Armin Tarrah

Dr. Tarrah works as a Research Associate at the Canadian Research Institute for Food Safety (CRIFS). He is a food microbiologist specializing in microbial ecology across dairy and food systems, from farm to fork to gut. His research focuses on beneficial microorganisms, such as probiotics and protective cultures, and their role in shaping microbial communities in dairy environments, raw milk, fermented foods, and the human gut microbiota. His work advances strategies to improve dairy product quality, mitigate antimicrobial resistance risks, and develop next-generation functional foods. Keywords: Food microbiology; beneficial microorganism, microbial ecology; fermentation; antimicrobial resistance