Tilapia researcher gets international fellowship
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Sreeja Lakshmi to study development of a vaccine for aquaculture industry
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Sreeja Lakshmi to study development of a vaccine for aquaculture industry
Sreeja Lakshmi, a researcher in Tilapia, has been awarded a fellowship to study the development of a nano particle vaccine to be used in India s aquaculture industry.
Tilapia is a very important fish in India’s aquaculture industry. Over the past decade, the Tilapia Lake Virus has been causing havoc among producers of this fresh water fish. If one infected fish gets into the water, it takes only four to ten days for the infection to spread to the other fish,” she said.