Department of Environmental & Aquatic Animal Health - Research Programs & Projects

Aquatic Animal Disease Research & Diagnostic Center

Introduction

The objective of the Aquatic Animal Disease Research & Diagnostic Center is to identify diseases among aquatic animals and to perform basic research that will allow rapid diagnosis and effective disease control for affected organisms. 

Research

Several of the research goals of the Aquatic Animal Disease Research & Diagnostic Center include: 

• Routine disease diagnosis, treatment support and pathobiological evaluations

• Development of anti-pathogen immunoglobulin reagents 

• Establishment of bacterial and viral pathogen diagnostics and research capabilities 

• Molecular diagnostic assays and genetic characterization of various pathogenic organisms 

• Evaluation of chemotherapeutic agents 
  
  

Investigators: 

• H. Kator

• S. Kaattari

• M. Rhodes

• S. Smith (VPI - Dept. of Biomedical Sciences and Pathobiology) 

• W. Vogelbein

• D. Zwerner