My aquatic animal health research program focuses on fish health and disease issues within warmwater aquaculture production systems.
Specifically, my fish health research focuses include:
- Host-pathogen interactions
- Mechanisms of virulence in emerging fish pathogens and the fish immune response
- Nutritional aspects of fish health (including alternative feed ingredients and feed-based therapeutants/immunostimulants)
- Aquaculture vaccine design, optimization, and delivery strategies
- Characterization of the immune response and pathogen susceptibility in up-and-coming fish species with production potential
