We are interested in joining an international consortium for the EUPAHW call focusing on prevention and control. We are interested in exploring opportunities for collaboration as a project partner in molecular diagnostics, the production of diagnostic kits and vaccines, and the conduct of surveillance studies. Our research interests particularly lie in the field of bacterial and viral diseases affecting aquatic organisms.
Our institution conducts research-focused activities in the fields of aquatic animal health, molecular diagnostics, and disease management in aquaculture. In particular, we carry out studies on aquaculture viral and bacterial diseases and contribute to the development of disease diagnosis, surveillance, and control strategies.
Within our institution, there is a 600 m² indoor aquaculture RAS systems unit and a closed-circuit experimental research facility consisting of 24 tanks (50×60×30 cm). This infrastructure provides suitable technical capacity for controlled infection trials, aquaculture experiments, and vaccine efficacy evaluations. As part of our laboratory infrastructure, our genetics laboratory is equipped with an Oxford Nanopore sequencing device, a high-performance computer for bioinformatics analyses, and an automated nucleic acid extraction system.
Our areas of expertise include NGS-based studies (microbiota and metagenomics), cell culture applications, and molecular diagnostics of fish diseases (PCR, qPCR).
