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Fotini Kokou. Completed the Doctor of Philosophy in Biology Department in 2013/07/11 by Panepistemio Kretes Panepistemioupole Bouton, Master in Environmental Biology - Marine Resource Management in 2007/09/30 by Panepistemio Kretes and Bachelor in Biology in 2005/07/25 by Panepistemio Kretes. Is Principal Investigator in Wageningen University & Research Departement Dierwetenschappen. Published 35 articles in journals. Has 2 section(s) of books. Organized 2 event(s). Participates and/or participated as Principal investigator in 5 project(s). Works in the area(s) of Agrarian Sciences with emphasis on Animal and Dairy Science and Natural sciences with emphasis on Biological Sciences with emphasis on Microbiology. In his curriculum Ciência Vitae the most frequent terms in the context of scientific, technological and artistic-cultural output are: Fish nutrition; Fish health; Microbiome; Fish physiology; Fish microbiome; Aquatic microbiome; Fish Nutrition; Aquaculture systems; Genomics; Animals; Fish; Fish Physiology; Fish Microbiome; Aquaculture research; Aquaculture Microbiome; Aquaculture; Sustainability; .
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Fotini Kokou

Citation names

  • Kokou, Fotini

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
2614-D1DD-A086
ORCID iD
0000-0002-3675-3835
Google Scholar ID
https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=NjLZXr4AAAAJ&view_op=list_works&sortby=title
Scopus Author Id
56576298400

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Agrarian Sciences - Animal and Dairy Science
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Microbiology

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Greek (Mother tongue)
English Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2)
Education
Degree Classification
2008/10/28 - 2013/07/11
Concluded
 Biology Department (Doctor of Philosophy)
Major in PhD in Biology with specialization in Fish Physiology - Nutrition
Panepistemio Kretes Panepistemioupole Bouton, Greece
"Effect of diet on digestive physiology and health status of gilthead sea bream (Sparus aurata): Soy products and soybean anti-nutritional factors" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2005/10/01 - 2007/09/30
Concluded
 Environmental Biology - Marine Resource Management (Master)
Major in Aquatic Microbiology
Panepistemio Kretes, Greece
"In vitro antibacterial Activity in microalgal cultures against pathogenic Vibrio strains" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2001/09/20 - 2005/07/25
Concluded
 Biology (Bachelor)
Major in Biology
Panepistemio Kretes, Greece
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2020/01/01 - Current Principal Investigator (Research) Wageningen University & Research Departement Dierwetenschappen, Netherlands
Wageningen University & Research Leerstoelgroep Aquacultuur en Visserij, Netherlands
2019/03/18 - 2019/11/30 Researcher (Research) Universidade Católica Portuguesa Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Portugal
2016/09/01 - 2019/03/01 Postdoc (Research) Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev National Institute for Biotechnology in the Negev, Israel
2014/04/01 - 2016/08/31 Postdoc (Research) Agricultural Research Organization Volcani Center, Israel
2008/09/01 - 2014/03/31 Research Assistant (Research) Elleniko Kentro Thalassion Ereunon, Greece
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2024/03/01 - 2027/02/28 Aquafeed Upgraded: Enhancing Immune Function with Seaweed-modified Functional Compounds
SBEP2023-101
Principal investigator
Wageningen University & Research Leerstoelgroep Aquacultuur en Visserij, Netherlands
Ongoing
2020/12/01 - 2025/09/01 AQUAculture infrastructures for EXCELlence in European fish research 3.0 (AquaExcel 3.0)
871108
Principal investigator
Horizon 2020
Ongoing
2020/12/01 - 2024/12/31 European Aquaculture Training for improving Seafood Husbandry
956697
Principal investigator
European Commission
Ongoing
2021/06 - 2023/05 Nutritional epigenetic programming of gut mucosal health in first-feeding fish
101029186
Principal investigator
European Commission
Ongoing
2010/09 - 2013/06 Effect of dietary soy products and soy anti-nutrients on physiology and immune status of gilthead sea bream Sparus aurata
3396
Principal investigator
European Social Fund
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Book chapter
  1. "Life Cycle Assessment for Sustainable Improvement of Aquaculture Systems". In Sustainable Aquafeeds. CRC Press, 2021.
    Published
  2. "Plant and Novel Aquafeed Ingredient Impact on Fish Performance and Waste Excretion". In Sustainable Aquafeeds. CRC Press, 2021.
    Published
Conference abstract
  1. Kokou, Fotini; Yale Deng; Maas, Roel M.; Ep H. Eding; Marc C. J. Verdegem; Johan W. Schrama. "DIET AND REARING ENVIRONMENT EFFECTS ON MICROBIAL COMPOSITION IN THE GUT: THE CASE OF NILE TILAPIA". Paper presented in European Aquaculture Society Conference, Rimini, 2022.
    Published
  2. Satya Prakash; Roel M. Maas; Antony Philip Prabhu; Kokou, Fotini; Johan W. Schrama. "Novel dietary ingredients do not affect growth but alter the quantity and quality of fecal waste produced by rainbow trout". Paper presented in International Symposium on Fish Nutrition and Feeding (ISFNF), Sorrento, 2022.
    Published
  3. Horstmann, Peter; Maas, Roel M.; Kokou, Fotini; Staessen, Thomas W.O.; Johan W. Schrama. "Faecal waste characteristics and production of yellowtail kingfish (seriola lalandi) fed with pelleted and natural feed.". Paper presented in XX International Symposium on Fish Nutrition and Feeding towards precision fish nutrition and feeding., Sorrento, 2022.
    Published
  4. Kokou, Fotini; Yale Deng; Ep H. Eding; Marc C. J. Verdegem. "Early life history effects on fish microbiome development: lessons from tilapia". Paper presented in Genomics in Aquaculture, Granada, 2022.
    Published
Conference poster
  1. "EXPLORING EUROPEAN SEABASS GUTMICROBIOME AND ITS RESILIENCE TO IN-FEED ANTIBIOTICS". Paper presented in European Aquaculture Society Conference, 2019.
  2. "Host adaptive capacity shapes fish gut microbiome composition and modulates its temperature adaptation.". Paper presented in International Society of Microbial Ecology Conference, 2018.
  3. "Dietary and structural shifts in fish gut microbiome.". Paper presented in Israel Society for Microbiology (ISM) Annual Meeting, 2016.
  4. "Effect of exogenous enzyme supplementation in diets high in soybean meal on performance of gilthead sea bream Sparus aurata.". Paper presented in Aquaculture Conference, 2013.
  5. "The effect of fish meal partial substitution by a bioprocessed soybean meal on the activity of intestinal brush border enzymes of gilthead sea bream Sparus aurata.". Paper presented in World Aquaculture Societ, 2012.
  6. "Nutrient digestibility and growth performance of gilthead sea bream (Sparus aurata) after dietary administration of anti-nutritional factors present in soybean meal.". Paper presented in International Symposium on Fish Nutrition and Feedin, 2012.
Journal article
  1. Tinh, Tran Huu; Kokou, Fotini; Hai, Tran Ngoc; Verreth, Johan A.J.; Verdegem, Marc C.J.. "Effects of feed, carbohydrate addition and stocking density on Pacific white shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei) production". Aquacultural Engineering 101 (2023): 102325. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aquaeng.2023.102325.
    10.1016/j.aquaeng.2023.102325
  2. Horstmann, Peter; Maas, Roel M.; de Boer, Xander V.; Staessen, Thomas W.O.; Kokou, Fotini; Schrama, Johan W.. "Faecal waste characteristics of yellowtail kingfish (Seriola lalandi) fed with pelleted and natural feed". Animal Feed Science and Technology 299 (2023): 115625. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0377840123000597.
    Open access • Published • 10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2023.115625
  3. Horstmann, Peter; Maas, Roel M.; de Boer, Xander V.; de Jong, Theodorus M.B.; Staessen, Thomas W.O.; Kokou, Fotini; Schrama, Johan W.. "Effect of dietary protein source and ingredient grinding size on fish performance, faecal waste production and characteristics of yellowtail kingfish (Seriola lalandi) fed restrictively and to apparent satiation". Aquaculture 562 (2023): 738875. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aquaculture.2022.738875.
    10.1016/j.aquaculture.2022.738875
  4. Sasson, Goor; Moraïs, Sarah; Kokou, Fotini; Plate, Kristina; Trautwein-Schult, Anke; Jami, Elie; Bayer, Edward A.; Becher, Dörte; Mizrahi, Itzhak. "Metaproteome plasticity sheds light on the ecology of the rumen microbiome and its connection to host traits". The ISME Journal 16 11 (2022): 2610-2621. http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41396-022-01295-8.
    10.1038/s41396-022-01295-8
  5. Gian Marco Luna; Grazia Marina Quero; Fotini Kokou; Konstantinos Kormas. "Time to integrate biotechnological approaches into fish gut microbiome research". Current Opinion in Biotechnology 73 (2022): 121-127. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.copbio.2021.07.018.
    10.1016/j.copbio.2021.07.018
  6. Fotini Kokou; Shruti Gupta; Vikas Kumar. "Editorial: Understanding the Interplay Between Diet, Feed Ingredients and Gut Microbiota for Sustainable Aquaculture". Frontiers in Marine Science 9 (2022): https://doi.org/10.3389%2Ffmars.2022.853548.
    10.3389/fmars.2022.853548
  7. Deng, Y.; Verdegem, M.C.J.; Eding, E.; Kokou, F.. "Effect of rearing systems and dietary probiotic supplementation on the growth and gut microbiota of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) larvae". Aquaculture 546 (2022): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85112170597&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.aquaculture.2021.737297
  8. Yale Deng; Fotini Kokou; Ep H. Eding; Marc C. J. Verdegem. "Impact of early-life rearing history on gut microbiome succession and performance of Nile tilapia". Animal Microbiome (2021): https://doi.org/10.1186/s42523-021-00145-w.
    10.1186/s42523-021-00145-w
  9. Tran Huu Tinh; Taofik Adeiza Momoh; Fotini Kokou; Tran Ngoc Hai; Johan W. Schrama; Johan A.J. Verreth; Marc C.J. Verdegem. "Effects of carbohydrate addition methods on Pacific white shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei)". Aquaculture 543 (2021): 736890-736890. https://doi.org/10.1016%2Fj.aquaculture.2021.736890.
    10.1016/j.aquaculture.2021.736890
  10. Deng Y; Borewicz K; van Loo J; Olabarrieta MZ; Kokou F; Sipkema D; Verdegem MCJ. "In-Situ Biofloc Affects the Core Prokaryotes Community Composition in Gut and Enhances Growth of Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus).". Microbial ecology (2021): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/34609532.
    10.1007/s00248-021-01880-y
  11. Roel M. Maas; Yale Deng; Yueming Dersjant-Li; Jules Petit; Marc C. J. Verdegem; Johan W. Schrama; Fotini Kokou. "Exogenous enzymes and probiotics alter digestion kinetics, volatile fatty acid content and microbial interactions in the gut of Nile tilapia". Scientific Reports 11 1 (2021): https://doi.org/10.1038%2Fs41598-021-87408-3.
    10.1038/s41598-021-87408-3
  12. Pavlos Makridis; Fotini Kokou; Christos Bournakas; Nikos Papandroulakis; Elena Sarropoulou. "Isolation of Phaeobacter sp. from Larvae of Atlantic Bonito (Sarda sarda) in a Mesocosmos Unit, and Its Use for the Rearing of European Seabass Larvae (Dicentrarchus labrax L.)". Microorganisms 9 1 (2021): 128-128. https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms9010128.
    10.3390/microorganisms9010128
  13. Kokou, F.; Vasilaki, A.; Nikoloudaki, C.; Sari, A.B.; Karalazos, V.; Fountoulaki, E.. "Growth performance and fatty acid tissue profile in gilthead seabream juveniles fed with different phospholipid sources supplemented in low-fish meal diets". Aquaculture 544 (2021): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85108313068&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.aquaculture.2021.737052
  14. Ori Furman; Liat Shenhav; Goor Sasson; Fotini Kokou; Hen Honig; Shamay Jacoby; Tomer Hertz; et al. "Stochasticity constrained by deterministic effects of diet and age drive rumen microbiome assembly dynamics". Nature Communications 11 1 (2020): https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-15652-8.
    10.1038/s41467-020-15652-8
  15. "Surplus of dietary micronutrients promotes antioxidant defense and improves fin erosions in European seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax) fry". Aquaculture (2020): http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aquaculture.2020.735224.
    10.1016/j.aquaculture.2020.735224
  16. Henry, M.A.; Kokou, F.; Palenzuela, O.; Pyrenis, G.; Rigos, G.. "Experimental infection model with the bivalvulid Enteromyxum leei (Myxidiidae) in the sharpsnout seabream, Diplodus puntazzo (Sparidae), and evaluation of the antiparasitic efficacy of a functional diet". Folia Parasitologica 67 (2020): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85092536963&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.14411/FP.2020.024
  17. Kokou, F.; Sasson, G.; Mizrahi, I.; Cnaani, A.. "Antibiotic effect and microbiome persistence vary along the European seabass gut". Scientific Reports 10 1 (2020): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85086648459&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1038/s41598-020-66622-5
  18. Henry, M.A.; Fountoulaki, E.; Vasilaki, A.; Rigos, G.; Kokou, F.; Karalazos, V.. "Dietary micronutrient supplementation in low fishmeal based diets for optimum growth and immune status of European sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) juveniles". Aquaculture 528 (2020): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85084998386&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.aquaculture.2020.735479
  19. Fotini Kokou; Goor Sasson; Jonathan Friedman; Stav Eyal; Ofer Ovadia; Sheenan Harpaz; Avner Cnaani; Itzhak Mizrahi. "Core gut microbial communities are maintained by beneficial interactions and strain variability in fish". Nature Microbiology 4 12 (2019): 2456-2465. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41564-019-0560-0.
    10.1038/s41564-019-0560-0
  20. "A heritable subset of the core rumen microbiome dictates dairy cow productivity and emissions". Science Advances (2019): http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.aav8391.
    10.1126/sciadv.aav8391
  21. Fotini Kokou; Pazit Con; Assaf Barki; Tali Nitzan; Tatiana Slosman; Itzhak Mizrahi; Avner Cnaani. "Short- and long-term low-salinity acclimation effects on the branchial and intestinal gene expression in the European seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax)". Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A: Molecular & Integrative Physiology 231 (2019): 11-18. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cbpa.2019.01.018.
    10.1016/j.cbpa.2019.01.018
  22. Fotini Kokou; Morgane Henry; Chrisa Nikoloudaki; Christiana Kounna; Antigoni Vasilaki; Eleni Fountoulaki. "Optimum protein-to-lipid ratio requirement of the juvenile shi drum (Umbrina cirrosa ) as estimated by nutritional and histological parameters". Aquaculture Nutrition (2019): https://doi.org/10.1111/anu.12870.
    10.1111/anu.12870
  23. "Transcriptome Analysis Reveals Common and Differential Response to Low Temperature Exposure Between Tolerant and Sensitive Blue Tilapia (Oreochromis aureus)". Frontiers in Genetics (2019): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fgene.2019.00100.
    10.3389/fgene.2019.00100
  24. Fotini Kokou; Goor Sasson; Tali Nitzan; Adi Doron-Faigenboim; Sheenan Harpaz; Avner Cnaani; Itzhak Mizrahi. "Host genetic selection for cold tolerance shapes microbiome composition and modulates its response to temperature". eLife 7 (2018): https://doi.org/10.7554%2Felife.36398.
    10.7554/elife.36398
  25. Fotini Kokou; Eleni Fountoulaki. "Aquaculture waste production associated with antinutrient presence in common fish feed plant ingredients". Aquaculture 495 (2018): 295-310. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquaculture.2018.06.003.
    10.1016/j.aquaculture.2018.06.003
  26. Eyal Hallali; Fotini Kokou; Tapan Kumar Chourasia; Tali Nitzan; Pazit Con; Sheenan Harpaz; Itzhak Mizrahi; Avner Cnaani; Balasubramanian Senthilkumaran. "Dietary salt levels affect digestibility, intestinal gene expression, and the microbiome, in Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus)". PLOS ONE 13 8 (2018): e0202351-e0202351. https://doi.org/10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0202351.
    10.1371/journal.pone.0202351
  27. Fotini Kokou; Elena Sarropoulou; Efthimia Cotou; Maroudio Kentouri; Maria Alexis; George Rigos. "Effects of graded dietary levels of soy protein concentrate supplemented with methionine and phosphate on the immune and antioxidant responses of gilthead sea bream ( Sparus aurata L.)". Fish & Shellfish Immunology 64 (2017): 111-121. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fsi.2017.03.017.
    10.1016/j.fsi.2017.03.017
  28. Eleni Fountoulaki; Kriton Grigorakis; Christiana Kounna; George Rigos; Nikos Papandroulakis; John Diakogeorgakis; Fotini Kokou. "Growth performance and product quality of meagre (Argyrosomus regius) fed diets of different protein/lipid levels at industrial scale". Italian Journal of Animal Science (2017): 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1080%2F1828051x.2017.1305259.
    10.1080/1828051x.2017.1305259
  29. Fotini Kokou; Styliani Adamidou; Ioannis Karacostas; Elena Sarropoulou. "Sample size matters in dietary gene expression studies—A case study in the gilthead sea bream (Sparus aurata L.)". Aquaculture Reports 3 (2016): 82-87. https://doi.org/10.1016%2Fj.aqrep.2015.12.004.
    10.1016/j.aqrep.2015.12.004
  30. Fotini Kokou; George Rigos; Maroudio Kentouri; Maria Alexis. "Effects of DL-methionine-supplemented dietary soy protein concentrate on growth performance and intestinal enzyme activity of gilthead sea bream (Sparus aurata L.)". Aquaculture International 24 1 (2015): 257-271. https://doi.org/10.1007%2Fs10499-015-9923-6.
    10.1007/s10499-015-9923-6
  31. Fotini Kokou; Elena Sarropoulou; Efthimia Cotou; George Rigos; Morgane Henry; Maria Alexis; Maroudio Kentouri. "Effects of Fish Meal Replacement by a Soybean Protein on Growth, Histology, Selected Immune and Oxidative Status Markers of Gilthead Sea Bream,Sparus aurata". Journal of the World Aquaculture Society 46 2 (2015): 115-128. https://doi.org/10.1111%2Fjwas.12181.
    10.1111/jwas.12181
  32. Fotini Kokou; George Rigos; Morgane Henry; Maroudio Kentouri; Maria Alexis. "Growth performance, feed utilization and non-specific immune response of gilthead sea bream (Sparus aurata L.) fed graded levels of a bioprocessed soybean meal". Aquaculture 364-365 (2012): 74-81. https://doi.org/10.1016%2Fj.aquaculture.2012.08.009.
    10.1016/j.aquaculture.2012.08.009
  33. Pavlos Makridis; Tania Ferreira; Fotini Kokou; Costas S. Tsigenopoulos; Pascal Divanach. "Quantitative and Qualitative Aspects of Bacterial Communities Associated with Cultures of Chlorella minutissima". Journal of the World Aquaculture Society 43 4 (2012): 571-578. https://doi.org/10.1111%2Fj.1749-7345.2012.00585.x.
    10.1111/j.1749-7345.2012.00585.x
  34. Foteini Kokou; Pavlos Makridis; Maroudio Kentouri; Pascal Divanach. "Antibacterial activity in microalgae cultures". Aquaculture Research 43 10 (2011): 1520-1527. https://doi.org/10.1111%2Fj.1365-2109.2011.02955.x.
    10.1111/j.1365-2109.2011.02955.x
  35. S. CHATZIFOTIS; F. KOKOU; K. AMPATZIS; I.E. PAPADAKIS; P. DIVANACH; C.R. DERMON. "Effects of dietary caffeine on growth, body composition, somatic indexes, and cerebral distribution of acetyl-cholinesterase and nitric oxide synthase in gilthead sea bream (Sparus aurata), reared in winter temperature". Aquaculture Nutrition 14 5 (2008): 405-415. https://doi.org/10.1111%2Fj.1365-2095.2007.00541.x.
    10.1111/j.1365-2095.2007.00541.x
Magazine article
  1. Itzhak Mizrahi; Fotini Kokou. "Opinion: Individuals Are Greater Than the Sum of Their Parts", The Scientist, 2019, https://www.the-scientist.com/critic-at-large/opinion--individuals-are-greater-than-the-sum-of-their-parts-65503.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2022/09/30 DIET AND REARING ENVIRONMENT EFFECTS ON MICROBIAL COMPOSITION IN THE GUT: THE CASE OF NILE TILAPIA European Aquaculture Society Conference
(Rimini, Italy)
2022/05/05 Early life history effects on fish microbiome development: lessons from tilapia Genomics in Aquaculture
(Granada, Spain)
2022/03/18 Understanding Fish and Microbe interactions for aquaculture production and health The 2nd International Conference on Sustainable Aquaculture: Health and Disease Management (Virtual Conference)
National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (BIOTEC) (Thailand)
2018/12/06 Potential drivers of microbiome plasticity and persistence: Lessons from the fish gut. Open Microbiome Day: From microbiomes to living systems.
Tel Aviv University (Israel)
2018/07/03 Host cold adaptation shapes fish gut microbiome composition and modulates its response to temperature. Israel Society for Microbiology Conference
Israel Society for Microbiology (Israel)
2018/03/21 Unravelling cold adaptation in the blue tilapia Oreochromis aureus. Genomics in Aquaculture
(Spain)
2017/10/18 Tilapias gut microbiome in response to stress and host genetics. European Aquaculture Society Conference
(Croatia)
2017/07/03 Tilapia's gut microbiome in response to temperature stress and cold adaptation. Society of Experimental Biologist Conference
Society of Experimental Biologists (Sweden)
2016/04/20 Dietary and physiological effects on European sea bass gut microbiome. Genomics in Aquaculture
(Greece)
2016/04 Microbial communities along the fish gastrointestinal tract are associated with various physiological parameters. Society of Experimental Biologists Conference
Society of Experimental Biologists (United Kingdom)
2015/02/17 Niche specific microbiome composition across fish gastrointestinal tract. Israel Society for Microbiology (ISM) Annual Meeting
Israel Society for Microbiology (ISM) (Israel)
2011/10/18 Performance of gilthead sea bream Sparus aurata L. fed different inclusion levels of enzyme-treated soybean meal. European Aquaculture Society Conference
(Greece)
2011/09/14 Innate immune response and intestinal morphology of gilthead sea bream (Sparus aurata L.) fed different inclusion levels of soy protein concentrate. European Association of Fish Pathologists Conference
European Association of Fish Pathologists (Croatia)

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2021/10/18 - Current Organization of the annual Wageningen Fish Nutrition workshop. Leading experts in the field give one-hour presentations, taking time to thoroughly introduce each subject. The aim is to provide advanced knowledge on fish nutrition. The level of the workshop is targeting academic (PhD, postdoc and staff) and company researchers as well as management staff in the aquaculture industry. (2021/10/18)
Workshop (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Wageningen University, Netherlands
2022/09/06 - 2023/09/08 Local organizing commitee of the 4th International Fish Microbiota workshop (2023/09/06 - 2023/09/08)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)

Jury of academic degree

Topic
Role 		Candidate name (Type of degree)
Institution / Organization
2023/12/11 Opponent of PhD thesis with title: Marine larval hatchery technology: Microbial management and immune system ontogeny in European eel Kasun Anuruddha Bandara (PhD)
2023/05/05 Opponent of PhD thesis with title: Alternative feed sources: Effects on gut microbiota, immunity and health of rainbow trout
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Aprajita Singh (PhD)
2022/12/16 Opponent of PhD thesis with title: Microbial community dynamics in water and biofilm of recirculating aquaculture systems
(Thesis) Arguer
 Stine Wiborg Dahle (PhD)
Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet, Norway
2022/12/12 Opponent for PhD thesis defense with title: Genomic architecture of selection for adaptation to challenging environments in aquaculture
(Thesis) Arguer
 Xiaofei Yu (PhD)
Wageningen University & Research, Netherlands
2022/06/03 Opponent of PhD defense with title: Insights into the bacterial communities of Nile tilapia – core members and intergenerational transfer
(Thesis) Arguer
 Yousri Abdelmutalab Ahmed Abdelhafiz (PhD)
Nord universitet, Norway

Ad Hoc journal article review

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2020/01/01 - Current Aquaculture Elsevier
2019/01/01 - Current Animals MDPI
2019/01/01 - Current MicrobiologyOpen Wiley

Association member

Society Organization name Role
2011/01/01 - Current European Aquaculture Society Member

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2020/09/01 - Current MSc course Aquaculture Production Systems. The course is taught as part of the Master Aquaculture and Marine Resource Management programme, and it is obligatory for Aquaculture specialization. The course has a total of 21 lecture hours, 36 hours of computer tutorials and 44 hours of wet practicals. This course deals with the relation between aquatic organisms (algae, fish, crustaceans, molluscs) and their environment, the latter comprising the direct production space and the wider environment in which farms operate. Master Aquaculture and Marine Resource Management (Master) Wageningen University, Netherlands

Evaluation committee

Activity description
Role 		Institution / Organization Funding entity
2023/01/06 - 2023/04/01 Part of the scientific committee for the hiring of an Associate professor on Biochemical engineering
Evaluator
 Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet, Norway

Journal scientific committee

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2024/02/01 - Current Animal Microbiome
2021/01/01 - Current Genomics Elsevier
2020/05/01 - Current Animal Microbiome BMC - Springer Nature
2015/05/01 - Current Frontiers in Marine Science Frontiers