# Mansour Samadpour

> Mansour Samadpour is a Seattle-based microbiologist, co-founder of IEH Laboratories and Consulting Group, and head of its research and development team. Trained at the University of Washington, he moved from academic environmental health into applied food safety, helping companies build pathogen-detection and prevention programs after major outbreaks. His work spans molecular epidemiology, food authenticity, more than 120 peer-reviewed publications, and more than 70 patents.

- **Role:** Co-founder and Head of Research and Development at IEH Laboratories and Consulting Group
- **Organizations:** IEH Laboratories and Consulting Group, University of Washington
- **Education:** B.S., M.S. and Ph.D. in Microbiology, University of Washington
- **Known for:** Senior author on more than 120 peer-reviewed scientific publications, according to IEH., Inventor on more than 70 patents, according to IEH., Developed and implemented pathogen-detection programs used in food-safety management.

## Career timeline

- **After Ph.D. and postdoctoral study** — Became an assistant professor in the University of Washington Department of Environmental Health.
- **2001** — Co-founded the Institute for Environmental Health, now IEH Laboratories and Consulting Group, with Dalia Alfi.
- **2006-2007** — Helped Earthbound Farm design an intensive test-and-hold pathogen screening program after the 2006 spinach outbreak.
- **2015** — Was profiled for IEH's use of laboratory analysis to detect food fraud and verify food identity claims.
- **2015-2016** — Advised Chipotle on revised food-safety procedures after a multistate E. coli outbreak.
- **2023** — Appeared as a food-safety expert in the documentary Poisoned: The Dirty Truth About Your Food.
- **2025** — Featured in Food Protection Trends for contributions to food safety and genetic fingerprinting methods.

## Achievements

- Senior author on more than 120 peer-reviewed scientific publications, according to IEH.
- Inventor on more than 70 patents, according to IEH.
- Developed and implemented pathogen-detection programs used in food-safety management.
- Consulted on many major U.S. foodborne outbreaks over three decades.
- Helped design Earthbound Farm's post-2006 test-and-hold program for leafy greens.
- Built IEH from a six-person laboratory launched in 2001 into a multi-location testing and consulting organization.

## Latest updates

- **2025-11** — IEH announced that Food Protection Trends had featured Samadpour's scientific background, outbreak work and contributions to genetic fingerprinting methods.
- **2025-08** — Bellevue Rotary Club published a speaker biography highlighting his leadership of IEH research and development, publication record and patent portfolio.
- **2024-07** — Co-authored a genomic analysis of Cronobacter sakazakii strains isolated from U.S. households and retail foods.

## Links

- Website: https://www.iehinc.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mansour-samadpour-486a2410

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