Patrick Sorgeloos has a PhD in marine biology and set up the Laboratory of Aquaculture & Artemia Reference Center at Ghent University in Belgium. Until his retirement as emeritus professor in 2013 over 350 Master (from > 50 countries) and 70 PhD alumni (from > 20 countries) graduated at Ghent University in the field of aquaculture. As Past-President of the World Aquaculture Society (WAS) and co-founder and board member of the European Aquaculture Technology & Innovation Platform EATIP, Patrick is a strong promoter of international networking in aquaculture and is still involved with many international aquaculture organizations. He was co-founder of the Ghent University spin off company Artemia Systems which is now operating under the name of INVE Aquaculture and belongs to Benchmark Holding. He received honorary awards in China, Egypt, Greece, India, Malaysia, Russia, Thailand, USA, and Vietnam.
Professor Jianguo He, a distinguished marine and aquatic biologist at Sun Yat-sen University, has been a leading figure in aquatic disease prevention since earning his Ph.D. in 1990. Promoted to professor in 1994, he has received numerous accolades, including the National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars. He serves in several national leadership roles, such as Deputy Director of the State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol and Chief Scientist for China’s shrimp and crab industry technology system. His pioneering work includes developing disease-resistant shrimp strains, establishing ecological models for viral disease control, and advancing global research on aquatic viruses like WSSV and ISKNV. With over 300 publications, 20 patents, and top national science awards, his innovations have significantly advanced sustainable aquaculture worldwide.
Krishna R. Salin is an Associate Professor and Chair of the Aquaculture Program at AIT, Thailand, with nearly 30 years of academic and industry experience. He has served as President of the World Aquaculture Society Asian-Pacific Chapter (WAS-APC) and as the Honorary Director of NEDAC, Bangkok. A Visiting Professor at Shanghai Ocean University, his research focuses on cleaner aquaculture and the health, nutrition, and welfare of aquatic animals. Through AIT’s Sustainable Asian Aquaculture platform, he offers customized training and consulting services globally. Salin holds a PhD in Mariculture (CIFE, India), a Master’s in Aquaculture, a Bachelor’s in Fisheries Science (KAU, India), and a postdoc in genomics (QUT, Australia).
Dr. Sheng Luan is Deputy Director of the Breeding Division at the Yellow Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, where he spearheads cutting-edge research on genetic breeding of aquatic animals and multi-trait composite breeding systems. Since earning his Ph.D. in Marine Biology from Ocean University of China in 2006, he has developed China’s first web-based aquatic genetic evaluation platform, identified exploitable indirect genetic effects in shrimp, and integrated genomic BLUP with phenotypic and pedigree data to overcome simultaneous trait-selection bottlenecks. These innovations have yielded five nationally certified aquaculture varieties—such as the fast-growing “Huanghai No. 2” shrimp and disease-resistant “Renhai No. 1” Pacific white shrimp—enhancing growth, survival, and disease resistance by up to 30 percent across multiple species and producing more than 10 billion high-quality larvae. A recipient of top honors including the National Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Harvest Award (First Prize, 2019) and Shandong Technology Invention Award, Dr. Luan has published over 100 papers, secured 17 patents, attracted more than CN¥11 million in competitive funding, and mentored over 20 graduate students, solidifying his reputation as a leading innovator in aquaculture genetics.
Researcher Zhang Haiqi is the Director of Zhejiang Institute of Freshwater Fisheries, and serves as the Chief Expert in the field of freshwater seed industry for Zhejiang Provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Affairs. He also holds the position of Director at Key Laboratory of Healthy Freshwater Aquaculture under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs. With a long-term commitment to research on germplasm improvement and selective breeding of aquaculture species, his breeding technologies are recognized as internationally leading. His pioneering work includes:(1) Leading research on disease-resistant selective breeding of Macrobrachium rosenbergii and spearheading national joint breeding initiatives and key technology development for the entire industry chain of giant freshwater prawns. (2) Pioneering the establishment of a selective breeding technology system for major aquaculture species in Zhejiang Province, resulting in the province's first national new aquatic variety. (3) Overseeing more than 20 scientific research projects, publishing over 60 papers, obtaining 9 patents, formulating 6 provincial-level local standards, and authoring 7 books. (4) Receiving 7 provincial and ministerial-level awards, including the China Industry-University-Research Collaboration Innovation Award and the Fan Li Science and Technology Award from China Society of Fisheries.00 papers, secured 17 patents, attracted more than CN¥11 million in competitive funding, and mentored over 20 graduate students, solidifying his reputation as a leading innovator in aquaculture genetics.
Dr Jie Huang is currently a Senior Researcher at Yellow Sea Fisheries Research Institute (YSFRI), Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences (CAFS). He finished his five-year term serving as the Director General of the Network of Aquaculture Centres in Asia-Pacific (NACA) (2019-2024). Before May 2019, He served as a Chief Scientist on Disease Control in CAFS, a Designated Expert of World Organization for Animal Health (WOAH) Reference Laboratories on White Spot Disease and Infectious Hypodermal and Hematopoietic Necrosis, the Vice President of WOAH Aquatic Animal Health Standards Committee (2012-2015), and an Expert of Iridoviridae and Roniviridae Study Groups of the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses. During his term at NACA, Dr Huang was responsible for coordinating regional intergovernmental cooperation and communication in aquaculture. As a scientist at YSFRI, He has been engaged in diagnosis, epidemiology, pathogenic mechanism, prevention and control technology of aquatic animal diseases, and aquaculture biosecurity for more than 30 years. Dr Huang has published more than 420 papers (190 as the corresponding author), among which 140 have been included in SCI citation journals (75 as the corresponding author), obtained 60 patents (14 as the first inventor), published 45 national and industry standards, participated in the compilation of 21 books, and won 14 national and provincial awards. He was awarded with more than 10 national and provincial talent honorary titles.
Mr. Suthavaridh Lempho is the Executive Director of The Cambodian Aquaculturist Association (CAA). He has worked in the agriculture sector for 20 years to upgrade production and market for various commodities including 7 years in the Freshwater Aquaculture in Cambodia. He obtained a Master of Business Administration and a Master of Development Management. The Cambodian Aquaculturist Association, founded in 2020, is the firs-ever aquaculture trade association in Cambodia to work for strengthening, upgrading and managing the aquaculture industry to meet the demands of Cambodia's growing population and the global market. CAA, which has approximately 1,200 members, represents Cambodian aquatic farmers, feed mills, input-material suppliers, processors, wholesalers and collectors in local markets, and works for agricultural policy and trade issues affecting the aquaculture industry.
Bindu R. Pillai is currently working as a Principal Scientist at the ICAR-Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture, located in Bhubaneswar, Odisha. After completing the masters in Mariculture and Ph.D (Maine Sciences) from ICAR-CMFRI, Kochi she joined ICAR-CIFA as a scientist in 1993. Since 2007 she has been working on genetic improvement of Macrobrachium rosenbergii (scampi) through selective breeding. In 2020 the new fast-growing strain of scampi developed through selective breeding was registered as ‘CIFA-GI Scampi®’ and she is now actively involved in the dissemination of the new strain through multiplier scampi. hatcheries. Besides this, she is also involved in another collaborative project with WorldFish. on ‘Life cycle analysis’ of major freshwater fish production systems in India and performance evaluation of genetically improved fish and prawn. She has published more than 80 research papers in national and international journals.
Dr. Kabir Chowdhury, born and trained in Bangladesh, with further education in Thailand and Canada, brings over 30 years of expertise in aquaculture and aquaculture nutrition on a global scale. After earning PhD and completing a post-doctoral fellowship at the University of Guelph, Canada, he joined Ja leading Canadian provider of non-medicated feed additives as Global Technical Director for aquaculture, and later as Sales Director for South Asia. His extensive knowledge includes the evaluation of novel plant proteins and the impact of anti-nutrients on nutrient utilization in aquatic animals. Dr. Chowdhury has conducted comprehensive research on the effects of various functional feed additives in fish, crustaceans, and poultry. He has an impressive publication record, with over 100 research articles, including 39 peer-reviewed papers, and has authored a book on Environmental Assessment Guidelines for Coastal Aquaculture. Dr. Chowdhury is also a prominent speaker, having presented at numerous industry-leading meetings and conferences. In 2011, he founded Professional Aquaculture Nutritionists (PAN), a LinkedIn-based networking organization that has grown to more than 8,000 members from over 110 countries worldwide. As of January 2024, he has taken on the role of Senior Editor for the Taylor & Francis (UK) journal, Critical Insights in Aquaculture. Recently, Dr. Chowdhury established Maverick Innovation, a state-of-the-art research facility dedicated to exploring novel ideas and sustainable technologies for farmed animal production. Under his leadership, the organization has launched several cutting-edge projects, such as the Recirculating Aquaculture Systems (RAS) based Golda (freshwater prawn) farming technology to boost prawn production in Bangladesh by addressing challenges like water quality control, biosecurity, and disease prevention.
Lam My Lan is an Associate Professor at Can Tho University (CTU), College of Aquaculture and Fisheries. She holds a BSc in Aquaculture (1995) from CTU; an MSc in Aquaculture (1999) from AARM, AIT, and earned her PhD in Aquaculture/Biology in 2006 from University of Manur, Belgium. She joined CTU as a researcher in 1995 and has served as a lecturer since 2000 and advanced senior lecturer since 2014. Her research focuses on developing freshwater fish and giant prawn farming systems and culture techniques for high valued indigenous freshwater fish. She has researched on the development of a sustainable giant prawn – rice culture systems for both freshwater and brackishwater areas in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam as well as intensive pond culture model of giant prawn.
Professor Ikhwanuddin is an expert in the field of aquaculture in Malaysia. Since 2018, he was appointed as the Director of the Institute of Tropical Aquaculture and Fisheries (AKUATROP) at Universiti Malaysia Terengganu (UMT), which has been accredited as a Higher Institution Center of Excellence (HICoE) by Malaysia’s Ministry of Higher Education. As the founding Director of this HICoE, Professor Ikhwanuddin has positioned AKUATROP as Malaysia’s leading institution in food security related to aquaculture. A globally recognized authority in Portunid crabs, Marine shrimps and Freshwater prawns breeding and culture, he has led over 110 national, international, and industry-funded projects, including more than 50 international grants, with total funding exceeding RM 20 million. Since 2021, he has been ranked among the top 2% of scientists worldwide in fisheries for four consecutive years.
Professor Dileepa de Croos is a distinguished academic and leading expert in aquaculture, fisheries management, and marine biodiversity, based at Wayamba University of Sri Lanka. With a strong academic foundation, B.Sc. (Hons) in Zoology (University of Colombo), M.Sc. in Fisheries and Aquaculture Management (University of Kelaniya), and a Ph.D. in Population Genetics applications in Fisheries (University of Iceland), his work bridges science and real-world application. He currently serves as the Sri Lankan Country Leader for the prestigious ACIAR-funded project, “Improving the productivity, efficiency and sustainability of culture-based fishery for finfish and giant freshwater prawn in Sri Lankan reservoirs”, which brings together over 30 researchers from Sri Lanka and James Cook University, Australia. A prolific researcher and mentor, Professor de Croos has authored over 60 refereed publications, secured three patents, attracted over USD 1.5 million in competitive funding, and supervised more than 20 postgraduate students. He is also the Editor of the Sri Lanka Journal of Aquatic Sciences.
Dr. Sheryll S. Santander-Avanceña is a licensed Fisheries Technologist and Career Service Professional. She holds a Ph.D. in Fisheries from the University of the Philippines Visayas, where she also earned her M.S. in Biology and B.S. in Aquaculture. Currently, she works as a Scientist at the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center/Aquaculture Department (SEAFDEC/AQD) in Iloilo, Philippines. Her research focuses on the reproductive performance and nutrition of commercially important aquaculture species such as Penaeus monodon, Penaeus indicus, Macrobrachium rosenbergii, and Scylla serrata. She serves as SEAFDEC/AQD’s representative and Chairperson in the formulation of national aquaculture standards under the Bureau of Agriculture and Fisheries Standards. Dr. Avanceña has received several research awards and grants, and her work has been presented at various local and international conferences. She is a published author in numerous ISI-indexed journals and holds a registered utility model for a specialized feed formulation for shrimp broodstock. She has also served as a reviewer for scientific journals and participated in international training and exchange programs in Japan.
Prof. Guoliang Yang is a professor from Huzhou University. He has dedicated over 30 years to research on breeding, propagation, and promotion of Macrobrachium rosenbergii. He has achieved the breeding of two novel varieties of giant prawn and founded two giant prawn seedling enterprises. He served as a scientist in the China Agriculture Research System, led projects under the National Key R&D Program, and published over 100 academic papers. He holds more than 10 invention patents and has received the First Prize of Zhejiang Provincial Science and Technology Award. Additionally, he has been honored as one of the "Top Ten Outstanding Science and Technology Workers in Zhejiang Province" and recognized as a "Leading Entrepreneurial Talent" under Jiangsu Province's "Double Creation Plan."
Somprasong Netthip, CEO of Lukkungsetthi Co., Ltd. (LST Farm), is a highly experienced aquaculture hatchery expert with over 20 years of experience in breeding black tiger shrimp, Pacific white shrimp, and giant freshwater prawns. He has developed a process for producing all-male prawn seed in a closed system (SPF) and has improved the polyculture model for giant freshwater prawns along with short-cycle white shrimp. He is the 2021 national champion for freshwater prawns farming model farmers and the runner-up of the 1st place National Outstanding Farmer in Freshwater Aquaculture in 2022. He is also the current President of the Eastern Thai Shrimp Farmers Association.
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Dr. Yuan, born in 1982, he is also a selected member of the Huzhou "1112 Talent Training Program." His research focuses on aquaculture ecology, eutrophic water remediation, and the development and promotion of innovative aquaculture models. He has led sub-projects under the National Science and Technology Support Program during China’s 12th Five-Year Plan. Dr. Yuan has conducted extensive research on the optimization of efficient farming models, as well as material cycling and energy flow dynamics for key freshwater shrimp species such as Macrobrachium rosenbergii. As first author or corresponding author, he has published 100+ scientific papers, holds 10+ granted invention patents, and has contributed to the formulation of one national industry standard and one Zhejiang provincial standard.
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Qiang Gao is a distinguished research scientist and the Director of the Genetics and Breeding Laboratory at the Zhejiang Freshwater Fisheries Research Institute. He currently serves as the Director of the Huzhou Comprehensive Experimental Station of the National Shrimp and Crab Industry Technology System and the Deputy Director of the National Genetic Breeding Center for Giant Freshwater Prawn. Specializing in genetic breeding and extension of Macrobrachium rosenbergii, he has led or participated in 30+ national and provincial research projects, resulting in two nationally certified prawn varieties, eight authorized invention patents, and 11 industry/local standards for sustainable aquaculture practices. His contributions have been recognized with the First Prize of Zhejiang Provincial Science and Technology Progress Award, First Prize of National Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Fishery Harvest Award, and First Prize of Fan Li Science and Technology Award. With 35 peer-reviewed publications and two co-authored technical books, he has been honored as a "National Advanced Individual in Agriculture and Rural Systems" and "Zhejiang Outstanding Agricultural Science Innovator" for advancing scientific and technological progress in freshwater prawn breeding.
Meng Jilun, Ph.D., Associate Researcher. Dr. Jilun Meng received his Ph.D. from Kiel University, Germany. In 2024, he joined the Core Germplasm Development Team for Freshwater Aquatic Species at the Institute of Biological Breeding, Xianghu Laboratory. His research background is in quantitative genetics, with a primary focus on developing a genomic selection breeding system for Macrobrachium rosenbergii, targeting economically important traits such as growth and reproductive performance. His work aims to address critical bottlenecks in the industry through breeding-oriented solutions.
Xinglin Lai is a PhD student in the College of Fisheries and Life Sciences at Shanghai Ocean University, specializing in Aquaculture. His research focuses on elucidating the sex determination and differentiation mechanisms in the giant freshwater prawn (Macrobrachium rosenbergii). Through integrative approaches combining molecular biology, genomics, and transcriptomics, he aims to uncover the genetic regulatory networks governing sexual development in this economically important aquaculture species. This work not only advances our fundamental understanding of crustacean sexual biology but also provides critical insights for improving breeding strategies and enhancing aquaculture productivity through sex-controlled hatchery practices.
Dr. Qiongying Tang is a researcher at Huzhou University, Master's Supervisor. She has been engaged in the genetic and breeding work of Macrobrachium rosenbergii for a long time, and participated in the breeding of the nationally certified aquaculture new variety of Macrobrachium rosenbergii “Shufeng No.1”. In June 2005, she graduated from the College of Fisheries, Huazhong Agricultural University, earning her doctoral degree in Aquaculture. Then she joined in the Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences as an assistant researcher, and served as an associate researcher in 2012. From 2017, she transferred to Huzhou University. Over the past 20 years, she has been involved in research on genetic and breeding of aquatic animals, fish phylogeny and evolutionary biology. Dr. Tang has led around ten major research projects, including program of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC), and has published nearly 70 research papers, with 40 as the first or corresponding authors. She has supervised nearly 20 graduate students and made an important contribution to the talents in Aquaculture.
Dr. Lingyun Yu is a scientific researcher in the Aquaculture Genetics and Breeding Division of the Pearl River Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences. Since earning his doctoral degree from Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology in 2018, he has specialized in genetic breeding researh on freshwater shrimp species, particularly Macrobrachium Rosenbergii (Giant freshwater prawn) and Cherax Quadricarinatus (Redclaw crayfish). Currently, he leads a team in carrying out works including whole-genome analysis of M. rosenbergii, construction of high-density genetic fringerprinting systems, researh and development of novel 200K liquid-phase SNP breeding chip, and new variety cultivation, with good progress achieved. Dr. Yu has recipient of 7 distringuished awards in fisheries science, published over 40 papers in aquaculture genetics.
Yang Xu is an associate professor engaged in disease-resistant breeding of freshwater shrimp and green health prevention of aquatic animals. In recent years, she has focused on Macrobrachium rosenbergii controlling the entire industrial chain from its source to establish a standardized SPF breeding system for freshwater shrimp. She has developed high-quality seedlings and built the world's richest germplasm bank. Additionally, she has developed various fish vaccines and microbial agents, making significant contributions to increasing farmers' income.
Dr. Shaokui Yi is a professor from Huzhou University. He mainly focuses on the genetics and genomics of giant freshwater prawn, with a particular emphasis on the genome selection of the Iridovirus-resistant strain. He has presided over various research projects funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of China. He has published over 90 academic papers in various high-impact journals.
Dr. Xilin Dai is a Dai Xilin is the Chief Scientist of Litopenaeus vannameii Industry Technology System Construction Project of Shanghai (2022-2026). He has been engaged in the teaching and research of crustaceans for more than 30 years and has carried out technical research on the breeding and cultivation of Macrobrachium rosenbergii, Fenneropenaeus chinensis, Penaeus monodon, and L. vannameii.
Dr. Tiantian Ye received M.S. in Computer Science and Ph.D. in Bioinformatics from the University of California, Riverside (UCR), and subsequently conducted postdoctoral research in the Department of Statistics at UCR. In July 2023, Dr. Ye joined Xianghu Laboratory, focusing on the development and application of statistical modeling, machine learning, and deep learning in aquaculture breeding. During Ph.D. and postdoctoral training, Dr. Ye primarily worked on algorithms for statistical modeling of genotype imputation from 3D genome data and the reconstruction of high-resolution diploid 3D genome structures, facilitating the study of fine-scale chromatin organization and epigenetic regulatory mechanisms at the level of topologically associating domains (TADs), particularly in the context of key imprinted genes. Her work was selected for a Highlights track oral presentation at the 25th Annual International Conference on Research in Computational Molecular Biology (RECOMB 2021). Her research has been published in Nature Structural & Molecular Biology, Nucleic Acids Research and Bioinformatics.
Dr. Yunpeng Fan graduated from Hunan Normal University and is currently a postdoctoral researcher jointly trained by the Zhejiang Provincial Freshwater Fisheries Research Institute and Ningbo University. He specializes in aquatic animal genetics and breeding, with a focus on advanced projects like gene knockout and RNA interference. During his undergraduate, master's, and doctoral years, he participated in and completed three national level research projects, accumulating rich research experience. In his postdoctoral stint, he preside over a Huzhou Science and Technology Program Project. On the academic front, he has published 14 academic articles in journals such as Fish and Shellfish Immunology and International Journal of Molecular Sciences, and filed six national invention patents.
Dr. Li Guo, Associate Researcher at Xianghu Laboratory, is a key scientific member of the Freshwater Aquaculture Core Germplasm Innovation Team. He earned his Ph.D. from the College of Biological Sciences at China Agricultural University. From 2021 to 2023, he conducted postdoctoral research at the Zhejiang University Hangzhou International Innovation Center, serving as an Assistant Researcher. His research focuses on: Data-driven gene editing technologies; Protein design and evolution techniques; Exploration and evolutionary studies of “genetic dark matter” based on genetic diversity. His work has achieved significant advancements in applications across biomedicine, synthetic biology, and biological breeding. He has published 15 papers, with 12 as first or corresponding author in renowned journals including Nature Chemical Biology, Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy, and Molecular Therapy. He leads a National Natural Science Foundation for Young Scientists project, has filed 10 patent applications, and contributed to 1 national key publication funded by the China Publishing Foundation. His honors include 4 national innovation competition awards and the Zhejiang Provincial Young Talent distinction.
Dawei Zhao graduated from Jiangsu Ocean University in 2012 and has been engaged in aquaculture and related work for 13 years since graduated from the university. In 2024, he’s enrolled in a part time graduate program in Jiangsu Ocean University and focuses on nutrition and product quality of crustacean cultured species. Currently, He is the general manager of whole industrial chain of Mingzhi Group.
Dr. Xuxiong Huang is a professor from shanghai ocean university, and mainly engaged in genetic breeding of economic freshwater prawns. He has been honored with prestigious titles, including Shanghai "Oriental Scholar" Distinguished Professor, Shanghai Outstanding Young Academic Leader, and the Ministry of Agriculture's Shennong Talent. Over the past five years, he has published more than 90 papers as first/corresponding author, including 58 SCI-indexed articles in heavyweight journals, such as Reviews in Aquaculture, Journal of Biological Chemistry, Journal of Proteome Research, and American Journal of Physiology (H-index: 32). He holds 8 authorized national invention patents as primary contributor. His research achievements have earned him multiple awards, including the First Prize of Shanghai Marine Science and Technology Award.
Nadiah Wan Rasdi is an Associate Professor at Universiti Malaysia Terengganu’s (UMT) Faculty of Fisheries and Food Science. She holds a BSc in Marine Biology (2009) and an MSc in Aquaculture (2010) from UMT, and earned her PhD in Aquaculture/Planktonology Live Feed Culture from Flinders University, Australia in 2016 under UMT’s Academic Staff Training Scheme. She joined UMT as a tutor in 2011 and has served as a senior lecturer since 2016. Her research focuses on plankton as "living capsules" for nutrient delivery in larval fish and shrimp, including the effects of climate change on plankton biology. Her work supports improved live feed nutrition, aquaculture productivity, and food security. She has a WoS and Scopus H-index of 16 with 837 citations. Nadiah has presented her research at both national and international conferences and has held leadership roles, including Head of the Aquatic Research Programme (2020–2022) and Academic Club Coordinator (2020–2023). She aspires to be a recognized leader in Planktonology Live Food Culture through research, knowledge sharing, and mentorship.
Dr. Xuan Dong is a professor at the Yellow Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences. He focuses on diverse aspects of epidemiology and biosecurity in crustaceans, covering diseases, diagnostics, sanitary legislation and health management. He has collaborated as an expert for international organizations such as the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV) and the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) as well as domestic organizations. With years of experience in establishing enterprise-level and national-level biosecurity, he has hosted and participated in more than 30 research projects. Dr. Dong has published 26 books and 93 papers in peer-reviewed journals, including 53 SCI papers with an h-index of 23. Among these, 49 papers were published as first or corresponding author (including equal contributions) in renowned journals such as Science China Life Sciences, PLoS Pathogens, and mSystems, including 37 SCI articles. Additionally, Dr. Dong holds seven patents and has contributed to eight standards.
Dr. Qun Jiang is an Associate Professor and Master's Supervisor at Yangzhou University specializing in genetic breeding of aquatic species. She obtained her Ph.D. from Ocean University of China in 2015 and conducted research as a Visiting Scholar at Tohoku University, Japan (2022-2023). Her primary research focuses on Macrobrachium rosenbergii (giant freshwater prawn), including genetic trait analysis, germplasm resource evaluation, and sustainable aquaculture technologies. As principal investigator, Dr. Jiang has secured competitive funding from the National Natural Science Foundation of China, Jiangsu Provincial Natural Science Foundation, among others. She serves as a key researcher in the Jiangsu Modern Agricultural Industry Technology System's M. rosenbergii Innovation Team. Her scholarly output includes 24 first/corresponding-author publications in leading journals such as Aquaculture and Aquaculture reports, one authorized patent, and the prestigious First Prize of Science and Technology Award from the Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences. Dr. Jiang maintains active industry collaborations, including work with Yangzhou Fuyuan Aquatic Products Co., Ltd. on prawn strain improvement and partnership with Gaoyou Modern Agricultural Demonstration Park to advance eco-friendly farming practices. These efforts have yielded significant advancements in prawn seed production and sustainable aquaculture systems.
Kua Beng Chu has been a Research Officer since 1996 and is currently a Deputy Senior Director of Research, Fisheries Research Institute under Department of Fisheries Malaysia. She obtained a Bachelor of Fisheries Science (Aquaculture) and Master of Science (Fish Health Management) from University Putra Malaysia (UPM) in 1993 and 1996 respectively. She completed her PhD in fish parasitology from University of Science, Malaysia (USM) in 2002. Over the past 27 years, she has been involved in research on fish health, focusing in fish parasite, pathology, disease prevention and management. She has been a Project Leader for more than 10 grants and has written more than 80 technical papers. She has patented six innovations and one of them has won the Commonwealth Secretary-General’s Innovation for Sustainable Development Awards in 2021. She has written a book on Ectoparasites in Aquaculture to assist farmers to overcome the ectoparasite problems, and children’s books on fisheries with the purpose of creating awareness to the younger generation.
Guo Jianlin, Master of Agronomy, Senior Engineer, Deputy Director of Zhejiang Provincial Freshwater Aquaculture Research Institute, and Chief Expert of the Aquaculture Health and Feed Nutrition Innovation Team. His primary research focuses on large-scale breeding and healthy aquaculture models (including rice-aquaculture integrated farming) for freshwater shrimp species such as Macrobrachium rosenbergii and Cherax quadricarinatus, as well as the development of functional feeds for disease resistance and quality improvement, along with intelligent equipment like automatic feeding machines. He has led 15 provincial and municipal projects, participated in over 20 ministerial/provincial-level research initiatives, and received six awards including the First Prize of Zhejiang Provincial Science and Technology Progress Award. He has published more than 50 papers, holds 6 invention patents, co-authored 1 academic monograph, and contributed to the development of 3 provincial local standards.
Dr. Xiaojian Gao is a lecturer and master's supervisor at Yangzhou University. He graduated from Yangzhou University in 2021 with a Ph.D. and began working at the university in the same year. His work focuses on the teaching, research, and industry services related to aquatic animal diseases. He has presided over several research projects, including the National Natural Science Foundation of China and the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province. He serves as a key researcher in the Jiangsu Modern Agricultural Industry Technology System's Macrobrachium rosenbergii Innovation Team. He has published more than 20 research papers as the first author or corresponding author in journals such as Aquaculture, Microbiology Spectrum, and International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. He has led the development of one Jiangsu provincial local standard, and holds two authorized national invention patents. As a key contributor, he was awarded the First Prize for Scientific and Technological Progress of the Fan Li Science and Technology Award by the China Society of Fisheries.
Ms. Xiaomeng Guo is a Ph.D. candidate in Aquaculture at Shanghai Ocean University, jointly supervised by Prof. Kun Hu and Senior Researcher Prof. Jie Huang of the Yellow Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences. Under their guidance, she has developed strong expertise in molecular biology techniques, histopathology, and advanced electron microscopy. Established a novel thermotherapy–based viral clearance protocol for DIV1 infection and identified two new susceptible shrimp hosts, providing a critical technical foundation for DIV1 prevention and the breeding of SPF shrimp strains. Advanced diagnostic detection and control strategies for Enterocytozoon hepatopenaei (EHP) in shrimp aquaculture. To date, she has co-authored 19 SCI-indexed papers (including seven as co-first author) and three core-journal articles in China, holds one granted patent, with another pending as primary inventor, and has participated in the FAO Aquaculture Value-Chain Disease Risk Analysis training. She has also presented her work at Asian Fisheries Society conferences. Currently, Ms. Guo continues to investigate host–pathogen interactions, aiming to develop innovative, sustainable disease‐control approaches for shrimp farming.
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Xiaoyi Pan is a Researcher at Zhejiang Institute of Freshwater Fisheries and concurrently serves as the Chief Expert for Aquatic Animal Disease Prevention and Control at the Department of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of Zhejiang Province. With over 20 years of experience in aquatic animal disease control technology, his primary research focuses on the pathogenic mechanisms and vaccines for key bacterial pathogens in freshwater fish (such as Aeromonas); virology of emerging diseases in Macrobrachium rosenbergii; rapid diagnostic techniques for aquatic animal pathogens; and the research and development of novel aquatic vaccines. Pan has published more than 50 papers as the first or corresponding author, secured 18 national invention patents as the first inventor, and led the formulation of three aquatic industry standard and two provincial local standard. Six of his patents and research outcomes have been successfully implemented in aquaculture enterprises. He was selected for the Zhejiang Provincial “151” Talent Project (Second Level) and has been honored with titles such as the Huzhou Youth Science and Technology Award and Outstanding Inventor of Huzhou City.
Xu Qiyou, Ph.D. in animal nutrition and feed science from Northeast Agricultural University, postdoctoral fellow at the Chinese Ocean University, visiting scholar of Texas A&M University and University of Idaho, is now a professor and a chief scientist on fish nutrition and feed in Huzhou University. He has being working for years on nutrition and gut health, and nutrition biochemistry of fishes as largemouth bass, carp, sturgeon, rainbow trout etc. He has chaired or participated in 15 research projects as National Natural Science Foundation of China, and has authored and co-authored more than 200 papers published in different magazines and journals. He has obtained 6 prizes of the Heilongjiang Science and Technology Progress Awards, and has got 13 patents. Currently, he is a doctoral supervisor for Shanghai Ocean University. He is the member of the Aquaculture Disciplines Committee of Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, the China aquatic animal nutrition and feed committee, the associate editor of Frontiers in immunity and Fishes.
Chantelle Hooper is an Aquatic Animal Health Specialist at the Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (CEFAS) in Weymouth, United Kingdom. She is also pursuing a PhD at the University of Exeter, focusing on host and pathogen genomics in emerging diseases of aquatic invertebrates. Chantelle holds a BSc (Hons) in Genetics from Cardiff University. At CEFAS, Chantelle is part of the Genomics and Systematics Team, contributing and leading various projects aimed at understanding and mitigating diseases in aquatic environments. Chantelle's scientific interests are centred around the genomics of emerging diseases in aquatic invertebrates. Her work involves identifying novel pathogens in the aquatic environment and understanding the genetic interactions between hosts and known pathogens. She has led or contributed to several significant projects, including the identification of a novel RNA virus linked to mass mortalities of freshwater prawns in Bangladesh, the identification of a novel Marteilia parasite infecting cockles, and projects investigating the host genetics of oysters in relation to resistance to known pathogens.
Dr. Xiaochuan Zheng is a research associate in Freshwater Fisheries Research Center, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences. His research program focuses on as follows: Developing postbiotics for aquaculture applications; Deciphering gut microbiota-host physiological interactions in aquatic species; Designing genetically engineered probiotics through synthetic biology approaches. He has authored SCI-indexed publications as first or corresponding author. As Principal Investigator (PI), he has secured competitive grants including Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province for Youths (BK20230178), Open Project of Key Laboratory of Healthy Freshwater Aquaculture, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (ZJK202304). And he was the Key Participant of China Agriculture Research System of MOF and MARA (CARS-48) and the National Key R&D Program of China (2023YFD2402000). And he serves as a Guest Editor for the journal Animals and a Peer Reviewer for multiple international journals, including Aquaculture Nutrition, Aquaculture Reports, Fish & Shellfish Immunology, and Frontiers in Immunology.
Dr. Jing Wang is a lecturer with a Ph.D. in Fisheries Economics and Management. She has been deeply engaged in scientific research in the fisheries field. In recent years, she has published six SCI papers as the first author or corresponding author. Her research areas cover topics such as the economics of aquaculture, marine economy, and consumer behavior. She previously served as the Secretary of the Industrial Economics Research Office under the National Shrimp and Crab Industry Technology System, conducting in-depth field studies in aquaculture and interacting face-to-face with farmers. In 2021, she participated in the Sixth International Conference on Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences & Asian Fisheries Social Science Research Network Forum One, where she delivered an academic oral presentation. In 2022, she was awarded the First Prize for Outstanding Achievements in the National Volunteer Service Activity for Rural Revitalization by Agricultural Science Graduate Students.
Primary research areas include facility-based aquaculture engineering and biological nitrogen removal (efficient water treatment processes such as nitrification and denitrification), covering:1.Aquaculture Environmental Engineering;2.Healthy Aquaculture Technologies;3.High-Throughput Data Processing and Bioinformatics Analysis.Published 15 SCI papers in leading journals, including 11 first-author and 3 second-author papers. Granted 3 invention patents. Lead multiple national/provincial projects and industry-sponsored collaborative initiatives.
Yucai Xue is currently pursuing a Ph.D. at Shanghai Ocean University, focusing on the cultivation of live feed and nutritional feed research for crustaceans.
Zhou Xixun currently serves as the Vice President and Director of Yueyang Yumeikang Biotechnology Co., Ltd., and is one of the founding shareholders of the company. As the technical leader, he has spearheaded the company’s growth from inception to becoming a top-tier enterprise in aquatic animal health products and a leading force in functional feed. At present, the group company has expanded into a large-scale conglomerate comprising 9 subsidiaries, 6 production bases, and 5 aquaculture bases, establishing China’s largest R&D and manufacturing base for aquatic animal health inputs. Zhou Xixun holds 19 patents and has published 7 research papers, including 3 SCI papers and 2 core journal papers. He has contributed to the development of 1 industry standard (as the third primary drafter), 2 association standards, 50 enterprise standards, and co-authoring 1 monograph. As a project leader or principal technical expert, he has undertaken the “14th Five-Year National Key R&D Program”, “Hunan Provincial Key R&D Program”, and “Yueyang Municipal Key R&D Program” and other scientific research projects.