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• 'J ~Amn.i11t.J1? Citation for
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Professor Dr. Toshiaki Itami
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Doctor of Science (Aquatic Science), Honoris Causa
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~ Professor Dr. Toshiaki ltami oblained his Bachelor and Masler's Deyee from Kochi
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c~ 1ly, Japan. Ile was laler awarded a Ph.D. in fl&'icullure in Lhe specific field of fish
olo&7 from Kyolo Universily, Japan. Mer yadualion, he slarled his academic career

onal fisheries University, Japan in 1993. In 2002, he was appointed Professor al lhe
enl of Marine Biolo& and Environmenlal 6cience, facully of L\sricullure, Universily
H~11VlU7fU razaki, Japan and has relained slalus since lhen.
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Professor Dr. Toshiaki Ilami is an experl in aqualic animal immunolo&' and heallh, wurl1:;11%r ,~
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cally in shrimp defense mechanisMs. He has devoled his lime and eff orls lo find u
11'1(1 m1tl1:;41u = :-e causin8 88enls and prophylaxis melhods for prevenlion of disease. In 1991, he 1.,c( en,

1'1(1111'1(\'1'1'1(1]1 eeded in developine, shrimp vaccine 8E,ainsl Vibrio penaeicida which was lhe major
em in shrimp cul lure induslries in Japan. He foresaw lhal lhe defense mechanism of

o 1s lhe key lo combal diseases. He has furlhered his research inlo molecular biolo&7
ound more Lhan 80 8enes rel a led lo lhe shrimp bio-def ense syslem. Usine, lhese

=.-. he and his Learn are eslablishine, shrimp heallh evalualion syslem which will be beneficial
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_ 1~ mrui1uui1uu 1if N revenline, shrimp disease in lhe fulure. In parallel wilh lhe 8ene hunline,, he has also
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eloped h,e,hly sensilive virus deleclion methods.

Durine, lhe lasl lwenly years, Professor Dr. Toshiaki ltami has been invited Lo E,ive

es and presenlalions on aqualic animal health and remedialion al key aquaculture
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::;,, - inty, and symposia naltonally and around Lhe e,lobe in countries such as Thailand, Indonesia,
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Philippines, Panama, The Uniled 6Lales of i\merica, Iran, Turkey, i\uslralia and Myanmar.
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i'lJJ1"1H \l'lVJGini1~ for inlemalional collaboralion, Professor Dr. Toshiaki llami has worked m parlnersh,p
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J.Cully members of Lhe Deparlmenl of i\qualic 6cience, faculty of Natural Qesources,
e of 6of18kla U01vers1Ly for over a lone, period of Lime. He slarled a cooperative
~ rch wilh i\ssociale Professor Dr. Kidchakan 6upamallaya in 1991 and Lhey firsUv
_,,cred while spol syndrome virus (W66V), a severe disease causm8 fl8Cnl in shnm~

994. fhey demonslrat.ed Lhal WMV can inf eel a very wide variely of species of fie.; -

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