R-D RESEARCH GROUP: AQUATIC PATHOLOGY

 

1. OBJECTIVES AND RESEARCH THEMES

Overall objectives

• Diagnose, determine disease pathogens, and create procedures for disease prevention and treatment for aquatic animals.
• Investigate bacterial strains showing potential effects in reducing environmental pollution and preventing aquatic diseases to produce probiotics.
• Research on vaccines and compounds from natural sources in the prevention and treatment of aquatic diseases.
• Provide services on diagnosing and related activities on aquatic diseases.

Specific objectives:

To achieve the Overall objectives, the following specific objectives have been set:

– Research and establish diagnostic procedures for common and emerging diseases, and the diseases with the higher requisition for detection and diagnosis from production chains of aquaculture.

– Isolate bacterial strains with high virulence from diseased aquatic animals in Vietnam, showing potentials to produce vaccines to prevent diseases for aquatic animals.

– Isolate and preserve bacterial strains and species selected from natural disease outbreaks with high potential to produce probiotics for decomposing organic residues, and control odour of water farming systems, enhancing food digestion, and inhibiting bacterial pathogens in aquatic animals.

– Set up the diagnostic procedure using molecular biology methods.

– Establish procedures for the prevention and treatment of aquatic animal diseases.

– Cooperate and connect with business stakeholders in research and application of the research outcomes of the group into production processes.

2. RESEARCH ORIENTATIONS FOR 2023-2025

• Continue to promote strengths in the diagnosis and prevention of aquatic diseases, develop laboratories, service diagnoses for fish production and create optimal conditions for students to practice.
• Coordinate with domestic and foreign enterprises to invest in research cooperation to create science products to serve society.
• Sep up the research process for testing and examination of alternative antibiotic products in aquaculture.
• Research on emerging and dangerous diseases in aquatic animals and the corresponding prevention and control methods.
• Strengthen and extend international cooperation and apply for funding sources to support research and international publication.

GROUP MEMBERS

11 members

Members	Organisations		Titles	Study countries
Truong Dinh Hoai	Faculty of Fisheries		Assoc.Prof.	Japan
Vu Duc Manh	Faculty of Fisheries		Msc.	Vietnam
Nguyen Ngoc Tuan	Faculty of Fisheries		PhD	Germany
Le Viet Dung	Faculty of Fisheries		PhD	New Zealand
Doan Thi Nhinh	Faculty of Fisheries		Msc.	Australia
Pham Thi Lam Hong	Faculty of Fisheries		Msc.	Vietnam
Doan Thanh Loan	Faculty of Fisheries		PhD	Germany
Kim Van Van	Faculty of Fisheries		Assoc.Prof.	Vietnam
Dang Thi Lua	RIA 1		Assoc.Prof.	Japan
Ngo Phu Thoa	Faculty of Fisheries	PhD			Australia
Tran Thi Trinh	Faculty of Fisheries	Msc.			Vietnam