Shokoofeh Shamsi

Biography

Shokoofeh is an international expert in parasite taxonomy, especially aquatic parasites that cause significant diseases in humans and animals. She couples conventional morphological techniques with modern molecular technologies to diagnose infections and identify parasite species. Shokoofeh discovered several new pathogenic species and strains causing emerging diseases in humans and animals in Australia and worldwide. This led to her receiving a highly competitive award from the Australian Academy of Science in 2011 for international travel and receiving the Recognition Medal of Global Biodiversity Meeting on Parasites and Aquatic Ecosystem Health by University of Allahabad, India for sustained academic efforts and contributions to advanced research. She has been invited to several national and international conferences as a key note speaker. She has also been appointed to the editorial board of the World Register for Marine Species (WoRMS). She reviews for 15 international journals in the field of veterinary Parasitology and food safety.

Research Interest

Cophylogeny among parasites and their hosts, Parasite taxonomy and systematics, Transmission patterns and ecology of parasites, Seafood safety