Biography
Thomas George have been a career scientist since 1966 and am well-traveled with many credentials in international aquaculture and fisheries as a scientist, an independent Consultant or Team-leader with CIDA, WHO, FAO, UNDP and AOAD. He has been an active participant or in international conferences, workshops and exhibitions held in Asian, African, Arab, European and North American countries. He graduated from the University of Khartoum in 1966. He planned, formulated and executed several aquaculture projects funded by IDRC, WHO, IFS, and the World Bank as the Project Leader. Throughout the years, he has published scientific papers in international journals, contributed significantly to public awareness on aquaculture and fisheries through multi-media presentations and interviews: TV, radio and the press.
Research Interest
Breeding Aquaculture Fish Species Naturally and by Induced Breeding: And their use as Biological Control Agents
Biography
Rosa Zupa graduated in Biology at the University of Bari Aldo Moro (Italy) and, subsequently, she get a 2nd level degree in Marine Biochemistry and Biotechnologies applied to Fisheries and Aquaculture and a PhD in Human and Animal Reproduction, at the same University. At present, she works as a researcher at the Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation - Section of Veterinary Clinics and Animal Production of the University of Bari Aldo. Her research activity is focused on teleost reproductive biology. In particular, she studies the effect of confinement in captivity on gametogenesis in teleost species candidate to aquaculture, such as the Atlantic Bluefin tuna and greater amberjack. Her expertise includes analysis of germ cells cell proliferation and apoptosis.
Research Interest
Fish reproductive biology; fish gametogenesis; effects of confinement on fish gametogenesis
Biography
Joseph J. Molnar is a Professor in the Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology at Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama. He received the Ph.D. in sociology in 1976 from Iowa State University. He served as Coordinator of the Office of International Agriculture for the College of Agriculture from 2007-15. Dr. Molnar was president of the International Rural Sociology Association from 1996-2000, and President of the Rural Sociological Society of North America in 2008-2009. He is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. He lectures and consults internationally. He has edited three books and authored more than 150 total publications, including more than 60 refereed journal articles. He has directed or co-directed over 20 graduate theses, including 6 Ph.D. students. He has been awarded over $2M in extramural contracts and grants. Currently, he leads an interdisciplinary team providing technical support to a USAID project in Cap Haitien, Haiti that focuses on increasing yields in a focal set of key food crops. In addition, he has worked with the USAID AquaFish Innovation Lab and its predecessor efforts for over 20 years. He leads a multi-institutional effort in Uganda and Kenya with co-investigator Claude Boyd in the School of Fisheries, Aquaculture, and Aquatic Environments.
Research Interest
Social and economic implications of changes in agricultural production, Technology as a source of economic and social advancement in developing countries