I
had obtained my Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) from Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universiti
Putra Malaysia. My dissertation entitled “Assessment
of the intestinal immunity development in juvenile tiger grouper, Epinephelus fuscoguttatus (Forsskål, 1775)
following oral exposure to bioencapsulated vibriosis vaccine.” that supervised by Prof. Dr. Mohd
Zamri Saad was mainly about application of live feed (rotifer and artemia) as vaccine carrier
to stimulate adaptive immunity as well as to reduce mortality due to vibriosis among juvenile
tiger grouper. The thesis was elected as Best PhD Thesis by Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, and I was nominated by the faculty to receive UPM University Award 2018 (Doctor of Philosophy Gold Award).

Throughout of Ph.D. study, my other research project include detection of channel catfish
virus (CCV) in cage-cultured Pangasius hypophthalmus in Sungai Pahang, Temerloh,
Malaysia and determination of best feed-based vaccination regime against streptococcosis in
red tilapia, Oreochromis spp in Kenyir Lake, Terengganu. Those two projects are
collaborative work between National Fish Health Research Institute, Fisheries Research
Institute and Universiti Putra Malaysia, which I was one of the group members. Our findings
were further verified and approved when it were accepted for publication in several peer-
reviewed ISI indexed journals and were presented in several international as well as national
conferences

Previously in 2011, I was graduated as Master of Science in Immunology with dissertation
entitled “Immune Responses To Streptococcus agalactiae In Red Tilapia, Oreochromis Spp.
Following Vaccination With Non-Adjuvanted And Adjuvanted Vaccine Incorporated Feed
Pellets”. The study aimed to formulate vaccine incorporated fish pellet that was acceptable by
the fish and able to stimulate protective immune response against streptococcosis. The feed-
based vaccine was successfully developed and applied for patenting in year 2012.

My teaching experiences also have prepared me to teach a wide range of courses. As an
adjunct lecturer at Manipal International University (MIU) from February 2013 to September 2014, it was develops my teaching skill to deliver knowledge in the easiest way to be
understand by the undergraduate. My teaching and research assistant experiences in
Universiti Putra Malaysia are also worth mentioning. I was trained to prepare materials for
pre- and post-teaching sessions, many administrative works, arrange the workshops and
meetings and manage the research grant.

Regards,

Dr. Mohd Firdaus bin Nawi