Archived presentations

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May 7, 2021 - KEYNOTE

Drew Mitchell (Retired, USDA - ARS)

Fish health history in the US – Not intended to put you to sleep

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May 14, 2021

Benjamin Americus (Oregon State University)

Myxozoan host-sensing in a complex life cycle

Heather Walsh (USGS - Eastern Ecological Science Center)

Reproductive Health and Endocrine Disruption in Smallmouth Bass from the Lake Erie Drainage

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May 21, 2021

Justin Stilwell (University of Georgia)

Partial validation and application of Henneguya species-specific in situ hybridization illustrates mixed species infections in proliferative gill disease of catfish aquaculture

Fen Dong (University of New Mexico and Huazhong Agricultural University)

Discovery of a novel lymphoid structure in the nasal cavity of fish: Implications in responses to vaccination

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May 28, 2021

Diem Thu Nguyen (University of California - Davis)

Virulence of Flavobacterium psychrophilum Sequence Type 78, 85 and 319 to Different Cultured Rainbow Trout Oncorhynchus mykiss Strains in California, USA

Brian Ott (USDA-ARS Warmwater Aquaculture Research Unit)

Effect of Hypoxia on the Channel Catfish Transcriptome

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June 4, 2021 - KEYNOTE

Dr. Marta Gomez-Chiarri (University of Rhode Island)

Immune-informed tools for the prevention of bacterial and parasitic diseases in oysters

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June 11, 2021

Divya Johnson (Mississippi State University)

Phenotypic and Genotypic Characterization and Comparison of Edwardsiella ictaluri Isolates from Catfish and Ornamental Fish Species

Laura Groves (Atlantic Veterinary College - University of Prince Edward Island)

Infectious salmon anemia (ISAv) and climate change; the combined effects on Atlantic salmon’s (Salmo salar) immunological response

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June 18, 2021

Hannah Bennett (University of Florida)

Hepatopancreas Necrosis in Panulirus argus

Dylan Michaud (Atlantic Veterinary College)

Identification of Critical Enzymes within the Salmon Louse Chitin Synthesis Pathway Revealed by RNA Interference

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June 25, 2021

Allison Wise (Mississippi State University)

Genetic Characterization of Vibrio Species Isolated from Commercially Cultured Fish

* Amber Johnston (Michigan State University)

First Isolation of an Acipenserid Herpesvirus (Family Alloherpesviridae) From Great Lakes Lake Sturgeon (Acipenser fulvescens)

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July 2, 2021

No seminar, Happy 4th of July!

July 9, 2021 - KEYNOTE

Dr. Roy Yanong (Professor, University of Florida)

How The Hobby Lured Me Away From Sick People and to Sick Fish

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July 16, 2021

* Taylor Heckman (University of California - Davis)

Strep by Strep: Characterizing novel agents of piscine streptococcosis in the Americas

Clayton Raines (West Virginia University)

Establishment of a biosurveillance network to investigate the disease ecology and biothreat of the novel, emerging adomavirus associated with blotchy bass syndrome in black basses

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July 23, 2021

Abigail Armwood (University of Georgia)

Comparative Virulence and Pathology of Edwardsiella Infections in Channel, Blue, and Channel ♀ X Blue ♂ Hybrid Catfish

Isaiah Tolo (University of Minnesota)

Investigation of Koi Herpes Virus (KHV) Disease Periods and Factors Influencing KHV Transmission in a Low Stocking Density Infection Trial

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July 30, 2021

Ethan Woodyard (Mississippi State University)

Laboratory Elucidation of Myxozoan Life Cycles Involving the Benthic Oligochaete Dero digitata, Including Three Newly Described Myxobolid Species From Freshwater Fish

Courtney Harrison (Michigan State University)

Field and Laboratory-Based Experiments Provide Evidence That Carnobacterium Infections May Be A Factor In Poor Lake Whitefish (Coregonus clupeaformis) Recruitment In The Great Lakes

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August 6, 2021 - KEYNOTE

Dr. Mohamed Faisal (Professor Emeritus, Michigan State University)

Fish health challenges can be solved if the right team is assembled: Examples from the Laurentian Great Lakes

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August 13, 2021

* Chris Knupp (Michigan State University)

Exploring the use of ultraviolet irradiation to reduce the risk of flavobacterial disease outbreaks in hatcheries and aquaculture facilities

* Meg McEachran (University of Minnesota)

Assessing the Risk of Fish Pathogen Introduction via the Illegal Release of Live Baitfish in Minnesota

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August 20, 2021

Arun Venugopalan (Mississippi State University)

Epidemiology and phylogeny of Ictalurid Herpes Virus 1

Cheyenne Smith (USGS - Eastern Ecological Science Center)

Approach and Difficulties in Understanding the Immune Response and Disease Resistance in Wild Fishes

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August 27, 2021 - KEYNOTE

Dr. Jim Winton (Senior Scientist, Emeritus, USGS - Western Fisheries Research Center)

On the Horizon: Challenges and Opportunities in Fish Health

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