Diana Minardi
Molecular Biologist
Diana is a molecular biologist involved in the investigation of crustacean and fish disease. Her current research focuses on the detection and diagnosis of pathogens combining standard molecular approaches (like PCR, qPCR) and high throughput next generation sequencing (NGS). She studied Aquaculture and Fish Pathology (University of Bologna) and obtained a PhD in Biological Sciences (University of Exeter) before joining Cefas and the Crustacean Health Theme within the WOAH (ex OIE) Collaborating Centre for Emerging Aquatic Animal Disease and the International Centre of Excellence for Aquatic Animal Health. While her studies have ranged from crayfish plague on Aphanomyces astaci detection and genotyping, to the application of pond-site molecular diagnostic tools, her interests include the use of bioinformatics to describe disease-associated microbiome (pathobiome) changes in shrimps and fish aquaculture systems, and pathogens detection.
Email: diana.minardi@cefas.gov.uk
