Rate My Professor Yih Nin Lee

Dr. Yih Nin Lee serves as Assistant Director of the Curtin Aquaculture Research Laboratories (CARL) and Lecturer in the Department of Applied Sciences at Curtin University Malaysia, part of the Faculty of Engineering and Science. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Biological Sciences from Universiti Malaysia Terengganu (2010-2013), a Master of Science in Aquaculture from Universiti Malaysia Sabah (2015-2016), and a Doctor of Philosophy in Veterinary Medicine from Nippon Veterinary and Life Science University, Japan (2016-2020). Additionally, she is credentialed as an AHEA. Her professional journey at Curtin began in 2021, where she contributes to teaching in aquaculture-related subjects and leads research initiatives at CARL, focusing on advancing sustainable practices in fish health management.

Dr. Lee's research specialization centers on fish diseases and immunology, encompassing lower fungal infections, gene cloning, immunological responses in fish, and gene expression studies. She possesses hands-on expertise in identifying pathogenic lower fungi affecting aquaculture species. Key publications include her co-authored work 'Nutrition composition of commercial full-fat and defatted black soldier fly larvae meal (Hermetia illucens) as a potential protein resource for aquafeeds' published in Biodiversitas Journal of Biological Diversity (2023, with I. Saputra); 'Effect of age on susceptibility of marbled rockfish, Sebastiscus marmoratus to Ochroconis humicola following experimental challenge' in Journal of Fish Diseases (2020, with S. Wada and O. Kurata); 'Haliphthoros milfordensis isolated from eggs and larvae of mud crab (Scylla tranquebarica) in Sabah, Malaysia' in European Bulletin of the Aquatic Animal Pathology (2017, with K. Hatai and O. Kurata); 'Haliphthoros sabahensis sp. nov. isolated from mud crab Scylla tranquebarica eggs and larvae in Malaysia' in Fish Pathology (2017, with K. Hatai and O. Kurata); 'First report of Lagenidium thermophilum isolated from eggs and larvae of mud crab Scylla tranquebarica in Sabah, Malaysia' (2016); and 'Biological characteristics of obligate marine Lagenidium thermophilum isolated from mud crab (Scylla tranquebarica) eggs in Sabah, Malaysia' (2016, both with collaborators). Her contributions have earned her the Curtin Malaysia Emerging Research Star Award (2023), Curtin Malaysia Student’s Choice Award (2022), and Best Oral Presenter at the 5th International Conference on Fisheries and Marine Sciences, Indonesia (2022).