nonproteolytic Clostridium botulinum types B, E and F in foods and food materials
Applied and Environmental Microbiology 76 (19) 6607-6614
Development and application of a new method for specific and sensitive enumeration of spores of nonproteolytic Clostridium botulinum types B, E and F in foods and food materials
Applied and Environmental Microbiology 76 (19) 6607-6614
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