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SCHOOL OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

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UNIVERSITI SAINS MALAYSIA (USM)

LIFE SCIENCES

Starting Date in USM: 16 April 2001

alex@usm.my

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B Sc, BIOLOGI AKUATIK
UNIVERSITI SAINS MALAYSIA (USM) (MALAYSIA)
MSc, ENTOMOLOGI
UNIVERSITI SAINS MALAYSIA (USM) (MALAYSIA)
PhD, AKUATIK BIOLOGI
UNIVERSITI SAINS MALAYSIA (USM) (MALAYSIA)

BIOGRAPHY

An aquaculture researcher with a global network of collaborators, specializing in aquaculture nutrition and the physiology and biochemistry of fish and crustaceans. Was a recipient of the Fulbright Scholar and the Australian Endeavour Award. Possess a decade of leadership experience as director of the Center of Chemical Biology. Presently the Chief Editor of Tropical Life Science Research and on the Editorial Board of Reviews in Aquaculture.

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Alignment of aquafeed development with the metabolism of target species, with the endeavour of promoting the growth, feed efficiency, health, and post-harvest quality of aquaculture species. Mainly nterested in the nutrition of polyunsaturated fatty acids, with a passion for translating the fundamental knowledge of metabolism in fish and crustaceans to sustainable practices.