JPIAMR 14th Call Partner Search Tool

General Information

• Project title: Bioactive compounds in farmed animals
• Type: Project looking for partner
• Organisation: Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
• Country: Sweden (SE)

Research area

• Scientific area(s) of the call:
  1. Optimisation of drug/plant protection agent combinations, alone or with adjunct therapies (including therapeutic vaccines)
  2. Design and implementation of new strategies (including optimisation of drug doses) for improved application, efficacy and delivery of single or combinations of antimicrobials
  3. Design and implementation of innovative tools, including novel chemistry and/or new materials for improved application, efficacy and delivery of antimicrobials
• One Health Setting:

  Animal Health (including wild-life, livestock, fishes, and companion animals)

• Type of studies/experimental approaches:

  in silico, in vitro, in vivo

• Keywords:

  Alternative to antibiotics; Artemia as a screening model; host-plant bioactive compoiund interaction; aquaculture; Plant- and miicrobial derieved antimicrobials

• Brief description of your expertise / expertise you are looking for:

  I am a nutritional immunologist focusing on studying the effect of plant and microbe-derived bioactive compounds on host-pathogen interaction in aquaculture production systems. Throughout my career, I have made a significant contribution to the development of nature-based healthcare products, as an alternative to antibiotics, for application in farmed aquatic animals to promote their growth and health. My research is aimed at commercially important fish and shellfish. However, I use the brine shrimp Artemia as an in vivo model organism for screening plant-derived bioactive components for their wide range of biological activities (anti-stress, anti-microbial, immunostimulant etc), and potential toxic properties.

• Brief description of your project / the project you would like to join:

  Project associated with i) natural antimicrobials for application in farmed animals, ii) host-pathogen interaction studies, iii) Stress, health and disease management in farmed animals.

Kartik Baruah

• Organisation: Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
• Position: Associate Professor
• E-mail: kartik.baruah@slu.se
• Web: www.slu.se/en/departments/animal-nutrition-management/