Barbara Nowak

Barbara Nowak
Alma mater	University of Agriculture, Szczecin Poland University of Sydney
Scientific career
Institutions	University of Tasmania
Thesis	Endosulfan residues in freshwater fish and effects of these residues on tissue structure  (1991)

Barbara F. Nowak FAA is a Polish-born Australian ichthyologist who specialises in sustainable aquaculture and aquatic animal health. As of 2021 she is Professor and Associate Dean Research Training at the University of Tasmania.

Nowak graduated from the University of Agriculture, Szczecin Poland with a MSc in 1982. ^[1] She received a PhD in 1991 from the University of Sydney for her thesis, "Endosulfan residues in freshwater fish and effects of these residues on tissue structure". ^[2]

Research

Nowak has spoken on the role of ocean parasites in marine environments in Tasmania. ^{[3] [ full citation needed ]} She has examined the role of fish kills in fisheries, ^{[4] [ full citation needed ]} and researched vaccines used to prevent illnesses experienced by fish in aquaculture settings. ^{[5] [ full citation needed ]}

Selected publications

• Nowak, Barbara (1 July 1992). "Histological changes in gills induced by residues of endosulfan" . Aquatic Toxicology. 23 (1): 65–83. Bibcode:1992AqTox..23...65N. doi:10.1016/0166-445X(92)90012-C. ISSN   0166-445X.
• Clark, A.; Nowak, B F. (1999). "Field investigations of amoebic gill disease in Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar L., in Tasmania" . Journal of Fish Diseases. 22 (6): 433–443. Bibcode:1999JFDis..22..433C. doi:10.1046/j.1365-2761.1999.00175.x. ISSN   0140-7775.
• Adams, M B; Nowak, B F (2003). "Amoebic gill disease: sequential pathology in cultured Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar L." . Journal of Fish Diseases. 26 (10): 601–614. Bibcode:2003JFDis..26..601A. doi:10.1046/j.1365-2761.2003.00496.x. ISSN   0140-7775. PMID   14653318.
• Nowak, Barbara F. (1 May 2007). "Parasitic diseases in marine cage culture – An example of experimental evolution of parasites?" . International Journal for Parasitology. 37 (6): 581–588. doi:10.1016/j.ijpara.2007.01.003. ISSN   0020-7519. PMID   17316650.

Honors and awards

Nowak was elected a Fellow of the Australian Society for Parasitology in 2018. ^[6] In 2021 she was elected Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science. ^[7]

References

1. "Associate Professor Barbara F. Nowak". ARC/NHMRC Research Network for Parasitology. Archived from the original on 13 September 2009. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
2. Nowak, Barbara (1990), Endosulfan residues in freshwater fish and effects of these residues on tissue structure , retrieved 13 October 2021
3. Stephens, Jodie (12 August 2013). "Ocean parasites vital part of marine ecology". The Examiner; Launceston, Tasmania. p. 3.
4. "Push for better fish kill report system". The Mercury; Hobart Town, Tasmania. 24 May 2005. p. 24.
5. Clark, Nick (31 May 2017). "Push for salmon disease vaccine".   The Mercury; Hobart Town, Tasmania. p. 13.
6. "Fellows of the Society". Australian Society for Parasitology. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
7. "Barbara Nowak". www.science.org.au. Retrieved 12 October 2021.