Thao Mai

Dr
Thao
Mai

Researcher
Moredun research Institute
Biography

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.

Research interests

Vaccines development for fish, the interaction between host and pathogens, pathogenesis in fish

Projects you're working on

Immunisation of tilapia broodstock as a strategy to prevent vertical transmission of Tilapia lake virus (TiLV)

Discipline
Challenge model development Challenge study design Clinical trials – efficacy Clinical trials – safety Molecular biology Protein biology Virology
Host species
Fish
Pathogen
Bacteria Viruses
Stage of vaccine development
Antigen discovery and immunogen design Clinical trials Pre-clinical trials