Time: 11:00, April 2, 2015

Venue: Room 102, No.2 Laboratory Building

Speaker: Dr. Scott LaPatra

                  Clear Springs Foods , Inc., USA

Title: Development and commercialization of vaccines for finfish

Introduction to the Speaker: 

Dr. LaPatra has worked in the rainbow trout industry for 25 years and his work focuses on integrated farm management. He is currently the Director of Research and Development at Clear Springs Foods, Inc. in Buhl, Idaho. Clear Springs Foods is a totally vertically integrated aquaculture operation producing 12,000 mt of rainbow trout annually. Dr. LaPatra received a B.S. degree in biology, and a Ph.D. in microbiology from Oregon State University in 1979 and 1989, respectively. He is or has been a member of or an officer in over 25 organizations or committees relating to aquaculture or fish health at the local, state, national and international level. This includes being the past president of the Fish Health Section of the American Fisheries Society (AFS). He has been a primary author of over 190 manuscripts in referred publications and 50 book chapters or proceedings, over 350 published abstracts and over 55 manuscripts printed in non-refereed publications. Dr. LaPatra is also an AFS Certified Fish Pathologist, Fish Health Inspector, and Fisheries Professional and is recognized as a United States Title 50 Inspector and Canadian Fish Health Official.