Anita Talbot has worked as a Research Fellow at the MFRC since 2016, investigating various topics related to fish health and welfare. From 2016-2018, Anita investigated how novel ingredients in feed can influence the immune response of fish. One particular interest of the Fish Health Group is in finding solutions for infections caused by the external parasite, Paramoeba perurans, the causative agent of Amoebic Gill disease (AGD). Since 2018, her research focus is on disease prevention though the development and testing of autogenous bacterial and viral vaccines, for freshwater and marine finfish species.