Biography

Dr. Mohamad Aslah bin Mohamad is a dedicated aquatic vaccinologist with a PhD in Vaccine and Therapeutics from Universiti Putra Malaysia. His research focuses on the development of innovative vaccination and therapeutic strategies for disease control in aquaculture, with particular emphasis on feed-based vaccines targeting bacterial pathogens in farmed fish. He began his academic career as a postdoctoral researcher at the Institute of Bioscience, Universiti Putra Malaysia, where he specialized in aquaculture and fish health management under the HiCoE project on Animal Vaccines and Therapeutics, funded by the Ministry of Higher Education, Malaysia. He is currently a Lecturer at Xiamen University Malaysia, where he continues to advance the field of aquatic animal health while mentoring the next generation of scientists.

Research Interest

• Aquaculture
• Biotechnology
• Aquatic animal health
• Fish immunology
• Fish diseases
• Fish health management
• Vaccinology
• Molecular biology
• Microbiology
• Fish nutrition
• Marine biology

Educational Background

• PhD in Vaccine and Therapeutics – Universiti Putra Malaysia, 2022
• MSc in Aquaculture – Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 2017
• BSc in Marine Biology – Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 2013

Working Experience

• Lecturer – China-ASEAN Marine Science School, Xiamen University Malaysia (Aug 2025 - Present)
• Postdoctoral Researcher – Laboratory of Aquatic Animal Health and Therapeutics, IBS, UPM (Aug 2023- Jul 2025)
• Visiting Postdoctoral Fellow – Laboratory of Microbiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kasetsart University,Thailand (Jan 2023- Jul 2023)

Research Experience

• Principal investigator for projects on the utilization of biodiesel-derived microalgae waste as a potential animal feed, funded by Petronas Research Sdn. Bhd.
• Team member in research projects focused on the development of aquatic vaccines and therapeutics for disease management in aquaculture species.

Representative Publications

• Mohamad, A., Arshad, A., Sung, YY., Jasmani, S. (2018). Thermal stress on Hsp70 gene expression and female reproductive performance of giant freshwater prawn, Macrobrachium rosenbergii. Aquaculture Research, 49: 135– 150.
• Ina‐Salwany, MY., Al‐Saari, N., Mohamad, A., Mursidi, F.‐A., Mohd‐Aris, A., Amal, MNA.,Kasai, H., Mino, S., Sawabe, T. and Zamri‐Saad, M. (2019), Vibriosis in Fish: A Review on Disease Development and Prevention. Journal of Aquatic Animal Health, 31: 3-22.
• Chin YK., Ina-Salwany MY., Zamri-Saad M., Amal MNA., Mohamad A., Lee JY., Annas S., Al-saari. N. (2020) Effects of skin abrasion in immersion challenge with Vibrio harveyi in Asian seabass Lates calcarifer fingerlings. Disease of Aquatic Organism, 137:167-173.
• Mohamad A, Zamri-Saad M, Amal MNA, Al-saari N, Monir MS, Chin YK, et al. Vaccine Efficacy of a Newly Developed Feed-Based Whole-Cell Polyvalent Vaccine against Vibriosis, Streptococcosis and Motile Aeromonad Septicemia in Asian Seabass, Lates calcarifer. Vaccines. 2021;9(4):368. https://doi.org/10.3390/vaccines9040368
• Monir, M.S., Yusoff, M.S.M., Zulperi, Z.M., Hassim, H.A., Zamri-Saad, M., Amal, M.N.A., Salleh, A., Mohamad, A., Yie, L.J. and Ina-Salwany, M.Y., 2021. Immuno-protective efficiency of feed-based whole-cell inactivated bivalent vaccine against Streptococcus and Aeromonas infections in red hybrid tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus× Oreochromis mossambicus). Fish & Shellfish Immunology, 113: 162-175.
• Azzam-Sayuti, M., Ina-Salwany, M.Y., Zamri-Saad, M., Annas, S., Yusof, M.T., Monir, M.S., Mohamad, A., Muhamad-Sofie, M.H.N., Lee, J.Y., Chin, Y.K. and Amir-Danial, Z., 2021. Comparative Pathogenicity of Aeromonas spp. in Cultured Red Hybrid Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus× O. mossambicus). Biology, 10(11), p.1192.
• Mohamad A, Mursidi F-A, Zamri-Saad M, Amal MNA, Annas S, Monir MS, Loqman M, Hairudin F, Al-saari N, Ina-Salwany MY. Laboratory and Field Assessments of Oral Vibrio Vaccine Indicate the Potential for Protection against Vibriosis in Cultured Marine Fishes. Animals. 2022;12(2):133.
• Ina Salwany, Md Yasin, Aslah Mohamad, and Mohamad Azzam-Sayuti. "Control of fish diseases using antibiotics and other antimicrobial agents. "Recent Advances in Aquaculture Microbial Technology. Academic Press, 2023. 127-152.
• Mohamad, A., Khemthong, M., Trongwongsa, P., Lertwanakarn, T., Setthawong, P., & Surachetpong, W. (2024). A New Cell Line from the Brain of Red Hybrid Tilapia (Oreochromis spp.) for Tilapia Lake Virus Propagation. Animals, 14(11), 1522.
• Mohamad, A., Yamkasem, J., Paimeeka, S., Khemthong, M., Lertwanakarn, T., Setthawong, P.,... & Surachetpong, W. (2024). Efficacy of Feed Additives on Immune Modulation and Disease Resistance in Tilapia in Coinfection Model with Tilapia Lake Virus and Aeromonas hydrophila. Biology, 13(11), 938.
• Mohamad, A., Yasin, I. S. M., Azzam-Sayuti, M., & Zahaludin, A. D. (2025). Prevention and Control of Aquatic Animal Diseases. In Management of Fish Diseases (pp. 387-408). Singapore:Springer Nature Singapore.

Honors / Awards

• IVVN ECR Career Development Fellowship 2025

Prospective PhD/ EdD/ MPhil Applications

I am accepting any further PhD/EdD/MPhil applications.