Joyshri Sarker is a permanent faculty (Associate Professor) in the department of Aquaculture, Chattogram Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (CVASU). Currently she is in study leave (PhD) and continuing her PhD at the University of Canberra, Australia. Earlier she completed Erasmus Mundus Joint Master degree in Aquaculture, Environment and Society offered by different universities, University of Highlands and Islands (SAMS), UK; University of Crete, Greece; Nantes University, France; Rhadboud University, The Netherlands with prestigious Erasmus Mundus scholarship funded by European Union. She has good research background in aquaculture and published some research papers in several journals. As a young researcher she is continuing her research work and has great potentiality to perform high quality research in her area of interest. Currently she is also interested in the genetics and genomics research in fish along with aquaculture and fish health aspects. She is very much keen to continue her research in most challenging issues in aquaculture and fisheries.

Research Interests

1. diseases and health management in aquaculture. , 2. culture of commercially important marine species. , 3. feed development and nutritional aspects in aquaculture. , genetics and genomics in fish , antimicrobial resistance in aquaculture , one health aquaculture

Experience

Teaching

•	Associate Professor in Department of Aquaculture, Chattogram Veterinary and Animal Sciences University from July 17, 2023 to Present
•	Assistant Professor in Aquaculture, Chattogram Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Khulshi, Chattogram-4225 from July 23, 2017 to Present
•	Lecturer in Aquaculture, Chattogram Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Khulshi, Chattogram-4225 from April 30, 2015 to July 22, 2017

Administrative

•	Head of the Department in Department of Aquaculture, Chattogram Veterinary and Animal Sciences University from Nov. 10, 2023 to Oct. 6, 2024
•	Head of the Department in Department of Aquaculture, Chattogram Veterinary and Animal Sciences University from Feb. 18, 2021 to Nov. 10, 2021
•	Head of Department in Aquaculture, Chattogram Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Khulshi, Chattogram-4225 from Aug. 28, 2017 to Sept. 4, 2019

Contact

Email:
joyshri.joya@gmail.com
joyshri@cvasu.ac.bd

Cell Phone: +88 01739703131

Location

404, Faculty of Fisheries Building, Department of Aquaculture, Faculty of Fisheries,
Khulshi Campus, Chattogram..

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Qualifications

Educational Qualifications

Name of the Degree

Name of School/College/University

Erasmus Mundus Joint Master degree in Aquaculture, Environment and Society	University of Highlands and Islands, UK; University of Crete, Greece; Nantes University, France, Rhadboud University, The Netherlands
M.S. in Aquaculture	Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh, Bangladesh
B. Sc. Fisheries (Hons.)	Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh, Bangladesh

Honours

Acedemic Awards

“National Science and Technology”, fellowship award from the Ministry of Science and Technology, People's Republic of Bangladesh in the year 2013 for the completion of research work of Master of Science in Aquaculture.

"Erasmus Mundus Scholarship" from the European Union to complete Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degree in Aquaculture, Environment and Society organized by European Commission.

"Orange Knowledge Programme" scholarship from the Wageningen University and Research, The Netherlands for the completion of the course "Responsible Aquaculture Development"

Research Grants

1. Principal Investigator of the project "Experimental infection of Aeromonas hydrophila in pangasius" funded by Bangladesh Fisheries Research Institute, Bangladesh from 2013-2014.

2. Principal Investigator of the project "Parasite infestation in marine fishes: observation in a seasonal manner" funded by University Grants Commission of Bangladesh through CVASU, Bangladesh from 2015-2016.

3. Principal Investigator of the project "Status and impact of aquadrugs in coastal region of Bangladesh" funded by University Grants Commission of Bangladesh through CVASU, Bangladesh from 2016-2017.

4. Principal Investigator of the project "Effects of inclusion of feed attractants on feed utilization, growth and survival of Channa striata in freshwater" funded by University Grants Commission of Bangladesh through CVASU, Bangladesh from 2018-2019.

5. Principal Investigator of the project "Effects of inclusion of feed additives on feed utilization, growth and molting behavior of soft-shell mud crab Scylla sp" funded by University Grants Commission of Bangladesh from 2019 to till date.

6. Co-PI of the project "Comparison of spat (Crassostrea spp) settelment, nutritional composition and economic viability at different sites of Cox’s Bazar coast, Bangladesh" funded by Department of Fisheries (Dof), Bangladesh from 2019-2020.

7. Co-PI of the project "Bio-economic evolution of snakeheads culture as a replacement of IMCs in traditional Integrated Multi-trophic Aquaculture (IMTA) system" funded by Ministry of Science and Technology, Bangladesh from 2019 to till date.

8. Co-PI of the project "Aquaculture wastewater as a low cost medium for mass production of marine microalgae and it’s utilization as feed for culturing sea bass and crab larvae" funded by Bangladesh Fisheries Research Institute (BFRI), Bangladesh from 2018 to till date.

Membership

1. Member, Krishibid Institution, Bangladesh

2. Member, Fisheries Society of Bangladesh.

3. Member, Erasmus Mundus Association of Bangladesh

4. Member, World Aquaculture Society

Others

Executive Committee Member, Progotishil Teachers' Forum, Chattogram Veterinary & Animal Sciences University, Chattogram from 2017-2018.

Publications

Articles published in journals:

Sarker J, Islam SMR, Rahman MR, Minhaz TM, Khatoon H. 2021. Effects of attractants inclusion on the growth and survival of Channa striata. Bangladesh Journal of Fisheries. 33(1): 39-48.
Minhaz TM, Sarker J, Khan MNA, Khatoon H, Alim MA, Khalequzzaman SM, Ahmad MU, Rahman MR. 2021. Spat Settlement Patterns of Edible Oyster (Crassostrea spp.) on Shellstring to Ascertain Allocable Sites for Oyster Farming at Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh. North American Journal of Aquaculture. American Fisheries Society. DOI: 10.1002/naaq.10195.
Usha SZ, Rahman MR, Sarker J*, Hasan SJ, Sultana R, Nayma Z, Mukta FA and Khatoon H. 2021. Cultivation of Chlorella vulgaris in aquaculture wastewater as alternative nutrient source and better treatment process. Bangladesh Journal of Veterinary and Animal Sciences. 9(1): 43-51.
Khatoon H, Leng MY, Rahman MR, Sarker J, Minhaz TM, Sultana R, Nayma Z and Mukta FA. 2021. Efficiency of Chlorella vulgaris beads in improving water quality and growth of juvenile siamese fighting fish (Betta splendens). Bangladesh Journal of Veterinary and Animal Sciences. 9(1): 74-86.
Islam Z, Khatoon H, Minhaz TM, Rahman MR, Hasan S, Mahmud Y, Hossain MS, Sarker J. 2021. Data on growth, productivity, pigments and proximate composition of indigenous marine microalgae isolated from Cox's Bazar Coast. Data in Brief. 35. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dib.2021.106860
Minhaz TM, Sarker J, Khan MNA, Khatoon H, Alim MA, Khalequzzaman SM, Rahman MM, Islam Z, Afruj J, Hossain MS 2020. Yield Performance, Proximate Composition, Fatty Acid Profile and Economic Viability of Farmed Oyster (Crassostrea spp.) in Bangladesh. Bangladesh Journal of Veterinary and Animal Sciences. 8(2): 60-68
Minhaz TM, Sarker J, Khan MNA, Khatoon H, Alim MA, Khalequzzaman SM, Ahmad MU, Rahman MR. 2020. Data on growth performance, proximate composition, and fatty acid content of edible oyster (Crassostrea spp.), farmed on shellstring along Cox’s Bazar Coast. Data in Brief. 33: 2352-3409; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dib.2020.106450.
Rahman MR^*, Islam SMR, Nayma Z, Sultana R, Sarker J. 2020. Bio-economic evolution of snakeheads culture as a replacement of IMCs in traditional Integrated Multi-Trophic Aquaculture (IMTA) System. Bangladesh journal of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (BJVAS), 8(1): 117-127.
Kader MA, Azahar NZ, Iehata S, Bulbul M, Islam MM, Sarker J, Mariom, Rahman MM, Asaduzzaman M^*. 2020. Dietary supplementation of host-associated lactic acid bacteria modulate growth, metabolic activities and immune related genes expression in giant freshwater prawn (Macrobrachium resenbergii). Journal of the World Aquaculture Society. https://doi.org/10.1111/jwas.12734
Islam MT, Rahman T*, Rahamatullah SM, Sarker J, Khanum R and Al Mahadi MS. 2019. Biosecurity status in some commercial aquafarms of Kishoreganj and Mymensingh districts. Bangladesh Journal of Fisheries. 31(2): 229-242.
Naha PR, Rahman MR, Sarker J*, Islam SMR. 2019. Prevalence and Intensity of Contracaecum sp. in Jewfish (Otolithoides Pama). Scholars Journal of Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences. 6(7): 176-182; DOI: 10.21276/sjavs.2019.6.7.3
Ahmmed MK, Ahmmed F, Ghosh SK, Sarker J and Islam MM. 2016. Impacts of different diets on growth and survival of stinging catfish, Heteropneustes fossilis. The Bangladesh Journal of Veterinary and Animal Sciences. 4(1&2):22-26.
Anka IZ, Jothi JS, Sarker J, Talukder A and Islam MS. 2016. Growth performance and survival of guppy (Poecelia reticulate): different formulated diets effect. Asian Journal of Medical and Biological Research. 2 (3): 451-457; doi: 10.3329/ajmbr.v2i3.30117.
Sarker J and Faruk MAR. 2016. Experimental infection of Aeromonas hydrophila in pangasius. Progressive Agriculture. 27 (3): 392-399.

Articles published in proceedings:

Sarker J., Saba-Shirvan A., Pineau L., David C., Corvec S., Ugarte-Ruiz M., Calvez S. and Navarro-Gonzalez N. 2023. Antimicrobial resistance in aquatic and fecal bacteria from a Recirculating Aquaculture System and comparison with human clinical isolates. 21^st International Conference on Diseases of Fish and Shellfish, Aberdeen, UK. European Association of Fish Pathologists.
Sarker J., Saba-Shirvan A., David C., Corvec S., Batard E., Ugarte-Ruiz M., Calvez S. and Navarro-Gonzalez N. 2023. Understanding the risks associated with recirculating aquaculture systems: persistence of antimicrobial-resistant Enterococcus spp. and comparison with isolates from human infections. 9th Symposium on Antimicrobial Resistance in Animals and the Environment, Centre INRAE Val-de-Loire, Tours, France. (Oral communication)
Sarker J, Rahman MR, and Islam SMR, 2019. Effects of inclusion of feed attractants on feed utilization, growth and survival of Channa striata. Proceedings of the 16th International Scientific Conference on “Intensification of Livestock and Fisheries for Achieving Food Safety and Nutritional Security: Challenges and Opportunities”, Chittagong Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Bangladesh. PP. 56.

Book Chapters:

Iftehimul, M., Manik, M., Bashar, A., Haque, M.M., Sarker, J., Hasan, N.A. (2023). Algae-Based Bioremediation of Emerging Pollutants. In: George, N., Dwibedi, V., Rath, S.K., Chauhan, P.S. (eds) Management and Mitigation of Emerging Pollutants. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-41005-5_6

Funding

Project Completed

Research Projects	Funded by	Project Supervision
Experimental infection of Aeromonas hydrophila in pangasius.	Bangladesh Fisheries Research Institute, Bangladesh	Principal Investigator
Parasite infestation in marine fishes: observation in a seasonal manner	University Grands Commission of Bangladesh through CVASU	Principal Investigator
Status and impact of aquadrugs in coastal region of Bangladesh	University Grands Commission of Bangladesh through CVASU	Principal Investigator
Effects of inclusion of feed attractants on feed utilization, growth and survival of Channa striata in freshwater	University Grands Commission of Bangladesh	Principal Investigator

Effects of inclusion of feed additives on feed utilization, growth and molting behavior of soft-shell mud crab Scylla sp.	University Grant Commission	Principal Investigator

Comparison of spat (Crassostrea spp) settelment, nutritional composition and economic viability at different sites of Cox’s Bazar coast, Bangladesh	Department of Fisheries (Dof), Bangladesh	Co- Investigator
Aquaculture wastewater as a low cost medium for mass production of marine microalgae and it’s utilization as feed for culturing sea bass and crab larvae	Bangladesh Fisheries Research Institute, Bangladesh	Co- Investigator

Research Portfolio