October 2025th to 11th, 4Tainan (Taiwan)Held at 5^th At the 5th Conference of the International Society of Fish and Shellfish Immunology, graduate student Rowena Cadiz won the Best Oral Presentation Award.

【Winner】
Rowena Cadiz (2nd year doctoral student, Applied Life Sciences, Graduate School of Marine Science and Technology)

[Title of award-winning research]
High temperature-induced activation of inflammatory responses in ayu Plecoglossus altivelis

[Details of award-winning research]
　In the production of sweetfish seedlings, heated rearing using boilers or other devices is sometimes used during the low winter water temperatures to promote growth. However, it has been shown that sweetfish raised in such high water temperatures have a lower resistance to infectious diseases. Rowena Cadiz has shown that continuously rearing sweetfish at water temperatures higher than those found in natural rivers in winter induces an excessive inflammatory response, which is one of the factors that reduces their resistance to infectious diseases. These results are likely to lead to a review of water temperature settings in sweetfish seedling production. They are also expected to contribute to improving rearing techniques for farmed fish species in response to future increases in water temperatures due to climate change.

Award recipients Rowena Cadiz (second from left) and Guruge Aika Tarindi (third from left) with laboratory members who attended the 5th International Conference on Fish and Seafood Immunology.

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