Carlo C. Lazado, PhD

MSc

Gaia was a MSc student from the Université de Caen Normandie in France. Her thesis focused on the persistent impacts of early rearing environment on cardiac functions in salmon. 

Thesis: Impact of embryonic temperature on Atlantic salmon cardiac health

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Mona was a master student in Biology at NMBU in Norway. She studied the transcriptomic responses in the hepatopancreas and gills of snow crab under heat stress using RNA Sequencing.

Thesis: Transcriptome analysis of snow crab (Chionoecetes opilio) exposed to elevated water temperature

MSc

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Trude was an Aquamedicine student enrolled at UiT-The Arctic University of Norway. Her thesis focused on immune responses to Francisella noatunensis vaccine in Atlantic cod. 

Thesis: Splenic immunity to Francisella noatunensis candidate vaccines in Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua)

MSc

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Jonas was an Aquamedicine master student from UiT - Arctic University of Norway. His thesis focused on the mucosal immune responses of Atlantic salmon to Spironucleus salmonicida. 

Thesis: Early immune responses to Spironucleus salmonicida in the gut of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar)

MSc - Intern

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Thinh was an ERASMUS intern  enrolled at Autonomous University of Barcelona. During his internship, he studied the nasal responses of Atlantic cod to climate stressors. 

MSc

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Amin was a master student from NMBU. His MSc thesis focused on the molecular responses of Atlantic salmon  to water disinfectants and Yersinia ruckeri bioesecurity breach in RAS. (Co-Supervised with Vasco Mota)

Thesis: Molecular responses of Atlantic  salmon to peracetic acid and ozone  during Yersinia ruckeri challenge in recirculating aquaculture system

MSc

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Johan was a master thesis student in Aquamedicine at UiT - The Arctic University of Norway. His MSc thesis investigated biosecurity breach in Atlantic salmon RAS.

Thesis: Biosecurity breach in Atlantic salmon recirculating aquaculture system: Infection with Yersinia ruckeri

MSc-Intern

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Christian is a master student from Ghent University, Belgium. He visited the lab as an intern.  He will in return in 2024 for his master's thesis on nasal vaccination in cod. 

MSc

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Bedika was a master thesis student from the Norwegian University of Life Sciences. She studied the responses of Atlantic salmon liver to hydrogen sulphide.

Thesis: Hepatic responses to chronic exposure to hydrogen sulfide in post-smolt Atlantic salmon.

PostDoc 

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Mishal investigated the impacts of climate-related stressors on the nasal microenvironment of fish, particularly on the microbial assemblages, of Atlantic cod.  

Visiting PhD student 

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Nora was a visiting PhD student from the University of Murcia, Spain. During her stay in the lab, she studied the molecular processes underpinning how the nasal leukocytes in Atlantic salmon respond to H2S. In particular, she focused on the VEGF pathway. She also did proteomics and metabolomics in skin mucus samples collected from her trial in Spain. She visited the lab twice (2021 and 2022).

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MSc

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Lena was a master thesis student at UiT - The Arctic University of Norway, Norway. She studied the immune responses to Yersinia ruckeri of salmon parr in RAS. 

Thesis: Mucosal immune responses of Atlantic salmon parr following a pathogen breach in a recirculating aquaculture system

MSc

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Maia was a master thesis student enrolled at UiT - The Arctic University of Norway, Norway. She studied the application of PAA in freshwater RAS, focusing on its health and welfare consequences. (Co-supervised with V. Mota)

Thesis: Determination of peracetic acid (PAA) exposure concentration and administration methods on Atlantic salmon.

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MSc

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Malene was a master thesis student enrolled at UiT - The Arctic University of Norway, Norway and investigated the  physiological adaptive strategies of Atlantic salmon towards peracetic acid treatment. 

Thesis: Systemic and mucosal stress responses of Atlantic salmon exposed to peracetic acid 

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MSc

Ole was an Aqua Medicine student at UiT-The Arctic University of Norway. His thesis compared the gill health of salmon reared in flow-through system and RAS. 

Thesis: Importance of the production environment for gill health in Atlantic salmon

MSc

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Thinh was a Master student from the Autonomous University of Barcelona under the AquH programme. His thesis explored the molecular mechanisms of trained immunity in Atlantic salmon. 

Thesis: β-glucan-induced trained immunity in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) head kidney leukocytes: insights into transcriptional and cellular responses

MSc

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Maja was an Aquamedicine student at UiT-The Arctic University of Norway. Her thesis investigated gill health of Atlantic salmon in RAS. 

Thesis: Interactions between hatchery environments and gill health challenges in Atlantic salmon

MSc - Intern

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Felina was a MSc student from the Ghent University. Her intership training included cellular and molecular analyses of cells isolated from Atlantic salmon. 

MSc

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Pranil was an ERASMUS master student enrolled at NTNU. His thesis explored the immune responses to Yersinia ruckeri in Atlantic salmon. 

Thesis: Immunological and histological responses of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) smolts following a Yersinia ruckeri breach in RAS.

Postdoc 

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Salman studied the immunological consequences of early life stress in Atlantic salmon. He developed the RNAScope assay for salmon embryos to study the development of fish immune system. 

MSc

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Rodrigo was a VetMed thesis student from the  University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal.  He studied the effects of early life stress on the neuro-olfactory immune responses to Yersinia ruckeri in salmon. 

Thesis: Neuro-olfactory immune responses of Atlantic salmon parr to Yersinia ruckeri

MSc

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Bosco was a master thesis student from Wageningen University and Research, The Netherlands. He unravelled the immunological function of H2S  in Atlantic salmon mucosa.

Thesis: Mucosal responses to prolonged hydrogen sulphide exposure in post smolt Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar).

MSc

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Anne-Marja was an Aquamedicine master student from UiT - Arctic University of Norway. Her thesis explored the effects of climate change on the gills of salmon. (Co-supervised with E. Ytteborg) 

Thesis: Impacts of climate-related temperature stress on Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) gills

Visiting PhD Student

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Soco was a visiting PhD student from the Institute of Aquaculture Torre de la Sal (IATS, CSIC), Spain. She  visited the lab as an MSCA-ITN fellow. She was involved in a project that explored the impacts of climate change on mucosal microbiome of salmon.

MSc

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Giuseppe was a master thesis student from the  University of Messina, Messina, Italy. He investigated the mucosal immune responses of Atlantic salmon following a simulated biosecurity breach in RAS. 

Thesis: Molecular responses of Atlantic salmon to infectious pancreatic necrosis virus outbreak in a recirculating aquaculture system. 

MSc

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Francisco was a VetMed thesis student from the Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal. His thesis focused on mucosal oxidative stress in AGD-infected salmon and its role during chemotherapy. 

Thesis: Alterations in mucosal structures and key regulatory molecules of oxidative stress in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) induced by amoebic gill disease and oxidant-based chemotherapeutic interventions.

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MSc 

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João was a master thesis student enrolled at Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal. During his time in the lab, he studied the physiological changes in Atlantic salmon exposed intermittently to an oxidant. 

Thesis: Mucosal and physiological responses of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) in brackish water RAS following peracetic acid-based disinfection

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MSc

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Nikko was a master thesis student from the University of Highlands and Islands, Scotland  and investigated the phenotypic and immunological alterations associated with increased water velocities in Atlantic salmon. 

Thesis: Plasticity of muscle growth and mucosal defenses in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) subjected to different exercise intensities*

*won the best student thesis 

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MSc

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Ana was a VetMed student from the University of Lisbon. Her thesis explored how the RAS environment contributed to the development and functionality of skin mucosal barrier  in Atlantic salmon. 

Thesis: Impacts of different land-based production environments on skin health in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar)

MSc

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Didrik was an Aquaculture master student at UiT-The Arctic University in Norway. His thesis documented how the water quality in RAS was influenced by RAS loop disinfection and biosecurity breach. 

Thesis: Effect of disinfection in the loop on water quality in recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS)

MSc

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Victoria was an Aquamedicine student at UiT-The Arctic University of Norway. Her thesis explored the immune responses to Francisella noatunensis vaccine in Atlantic cod. 

Thesis: Immune responses in the head kidney of Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) to vaccines against Francisella noatunensis subsp. noatunensis

MSc

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Christian was a master student from Ghent University, Belgium. His thesis explored the nasal immunity of Atlantic cod. 

Thesis: Nasal vaccination against Francisella noatunensis in Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua)*

Received the Best Thesis award 

MSc

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Tabassum was a master thesis student at NMBU. Her MSc thesis focused on biofilter disisnfection in RAS. (Co-Supervised with Vasco Mota)

Thesis: Evaluation of disinfectants in RAS water

MSc

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Marc was a master student from Bodenkultur University Vienna (BOKU). His thesis focused on proteomics and metabolomics in Atlantic salmon. 

Thesis: Identification of mucosal biomarkers for stress and immunity in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) through metabolomics and proteomics

MSc-Intern

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Haque was a master student from Ghent University, Belgium. He visited the lab as an intern. 

MSc

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Ilona was a master thesis student from the University of Bergen. She studied the impacts of long-term exposure to sub-lethal levels of hydrogen sulphide in Atlantic salmon reared in RAS, particularly focusing on gut health and stress responses.

Thesis: Stress responses and gut health of post-smolt Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) exposed to chronic sub-lethal level of hydrogen sulphide in a recirculating aquaculture system.

MSc

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Mina was an Aquamedicine master student from UiT - Arctic University of Norway. She studied the effects of prolonged elevated temperature and heatwaves on the liver of salmon. (Co-supervised with E. Ytteborg) 

Thesis: The effect of climate related stressors on liver in Atlantic salmon   (Salmo salar)  

Visiting PhD Student

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Julie was a visiting PhD student from the Technical University of Denmark. She is interested in the metabolic consequences of H2S in Atlantic salmon. She visited the lab to study gene expression analysis. 

MSc

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Hanna was a master thesis student enrolled at Wageningen University and Research, The Netherlands. For her MSc thesis, she elucidated the molecular basis of how hydrogen sulphide affects salmon mucosal immunity.

Thesis: Hydrogen sulphide as a regulator of mucosal immune defences in Atlantic salmon. 

*Hanna's work won the best student poster at Aquaculture Europe 2022.

MSc

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Danilo was a master thesis student enrolled at the University of Messina, Messina, Italy. He studied the interplay between oxidative stress and mucosal immunity in salmon. Danilo visited the lab again in 2022 for 6 months.

Thesis: Physiological hallmarks of Atlantic salmon parr responses to an oxidant.

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MSc

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Sindre was a master thesis student from the University of Bergen, Norway and studied the dynamics of mucous cells in the gills of Atlantic salmon after peracetic acid treatment.

Thesis: Benchmarking healthy gills in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) in seawater recirculating aquaculture system after repeated peracetic acid exposure

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MSc

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Hiruni was a master thesis student at University of Nordland, Norway. She studied the molecular clocks in Atlantic cod. 

Thesis: Molecular regulation of circadian clocks in fast muscle of Atlantic cod, Gadus morhua.

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