Editorial Board
Central Laboratory for Aquaculture Research, Egypt
| Biography Dr. Salah Mohamed Kamal Mahmoud completed his PhD (2001) in Fish Nutrition at Faculty of Agriculture, Ain-Shams University. Presently, he is working as a professor at Central Laboratory for Aquaculture Research (CLAR), Agriculture Research Center, Ministry of Agriculture. He is an active participant of many science conferences, seminars & workshops and presented various papers on Fish Resources and Aquaculture Research. He is a member of many professional societies such as Member of the Arabian Aquaculture Society, Member of the Egyptian Society of Nutrition and Feeds, Member of the Egyptian Society of Aquaculture. Research Interest
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West Bengal University of Animal and Fishery Sciences, India
| Biography Dr. Nihar Ranjan Chatterjee completed his PhD (1985) in Zoology (Fish & Fisheries sciences) at Kalyani University. He received honorable fellow award from the Institute of Aquaculture (IFSA), Singapore. Currently, he is working as a Professor at Department Of Aquaculture, Faculty of Fishery Sciences, West Bengal University of Animal and Fishery Sciences (WBUAFS). He is attached to the university since 1994 and gained extensive teaching experience in the field of aqua culture. He also worked as a Reader in State Agriculture University in Fisheries. He is an active reviewer for the Global journal of fisheries and Aquaculture and also for the American journal of Marine science. Dr. Nihar Ranjan Chatterjee published books in the areas of Fish breeding and Hatchery Management and Aquaculture Vision in the year 2000. He is an active member for California Aquaculture Association and Life Member at Indian Water Works Organization (India) and Eastern India Horticulture and Biotechnology Centre (Jadavpur University, India). Research Interest
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Norwegian Institute for Water Research, Norway
| Biography Dr. Mark Powell completed his PhD (1993-1997) in Biology at University of Ottawa. He took a position of Pro-Dean (2009-2011) and Professor (2007-2012) included aquaculture teaching & research in fish health, physiology and production sciences at the University of Nordland. He was a manager of Aquaculture and Biosciences at Robarra Pty Ltd involved with the management of fish health, aquaculture technology, including water recirculation technology and development of integrated aquaculture initiatives. He is a principal consultant (2003-till date) at Pisces Aquatec focusing on Aquaculture Technology and Biotechnology - Design, development, operation and management, land-based aquaculture, sea cage aquaculture, biotechnology implementation and development, Health management in Fish pathology, etc. Dr. Mark Powell is working as a senior research scientist at the Norwegian Institute for Water Research (NIVA). He is an associate editor for Journal of Fish Diseases. Research Interest
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Ocean University of China, China
| Biography Xuchen Wang is a Zhufeng Chair Professor in the Key Laboratory of Marine Chemistry Theory and Technology at Ocean University of China (OUC). Before joining OUC, Dr. Wang worked as a Research Scientist and Adjunct Professor in the Department of Environmental, Earth and Ocean Sciences at University of Massachusetts Boston from 1997 to 2013. Dr. Wang is a Marine Organic Geochemist. He received his B.S. in Marine Chemistry from Shandong College of Oceanology in China in 1981, and M.S. and Ph.D. from Stony Brook University in USA in 1989 and 1992. He has over 20 years research experience in marine and environmental organic geochemistry and biogeochemistry. Research Interest My research interests include: The distribution and behavior of both biogenic and anthropogenic organic compounds in marine and aquatic environments; Carbon cycle in the ocean; To use natural radiocarbon carbon and stable carbon isotopes as tools to study the sources, transformation and cycling of organic matter in the ocean. |  |
DMI St. John the Baptist University, INDIA
| Biography Dr. Vaitheeswaran Thiruvengadam M.Sc., M. Phil., Ph.D., has been working as Lecturer 1, Department of Aquaculture, DMI St. John the Baptist University, Mangochi, Republic of Malawi, Central Africa. He was worked as a Project Head and Administration, All Male Tilapia Project, (Industrial Work Experience) Victoria Treasures Limited, Kampala, Uganda, He holds over 24 years of fisheries resource management and taxonomy, and he has received and awarded (Ph.D) Endeavour International Postgraduate Research Scholarship Award (AUS $ 73,200), Doctor of Philosophy, School of Aquaculture, University of Tasmania, Australia. He also one of the Renowned Speakers of International Conference on Aquaculture and Fisheries, held on 20-22 July, 2015, at Brisbane Australia. He also one of the International Organizing Committee Members and Key Note Speakers Be a part of 3rd World Aquaculture and Marine Biology Congress - Theme: Transformations in Fisheries and Aquaculture, held on 19-20, 2019 at Osaka, Japan and World Congress on Recent Advances in Aquaculture Research & Fisheries, June 10-11, 2019, Dublin, Ireland. he has over 96 substantial publications, including 34 papers in international peer-reviewed publications, 24 National peer-reviewed papers, 12 international conference papers 13 co-edited book, monographs, and training manual, 3 reviewed chapter, 201 external report in English and Tamil newspaper report, and he have been new records of finfish and shellfish species of marine invertebrate species of 64 numbers were reported for the first time in Indian coast, Indo-West Pacific coast of Gulf of Mannar, India. Hehas been updated for the squat lobster taxonomy, biology upto 53 species were reported for the FIRST TIME in Indo-Pacific region and as well as Indian Ocean. I am assisted in the taxonomic description of a new species of cuttle-fish Sepia ramani andSepia prabahari for the first time from world waters.
Research Interest The aim is to provide taxonomical, biological, ecological and distributional data for all species described from deep-water (especially in marine invertebrate) chemosynthetic ecosystems, as well as information on specific samples and collections. I managed collections of marine invertebrates analyzed by our institute for biomedical properties and maintained associated databases. The transfer of knowledge from science to industry, regulators and the public is not always easy, and it has been recognised that more efforts are needed to encourage dialogue and for cutting edge blue skies research to be used to drive policy, legislation and best practice. Fisheries stock assessment of (FiSAT software) finfishes and shellfishes and Biodiversity assessment of (Primer v 6 software) and taxonomy of crustaceans viz., prawn, shrimp, spiny lobster, squat lobster and crab. | .jpg) |
Ondokuz Mayis University, TURKEY
| Biography DVM, PhD Gokmen Zafer PEKMEZCI completed his PhD at Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Ondokuz Mayis, Samsun, TURKEY. Currently, he is Associate Professor at the Department of Aquatic Animal Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ondokuz Mayis University, TURKEY. His research interests focused on fish parasitology, zoonotic fish parasite, molecular parasitology and veterinary parasitology. His publications include 2 book chapters, over 40 articles and over 60 abstracts. He published many articles in national and international journals like Veterinary Parasitology, Parasitology International, Parasitology Research, International Journal of Food Microbiology, Diseases of Aquatic Organism, Veterinary Records, Crustaceana, Veterinary Dermatology, Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection, etc.He works in several projects related with fish parasitology, recombinant DNA technology, molecular parasitology, etc. He has more than 14 years of progressive experience in scientific research, leadership and project management. Research Interest
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State University of New York, USA
| Biography Dr. George Kraemer completed his PhD, biology at University of California, Los Angeles and bachelors in Oceanography in Florida Institute of Technology. Presently, he is working as a professor of Environmental Studies & Biology at Purchase College. Previously, he took a position of marine ecologist. Dr. George Kraemer skills and expertise include aquaculture, marine biology, statistics. Research Interest
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Research Center for Eco-environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences , China
| Biography Dr. Gang Pan, environmental chemist, got his PhD in University of East Anglia (UK) in 1996. He is now a professor and group leader at Research Center for Eco-environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China. He is the Chairman of Global Phosphorus Recycling Initiative (SCOPE), chief scientist of a Sino-EU governmental cooperation program on water science, deputy chief-scientist of a national R&D program and project leader for several national key basic research projects. He is the vice president of Chinese Association of Aquatic Environment, board member of Chinese Society of Environmental Nanotechnology, academic committee member of Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility (SSRF)board member of Chinese Society of Environment and Energy, board member of NSF assessment panel, board member of Chinese Society of Limnology and Oceanology, member of American Chemical Society, associate editor of Frontiers Env. Sci. Waste water Management and member of editorial board of 6 peer reviewed journals. He has published more than 160 peer reviewed papers and issued more than 50 patents. Research Interest
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Moscow State University, Russia
| Biography Dr. Alexander O. Kasumyan, completed his Ph.D (1977) from Moscow State University. He took over many positions at the Department of Ichthyology from 1977 to till date. Presently, he is working as a professor at the same department. His research interests include Sensory systems, chemoreception, taste, olfaction, chemical ecology, behavior, fish. His publications include 9text books, 190 articles and 150 abstracts. He is a recipient of many awards and honors at the Russian Academy of Sciences for the best scientific articles published by International Publishing Company “Nauka” (1998 and 2005) and also the Award of the Russian Scientific Foundation in memory academician V.Sokolov, nomination “General biology and Ecology” (2004). Dr. Alexander O. Kasumyan is an editorial board member of many journals, co-chair of the Russian Scientific Council on the Problems in Fish Behavior (1992-present), Member of scientific committee in 1st , 2nd, 3rd and 4th All-Russian Conferences in Fish Behavior (1989, 1996, 2005, 2010), 1st Congress of Russian Ichthyologists (1997), 3th, 4th and 5th International Symposium on sturgeons (1997, 2001, 2005), member of the Expert Board of the Russian Foundation for Basic Research (2004-present). Research Interest
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Champalimaud Foundation, Portugal
| Biography Ana Catarina Certal completed her Ph.D in Cell Biology from the University of Lisbon, Portugal in 2004. She is working as Head of the Fish Platform at Champalimaud Foundation, Portugal supporting research in neuroscience and cancer using zebrafish as a model organism. She worked has a researcher at the Gulbenkian Institute, Portugal in the field of Developmental Ion Dynamics (2000 to 2010) and has also worked as an Assistant Professor in the University of Lisbon (2007 to 2008) and in the University of Madeira (2006). She is an active member of the Zebrafish Husbandary Association and the European Society for Fish Models in Biology and Medicine. She received Grants to organize workshops like EMBO and LAL. She received six fellowships Awards for doing her research work. Dr. Ana Catarina was the Reviewer for “Journal of Experimental Botany” and “Sexual Plant Reproduction”. Research Interest
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University of Colorado, USA
| Biography Charlotte Lucia Roehm completed her PhD in Biogeochemistry and Hydrology from McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada and a BSc from the University of London, UK. Prior to joining NEON, Charlotte was an Assistant Professor at the State University of New York. She is currently holding position as Vice president in Shannon Water and Sanitation District, Boulder, CO from 05-2014 to present. She is also working as Assistant Director, Aquatics/STREON, Neon Inc, Boulder, CO (07-2013to present). During her Post Doc, Charlotte worked on several projects including: defining the sources and characteristics of ground ice in the NWT, Canada, as a proxy for Martian structures, and evaluating the impact of hydroelectric dam construction on the greenhouse gas budgets of Boreal landscapes. Much of Charlotte's work has focused on defining the impact of climate and land use change on terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems by looking at terrestrial-aquatic linkages through carbon, nutrients and metabolic activities, and by elucidating the role of hydrology as a facilitator. She has more than 20 years of progressive experience in scientific research, leadership and project management. Research Interest
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University of California, USA
| Biography Deborah Brosnan received her Ph.D in Marine Ecology from Oregon State University, USA. She has more thantwenty years experience in crafting innovative, science-based solutions to environmental issues globally. In addition to president of the center, she is professor of biology at virgina tech and faculty in the Global Forum for Urban and Regional Resilience, and the Global change center. She is environment and policy scientist at the One Health Institute U.California Davis, and a research associate with the Smithsonian Institution Natural History Museum. She has been the visiting scholar at Stanford University, visiting faculty at NW school of Law, and a whitely fellow at University of Washington. Dr. Brosnan is an expert on extreme events, hazards and climate change, especially on coastal and marine systems and communities, and on endangered species. She served as President/CEO and founder of SEI, a scientific solutions organization; served as chair and in leadership positions for several non-profit and university boards, and guided organizations through strategic planning and growth. Dr. Brosnan held several academic appointments. Research Interest
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Claflin University, USA
| Biography Minibio, Ewen McLean received his Ph.D in Gastrointestinal Physiology from the University of Bradford, W. Yorks., U.K. He is currently working as professor and chair, Department of Biology, Claflin University, Orangeburg, SC, USA. He has 30 years’ experience in aquaculture and marine science-related research and development. Dr. McLean has traveled widely, working in European, North American, the Middle Eastern, Caribbean and Southeast Asian universities and research institutes. He is currently engaged as Professor and Chair of the Biology Department, Claflin University, South Carolina. He has authored and co-authored over 200 academic and technical documents and has mentored and served on the committees of over 50 graduate students. McLean’s research portfolio centers attention on physiological control processes and production sustainability, comparative nutrition, aquaculture, water management and systems development. He has extensive experience in product quality assessment and developing guidelines for ecolabel and organic food production systems. He has held positions on various company and research boards, providing guidance in developing innovative research and development programs. Research Interest
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University of Florida Gulf Coast Research and Education Center , USA
| Biography Dr. Jack Rechcigl completed his Ph.D in Soil Science from Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University. He is working as the center director and professor at the University of Florida Gulf Coast Research and Education Center and on the HCC campus in Plant City. Dr. Rechcigl’s studies the beneficial uses of organic wastes and industrial by-products as fertilizers for agricultural crops. In particular, his research focuses on evaluating the fertilizer requirements of pasture grasses as well as determining ways to reduce fertilizer runoff in to water ways. Dr.Rechcigl’s received prestigious Research awards from various universities. Some of his awards include University of Philippines Research Award, University of Florida Research Honor Award, University of Florida Research Achievement Award, University of Delaware presidential Citation for Outstanding Achievement Award. He also received Honorary Professorship award from the Czech Agricultural University in Prague. Research Interest
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National Taiwan Ocean University, Taiwan
| Biography Dr. Shyn-Shin Sheen completed his PhD in Wildlife and Fisheries from Mississippi State University, USA. He is working as a Professor and Chairman in the Department of Aquaculture, National Taiwan Ocean University, Taiwan. Dr. Sheen is a board member in Editorial Advisory Board of “Journal of the Fisheries Society” of Taiwan and also for the journal of “Aquaculture Engineering”. He is an active member of World Aquaculture Society, National Shellfisheries Association, American Fisheries Society and The Fisheries Society of Taiwan. Research Interest
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Duke University , USA
| Biography Dr. Daniel Rittschof, completed his Ph.D (1975) from the University of Michigan (Zoology). He completed his Bachelors and Masters from the same the university. His research focus is on ecology with emphasis on larval biology, chemical, behavioral, spatial ecology and environmental toxicology. Theoretical contributions are in the origins and evolution of chemical systems. Presently, there are three areas of focus: 1) Ecology and behavioral biology of local macroinvertebrates such as blue crabs and mud snails. 2) Barnacle models as they relate to fouling and the prevention of fouling and bioadhesives. 3) Impact of xenobiotics on behavior and reproduction. Daniel Rittschof and his students are funded in all three areas with grants to work on a variety of aspects of ecology and reproduction of blue crabs, grants to study families of barnacles with heritable biological adhesive phenotypes, to provide expertise in barnacle biology and living material for the Office of Naval Research Fouling Research program. He is continuing to participate in an antifouling program in Singapore which began in January 2000. The Singapore program has the goal of using drugs from medicine as environmentally benign antifoulants. Research Interest
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National Institute for Marine Research and Development, Romania
| Biography Dr. Elena Stoica completed her PhD (2003) in Biology (Microbiology)at Babes-Bolyai University of Cluj-Napoca, Transylvania, Romania and has more than fifteen years experience inthe field of marine environmental research. She is now a senior scientist and heads the Marine Molecular Biology Laboratory of the National Institute for Marine Research and Development, Constanta, Romania.Her previous positions are Postdoctoral Researcher at Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research NIOZ (2004), Postdoctoral Research Associate at University of Liverpool, UK (2007-2009) and ESF Visiting Scientist at Plymouth Marine Laboratory, UK (2009-2010). Her research approach is multidisciplinary, combining cell physiology, genetics, ecology and ocean biochemistry and applying state-of-the-art analytical techniques to study marine microbial processes. Dr. Stoica has received several international grants and awards (e.g. SCOPES Grant 2011, 2003, ESF Exchange Grant 2009, CMORE SOEST Fellowship 2008, Marie Curie Intra-European Fellowship2007, ISME Young Scientist Grant 2006, SCOR Travel Grant 2006, FEMS Young Scientist Grant 2005, 2003, 2002, NWO Postdoctoral Fellowship 2004, etc.). She is also an active reviewer for many journals and an associate editor for TurkishJournal of Fisheries and AquaticSciences. Research Interest
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Edenworks, USA
| Biography Dr. Aftab Alam, completed his PhD in the Aligarh Muslim University, India in 1999. Currently he is Vice President-Agriculture of Edenworks Inc USA, previously he worked as Senior Research Scientist (2013- 2015) in the Center for Desert Agriculture (CDA), Biological and Environmental Sciences and Engineering Division, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Saudi Arabia. Dr. Aftab Alam, designed and helped installation and operation of Integrated Marine Aquaculture System each at the Jeddah Fisheries Research Center of the Ministry of Agriculture of Saudi Arabia and at the International Center for Biosaline Agriculture (ICBA) in Dubai, United Arab Emirates Dr. Aftab Alam, was investigator for seven KACST (KING ABDULAZIZ CITY FOR SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY -SAUDI ARABIA) funded research projects. Dr. Aftab Alam, has authored many international publications on marine aquaculture and reviewed a number of scientific manuscripts for publication in the Journals. Dr. Aftab Alam, reviewed a research proposal submitted to COST (European Co-operation in the Field of Science and Technology), Switzerland at the State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation (SERI) entitled, “Modelling of nutrient flows in a microbially-characterized splitroot aquaponic system”. Research Interest
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Jawaharlal Nehru University, India
| Biography I would like to introduce myself Dr. Shib Sankar Sen; India did my B.Sc in Microbiology (Hons) and M.Sc in Biotechnology. After that I have been awarded Ph.D in Biochemistry (Pharmacy) from Jadavpur University, India. My thesis titled" Characterisation of ATPase and Pyrophosphatase activities in Leishmania donovani". We target pyrophosphatase as an excellent drug target in axenic amastigote in Leishmania donovani. We have been also studied on Trans-plasma membrane electron transport in promastigote as well as in amastigotes form of drug sensitive and drug resistant strains of Leishmania donovani. As post doctoral research I was working in Telethon Institute of child health research under University of Western Australia and working on "cell penetrating peptide as new antileishmanial drug therapy for cutaneous leishmaniasis (L. tropica)". Here we are working on cloning of Bir A gene (codon optimize in bacteria) in Leishmania tropica, Leishmania major and Leishmania donovani amastigote stages for screening of a possible cell penetrating peptide named phylomer using T7 and M13 phage library display and its characterization using FACS and confocal microscopy, sequencing, recombinant protein expression using Gateway vector, validation in mouse model for antileishmanial activity.
Research Interest Molecular Parasitology, Drug Development, Host-Parasite interaction, Molecular Immunology |  |
University of the Azores, Portugal
| Biography Joao P Barreiros is a professional scientist and Professor with a Ph.D degree in Biology/Animal Ecology and an Aggregation Degree in Animal Ethology. He is an author of several papers published in peer-reviewed journals from all over the World, he also authored and co-authored books, book chapters and participated in hundreds of international and national conferences, congresses and other scientific meetings. Presently an Aggregate Professor of several curricular units at the University of Azores with emphasis on Animal Behaviour, Marine ecology/Biology and technical CUs such as Diving and Navigation. He also lectures in other institutions mainly in Brazil. Main research topics are on amphi-Atlantic fish ecology, namely Macaronesia, Gulf of Guinea and Brazil. Other aquatic predators, especially within the Amazon basin. East Africa (Mozambique) and studying crocodilians (Caribbean, Africa, S America). Also studying conflicts between wild animals and humans. Present ongoing projects in Brazil (Amazon basin, S littoral coral reefs) and Africa (mostly the Island of São Tomé) and in the Azores (apex predatory fish, cetaceans and marine turtles). In 2014 he was appointed as member of the prestigious Portuguese Naval Academy. Also works in science illustration and is represented in several private and public collections. JPB is an experienced free diver and scuba diving instructor. Research Interest I am a professor of several curricular units at the University of Azores with emphasis on Animal Behaviour, Marine ecology/Biology and technical CUs such as Diving and Navigation. My research focuses amphi-Atlantic fish ecology, namely Macaronesia, Gulf of Guinea and Brazil. Other aquatic predators, especially within the Amazon basin. East Africa (Mozambique) and studying crocodilians (Caribbean, Africa, S America). Also studying conflicts between wild animals and humans. I have ongoing projects in Brazil (Amazon basin, S littoral coral reefs) and Africa (mostly the Island of São Tomé) and in the Azores (apex predatory fish, cetaceans and marine turtles). |  |
Division of Applied & Environmental Microbiology Lab, India
| Biography Maulin P. Shah, currently Chief Scientist & Head – Industrial Waste Water Research Lab, Division of Applied and Environmental Microbiology Lab at Enviro Technology Ltd., Ankleshwar, Gujarat, India, received his Ph.D. (2002-2005) in Environmental Microbiology from Sardar Patel University, Vallabh Vidyanagar, Gujarat. He has served as an Assistant Professor at Godhra, Gujarat University in 2001. He is a Microbial Biotechnologist with diverse research interest. A group of research scholars is working under his guidance on the areas ranging from Applied Microbiology, Environmental Biotechnology, Bioremediation, and Industrial Liquid Waste Management to solid state fermentation. His work has been focused to assess the impact of industrial pollution on microbial diversity of wastewater following cultivation dependant and cultivation independent analysis. His major work involves isolation, screening, identification and Genetic Engineering of high impact of Microbes for the degradation of hazardous materials. He has more than 190 research publication in highly reputed national and international journals. He directs the Research program at Enviro Technology Ltd., Ankleshwar. He has guided more than 100 Post Graduate students in various disciplines of Life Science. He is an active Editorial Board Member in 110 highly reputed Journal’s in the field of Environmental & Biological Sciences. He was Founder Editor-in-Chief of International Journal of Environmental Bioremediation and Biodegradation (2012-2014) as well as Journal of Applied and Environmental Microbiology (2012-2014) (Science and Education Publishing, USA). He is also serving as a reviewer in various journals of national and international repute. Recently, he has been awarded as a Young Biotechnologist Medal by Biotechnological Society of Nepal”. Research Interest
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