His work focuses on topics related to fish and seafood health (pathology, nutrition, diagnostics). Karl holds a BSc in Biological Sciences from Aurora Illinois University (USA) and a PhD in Microbiology from the University of California, Davis (USA). In addition, he contributes to research on blooms of toxic marine microalgae. Within aquaculture, there is a lack of large areas of knowledge for the non-model species cultivated in aquaculture systems. Through the development and application of molecular techniques and microbiology, especially the development of DNA-based diagnostics for non-model organisms, we gain knowledge about the immune functions, metabolism and digestive physiology of aquaculture species and their pathogenic threats.
