• Obtain the full-length perch growth hormone (GH) cDNA.
• Clone and express the yellow perch GH mRNA in a protein expression system.
• Assay the recombinant perch GH for growth promoting activity in juvenile perch.
• Produce antibodies to the recombinant perch GH.

To evaluate the effect of culture temperature on growth, survival, and body composition of largemouth bass.

• Initiate embryonic stem (ES) cell cultures derived from zebra fish embryos and maintain the cultures for multiple passages in vitro
• Construct targeting vectors that can be used to disrupt the zebra fish aromatase genes
• Introduce the targeting vectors into the ES cells and develop methods to isolate homologous recombinants
• Use the ES cell cultures to generate zebra fish aromatase knockout
  lines of fish

• Develop and deliver an introductory fish health class for veterinarians and veterinary students, fisheries professionals and students, and other stakeholders in Illinois and Indiana

• Evaluate the potential use of ethanol yeast, a co-product of bio-ethanol production, as a fish meal replacement in the diets of sunshine bass (white bass Morone chrysops x striped bass M. saxatilis)

• Investigate the feasibility of a new treatment process, based on microbial fuel cells and membrane-supported biofilms reactors for removing nitrogen and sulfide in simulated recirculating aquaculture systems wastewater.
• Determine the nitrogen and sulfide removal efficiencies, and levels of electric power production
• Test different reactor configurations under variable loading conditions