The webinar, organized by the INCAR Center, will take place on 20 and 22 October via zoom and will bring together specialists from Norway, United States, Peru, Colombia, Cuba and Chile.
The Interdisciplinary Center for Aquaculture Research (INCAR) confirmed the second edition of the Latin American Seminar on Diseases in Aquaculture, which in this opportunity will address the topic "Development of Vaccines to Prevent Bacterial and Parasitic Diseases in Aquaculture: Lessons and Experiences". The event will take place in October 2025.
Following its successful debut in 2023, the event returns with a specialized focus on the development and application of vaccines to combat bacterial and viral diseases affecting farmed aquatic species.
The initiative, led by the Principal Investigator of the "Animal Health in Freshwater Life Stages of Salmonids" line at the center and Academic at the Andrés Bello University (UNAB), Dr. Ruben Avendaño-Herrera, will bring together 8 experts from 6 countries in two virtual sessions that will take place on 20 and 22 October next year.
The preliminary program for the session on 20 October includes the presentations "Vaccines against piscirickettsiosis: a disease with potential global impact", by Dr. Jaime Tobar, R&D and Business Development Director for Vaxxinova (Norway); "Immersion vaccination in Chilean salmon farming: from strategy to results", by Dr. Matías Poblete, Technical Biological Manager for Veterquímica (Chile); "Experiences in Vaccination of Fish in Peru: Field Evidence with Native and Exotic Fish Species, by Dr. Jefferson Yunis Aguinaga, Researcher Aquatic Pathology Laboratory of the Peruvian Sea Institute (IMARPE, Peru) and "Vaccine Strategies Against Piscine Lactococcosis", by Dr. Esteban Soto Martinez, Associate Professor of School of Veterinary Medicine University of California-Davis (United States)
Meanwhile, the session on October 22 will include the presentations "Caligus and its impact on salmon farming", by Dr. Cristian Gallardo-Escárate, Deputy Director of the INCAR Centre (Chile); "Prime-boost vaccination with chimeric antigens confers protection against experimental Lepeophtheirus salmonis infestation in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.)", by Dr. Mario Pablo Estrada García, Director of Agricultural Research at the Centre of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (CIGB, Cuba); "Successful experience of inter-institutional cooperation with a One Health approach in the management of streptococcosis in tilapia in Colombia", by Dr. Paola Barato, Founder, Executive Director and Scientific Director of Corpavet (Colombia) and "Development of an experimental vaccine to prevent tenacibaculosis caused by Tenacibaculum dicentrarchi in Atlantic salmon", by Dr. Ruben Avendaño-Herrera, Principal Investigator of INCAR (Chile).
The sessions will be zoomed in and registration is free. Queries and registrations to the mail edgarvera@udec.cl.
