2010/01/14 - UAS Laboratories

Department of Food Science and Nutrition. Dr. Dash has been instrumental in expanding the knowledge and furthering the research in the field of probiotics. As a probiotic pioneer, Dr. Dash has been responsible for many innovations in the field. At South Dakota State, he plans to work with the Head of Food Science and Nutrition and other faculty members to establish a strategy for new innovations and developments in probiotics. South Dakota State is in an excellent position to further the field with a strong knowledge base in Food Science, Nutrition, Biochemistry and Microbiology. Dr. Dash has many colleagues in industry, academia and medicine that may collaborate on furthering the understanding of probiotics and their benefit to human health, animal health and functional food products. Dr. Dash is an alumnus of South Dakota State University where he received his PhD in Nutrition, Microbiology and Biochemistry.
Growth of an Industry
When Dr. Dash left his position as Director of the Food and Drug Administration in South Dakota in 1979, probiotics was a small boutique business. With his support and guidance, the industry has grown to more than $10 billion worldwide. Prior to founding UAS Laboratories in 1979, Dr. Dash served as Chairman of the Probiotics Committee that developed the quality standard, CFU/gram, now used by probiotic companies around the world. In addition, he introduced the first non-Dairy probiotics, the first acid and bile resistant probiotics and was the first to combine probiotics with prebiotic FOS as a synbiotic.