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Dr. Toshiaki Itami
Dept. of Biological Production and Environmental Science
University of Miyazaki
1-1, Gakuen Kibana-dai Nishi
Miyazaki-shi 889-2192 Miyazaki
Japan
E-mail: itamit@cc.miyazaki-u.ac.jp

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Dr. Toshiaki Itami received his Bachelor and Master degrees from Kochi University and his Ph.D. from Kyota University in Japan. He started his career as a researcher with the Kagoshima Prefectural Fisheries Station in 1980 and joined the National Fisheries University, Yamaguchi Prefecture in 1983, where he served until 2002. He is currently a professor at the Miyazaki University. His past research work has centered on the pathology of aquatic animals. His recent research has been on immunostimulants in crustaceans. He has published extensively in peer-reviewed scientific journals and is well-known for his works on the effect of various immunostimulants on the resistance of kuruma shrimp to white spot virus. Dr. Itami has won the award of the Japanese Society of Fish Pathology for Young Scientists and an award of Honor from Thai Shrimp Farmers Association for his contribution to shrimp disease control.

Contributions by Dr. Toshiaki Itami on Feedware.com.
Cho, G. & Itami, T.(2004). Plant extract as cholesterol substitute in Shrimp. Aqua Feeds: Formulation & Beyond. Volume 1, Issue 2, 2004, pages 16-17.