卓越奖 2020 | 肯尼斯·该隐

研究 and Creative Activity 卓越奖

肯尼斯·该隐 is a Professor of Aquaculture and Fish 健康 in the Department of Fish and Wildlife Sciences at the College of Natural 资源 (CNR). He has also served as the associate director of the 欧洲杯买球’s Aquaculture 研究 Institute (ARI) since 2002.

Cain joined the U of I in 1999. During his two-decade career at U of I, he has been conducting and overseeing basic and applied research in fish health, 免疫学, 分子诊断, 鱼的营养, and other key areas associated with aquaculture and fisheries science.

自2000年以来, Cain served as either principal investigator (PI) or co-PI on more than 80 sponsored projects worth more than $11.600万年. More than $4 million of these funds are linked to active or currently scheduled research projects. Some of his most significant work has centered on developing a new vaccine that prevents coldwater disease, an infectious bacterial disorder of fish in the salmonid (salmon) family. This has led to a patented vaccine that was recently licensed to a major pharmaceutical firm.

Through this and other research projects, Cain played a key role in building the ARI into a world class research facility with expertise in population genetics, 基因组学, 蛋白质组学, 选择育种, nutrition and feeding of fish, engineering of aquaculture systems and 鱼类健康管理.

Cain also shaped U of I’s aquaculture curriculum for undergraduate and graduate students by either developing or co-developing nine courses covering aquaculture, 鱼类健康管理, 疾病诊断. He also advised nineteen graduate students through to completion of their degrees and is currently advising five others.

As lead or contributing author on more than 100 published works, Cain is prolific in his field, known globally by name or in person through his many collaborations and dozens of presentations given throughout the world.