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| Michael Kent , Ph.D. Phone:
541-737-8652 Web: Dr. Kent's department page Mailing
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Our laboratory studies diseases of importance to wild and cultured fishes. http://oregonstate.edu/dept/salmon/projects/ . Current research topics include molecular systematics of myxozoan pathogens, development of drugs for these pathogens, and investigations on new or emerging diseases of fish in general. Pertaining to the latter, we are investigating diseases of importance to zebrafish. This fish species has become a very important animal in genetic and embryology research, which has lead to the development of zebrafish colonies and research programs at several universities. However, until recently, there has been essentially no research conducted on understanding the real and potential health problems that may afflict fish held in these research colonies. This research is supported by NIH and is conducted in collaboration with the NIH Zebrafish International Resource Center, University of Oregon . We also have research projects on mycobacteriosis in cultured hybrid striped bass. Another research area is the study of diseases of wild and cultured fishes in Hawaii. |
