Inaugural Professorial Lecture - Professor Mark Lokman

Prepping for a long-distance journey: the spawning migration of the freshwater eel

About Professor Lokman's research:
Mark has had a lifelong fascination with fish, especially their migration and spawning biology. That fascination has shaped his research pursuits, which have focused on the role of hormones and their downstream effects on gene expression in migratory and reproductive physiology, principally in freshwater eels. With a background in aquaculture, Mark applies some of his basic research to industry-relevant questions in collaboration with the salmon industry and several CRIs – the applied angle has been of interest to a suite of graduate students over the years. Mark has worked closely with staff at the University of Yangon, Myanmar, to help develop and update teaching resources in fisheries and aquaculture – and he considers this highly rewarding, despite the ongoing turmoil in that country. Work in this space is continuing. He is currently the Head of the Department of Zoology.

Refreshments will be served after the lecture.