Dr Mai Nashaat

Dr. Mai Nashaat Hassan Saleh is an Egyptian aquatic health and fisheries scientist specializing in fish and crustacean diseases, aquatic pathology, histopathology, immunology, and nutrition. She currently serves as Associate Professor at the Aquatic Health and Diseases Laboratory, Aquaculture Division, National Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries (NIOF), Egypt. She holds a BSc, MSc, and PhD from Suez Canal University and was awarded the NIOF Scientific Excellence Award for her publications in Q1–Q3 SCOPUS-indexed journals.

Dr. Nashaat has an extensive teaching and mentorship portfolio, having trained over 200 undergraduate, 30 Masters, and 20 PhD students in courses including fish and crustacean diseases, fungal and parasitic infections, and aquaculture health management. She has contributed to the development of aquaculture curricula and training manuals and has served on multiple thesis and oral examination committees.

Her research spans parasitology, probiotic applications, disease prevention, and marine biodiversity, with numerous peer-reviewed publications in journals such as the Egyptian Journal of Aquatic Biology & Fisheries and the Bulletin of the European Association of Fish Pathologists. She has presented her work at international conferences in France and Egypt and participated in regional and international projects on marine biodiversity, pollution assessment, and food waste recycling for aquaculture.

Dr. Nashaat is an active member of the Egyptian Society of Environmental Science and the Egyptian Society of Parasitological Science, and serves on editorial and peer-review boards for multiple journals. She has completed specialized training in PCR applications, biostatistics, fish disease management, harmful algal blooms, and ocean literacy.

Fluent in Arabic and professionally proficient in English, Dr. Nashaat integrates scientific research, teaching, and practical capacity-building to promote sustainable, welfare-focused aquaculture in Egypt and the broader MENA region.