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Seminar: Future challenges in aquaculture and fish health by Sam Martin to SBS
Prof Sam Martin delivered a seminar to School of Biological Sciences following his appointment as director or Research for SBS. See full seminar here
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New paper on Gill Transcriptomics in Reposne to Toxic Alga 8th December 2021
Exciting paper just published "Gill Transcriptomic Responses to Toxin-producing Alga Prymnesium parvum in Rainbow Trout" in Frontiers in Immunology.
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HydroMediT 2021 (Greece): Key note lecture by Prof Sam Martin 6th November 2021
4th International Congress on Applied Ichthyology, Oceanography & Aquatic Environment Prof Sam Martin gave a keynote presenation 6th November 2021 to Aquaculure session entitled: Modern approaches in Aquaculture in Europe: Mucosal surfaces, the first line of defence in fish.
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European Aquaculture Society Meeting, Madeira, 4-7th October 2021
SFIRC team attended the EAS2021, Dr Marlene Lorgen-Richie, Eoin Costelloe and Dean Porter gave oral presentations, Shahmir Naseer and Dr Ralfs Buks presented posters. Prof Sam Martin Chaired the full day microbiome session. Congratulations to Dean Porter (SFIRC PhD studnet) for winning a busary from EAS for the meeting.
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International Gill Health Meeting 28 & 29th October 2021
Gill health management is an active research area, SFIRC are contributing to the international meeting with both Eoin Costelloe (PhD student) and Dr Ela Krol giving oral presentations.
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ARCH UK webinar on Scottish Aquaculture 1st July 2021
Excellent workshop / webinar run by Scottish Early Career Reserachers (ECRs) for current and future research starategies for Aquaculture. Dr Marlene Lorgen Richie presented an ECR perspective of BBSRC funded project ROBUSTsmolt.
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18th International conference on Disease of Fish and Shellfish in Belfast
18th International conference on Disease of Fish and Shellfish(EAFP) was held in Belfast last week. Belfast is one of the most visited cities in hte United Kingdom and Titanic Belfast - where the delegates had a gala dinner - has recently been named as Europe's leading visitor attraction at the prestigious...
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Successful Viva - Eakapol Wangkahart
Congratulations are due to Eakapol Wangkahart who has passed his viva with minor corrections. The title of the thesis was “Immune responses of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) to vaccination and immune stimulation”. His PhD study has shed light on the protective mechanisms induced following vaccination of rainbow trout, and Eakapol has undertaken an in-depth...
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Last Fish imm lab meeting before summer
Our last lab meeting of the academic year was held last Tuesday, 20th of June, at room 316 in the Zoology building. The 2nd year PhD students Nabilah and Marc presented a research update and a paper of interest, respectively. And thanks to Marc for brining a delicious mandarin cake for...
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2017 IBES Postgraduate conference
The Institute of Biological and Environmental Sciences (IBES) held its annual Post-graduate research conference on the 20th and 21st of April. There was a wide variety of topics for the talks from 3rd year students covering everything from fish health (from SFIRC's students) to bioethanol production from waste. Second year students presented posters...