Michigan State University is at the forefront of aquatic animal health with a regional effort devoted to the research of infectious and noninfectious diseases of aquatic animals, particularly those affecting fish of the Laurentian Great Lakes Basin. Aquatic animal health research, service, and outreach is interdepartmental, and bridges the Department of Pathobiology and Diagnostic Investigation at the College of Veterinary Medicine and the Department of Fisheries and Wildlife at the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources. The faculty and laboratories involved offer a variety of diagnostic and health certification services for publicly and privately managed aquatic animal facilities.

Aquatic animal health activity at MSU began in 2001 with the arrival of Emeritus Professor Dr. Mohamed Faisal, who founded the first-ever regional laboratory to provide fisheries management. Together, Faisal’s work and the University have blossomed into a premier and globally recognized health initiative through the development of collaborative regional and national partnerships with State and federal management agencies.

The faculty devoted to aquatic animal health at MSU continue to track and study the ever-growing health challenges facing aquatic animals through multiple synergistic programs: the Aquatic Animal Disease Ecology (AADE) Program is directed by Dr. Thomas Loch, while the Fish Pathobiology and Immunology (FPI) Program is directed by Dr. Bartolomeo Gorgoglione.

To contact Dr. Loch:

Thomas Loch, MS, PhD
lochthom@msu.edu
517-884-2019

To contact Dr. Gorgoglione:

Bartolomeo Gorgoglione, DVM, MSC, PhD, CertAqV
bartgorg@msu.edu
517-432-9517