![Xiangyu Deng, an assistant professor of food microbiology with the Center for Food Safety (CFS) on the UGA Griffin campus.](https://secure.caes.uga.edu/news/multimedia/images/2637/XdengATucker3LR.jpg)
Deng Honored
University of Georgia food microbiologist Xiangyu Deng’s work in the emerging field of bioinformatics led to his selection as a Creative Research Medal winner for 2017.