Hitting the target
“The forum comes at a time when
a number of significant findings crucial to the development of new vaccines have been made
” It is envisaged that the forum will encourage engagement between
academic researchers in the TargetFish project and industry, and speed up the bringing of new products to market and improve existing products - and help to make EU-funded projects more efficient in their outcomes.
EAFP facts The 17th international conference of the European Association of
Fish Pathologists (EAFP) is to be held in Gran Canaria from September 6-11, 2015. The EAFP was established in 1979 and has positioned itself as the major applied association in the field of fish pathology/fish diseases, with close links between academic researchers and both the aquacul- ture and aquatic animal health industries. Such close links between academia and industry have allowed the association to provide much needed impact to research. Despite the name ‘European’ in its title, the EAFP is a truly global
organisation, with 900 members from 37 countries worldwide. Some of the key features of the international conferences are: the
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venue; the social get-togethers; and the relaxed atmosphere, which allows strong networking between attendees. The association offers a limited number of student grants, which
provide travel bursaries to allow students to attend the conferences and meet experts in particular fields. Other grants are also available to fund visits to chosen laboratories to learn new techniques, or attendance at more specialised conferences or workshops. The topics covered during the course of the international conference
include: bacterial, viral and parasitic diseases; vaccine and therapeu- tic development; nutritional diseases; epidemiology; and emerging diseases – all with a very applied theme. There are oral presentations, a large poster session and workshops covering more specific topics. In addition to the international conferences, which are held once
every two years, many of the member countries hold local EAFP branch meetings, where more localised fish disease issues are dis- cussed. The EAFP also publishes a regular bulletin, which prides itself on
rapid turnover of short articles and announcements of recent findings, allowing a more rapid dissemination of new discoveries and thus en- hancing the practical and applied aims of the EAFP. Attendance at the 17th international conference in Gran Canaria
is open to both members and non-members, and the association is particularly keen to recruit members by offering a modest membership fee. For more information on TargetFish email patrick.tethysaquacul-
ture@gmail.com. Details of the EAFP’s 17th international conference can be found at
www.eafp.org
Professor Patrick Smith is vice-president of the EAFP and heads Teth- ys Aquaculture.
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