Dr
Thao
Mai
My name is Thao Thu Mai. I graduated PhD in Veterinary Science and Technology from the Faculty of Veterinary Science in 2022, at Chulalongkorn University, Thailand. My PhD thesis focused on developing autogenous vaccines against Tilapia lake virus (TiLV), one of the aetiological agents causing the mortality up to 90% for tilapia industry. I tried vaccine treatments on broodstock and evaluated the systemic and mucosal immune responses after vaccination and how the maternal antibody can transfer to the offspring and protect them from TiLV infection. Since August 2023, I started my career as a postdoctoral research scientist in Aquaculture Research Group at Moredun Research Institute, Scotland . My passionate in vaccine development for aquaculture was continued with the Horizon project namely Cure4Aqua focusing on developing vaccine aganist Tenacibaculum maritimum, and high efficient antibodies against nervous necrosis virus to prevent horizonal transmission.
Vaccines development for fish, the interaction between host and pathogens, pathogenesis in fish
Immunisation of tilapia broodstock as a strategy to prevent vertical transmission of Tilapia lake virus (TiLV)