Profiles
Mr Taofik Adeiza Momoh
Weekend Duty Technician (Main Campus)
School of Biological and Marine Sciences (Faculty of Science and Engineering)
Biography
Biography
PhD Student - Biological Sciences (Fish Health and Nutrition)
Project Title: Efficacy and mode of action of functional feed additives to alleviate dietary-induced inflammation in the intestine of model aquaculture species
Director of Studies: Dr Daniel Merrifield
2nd Supervisor: Dr Victor Kuri
As part of efforts to improve the sustainability of aquaculture diets, my research seeks to gain a better understanding of the potential of yeast-derived functional feed additives to reduce intestinal inflammatory pathologies in fish. Specific programme objectives are to investigate the effects of functional feed additives on intestinal mucosal tolerance and microbiome structure, and to elucidate the impacts of localised intestinal level modulations on whole fish performance, health and welfare.
Qualifications
MSc Aquaculture and Marine Resource Management - Wageningen University and Research, Wageningen, The Netherlands
BSc Fisheries - Usmsanu Danfodio University, Sokoto, Nigeria
Professional membership
World Aquaculture Society
Society for Applied Microbiology
Research
Research
Research interests
- Functional Feed additives
- Nutrigenomics
- Sustainable Aquaculture
Grants & contracts
- Anne van den Ban Fund Scholarship (2018)
- University Research Studentship (URS) - jointly funded by the University of Plymouth School of Biological and Marine Sciences, and Leiber GmbH (2022)
Publications
Publications