Department of Aquatic Animal Health Management

Major Research Interests 

• Development of rapid DNA based  methods  for  detection  of  pathogens  and  application of these methods for diagnosis of   diseases  and seafood  quality  control.
• Application of Biotechnological tools in health management  in aquaculture
• Development of immunoprophylactic agents (vaccines and    immunostimulants)  and probiotics for use in aquaculture systems
• Environmental impact of aquaculture, bioremediation of aquatic systems

Salient Research Highlights

• Work on disease problems affecting aquaculture
• Shrimp Viruses
• Bacterial disease of shrimp
• Development of immunostimulant for shrimp
• Development of molecular diagnostic methods
• Development of  Probiotics and Bioremediators for  aquaculture  
• Work on pathogenic Vibrio spp.  
• Work on Rapid tests to detect seafood quality  
• Work on fish and shellfish toxicities and phytoplankton bloom
• Work on fish pathogens including Aeromonas hydophila  
• Work on Listeria monocytogenes