Selected for Visiting Doctoral Placement at Huazhong Agricultural University

Aug 3, 2026 · 1 min read
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Awarded an official acceptance as a Visiting PhD Scholar at the College of Fisheries, Huazhong Agricultural University (HZAU), Wuhan, China[cite: 2].

Under the proposed academic collaboration scheme of the HEC CPEC Consortium of Universities, the prospective 6-month doctoral placement focuses on:

  • Research Scope: Behavioral and Transcriptomic Responses of Juvenile Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) to Environmental Enrichment under Thermal Stress[cite: 2]
  • Host Lab: Advanced molecular fish physiology and transcriptomics facilities supervised by Prof. Dr. Zexia Gao[cite: 2].
Research Placement Nile Tilapia Stress Physiology
Hafiz Nauman Baig
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Hafiz Nauman Baig (he/him)
PhD Research Scholar (Zoology / Fisheries & Aquaculture)
Hafiz Nauman Baig is a PhD Research Scholar in the Department of Zoology at Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad. His research focuses on fish environmental and thermal stress physiology, sustainable intensive aquaculture, oxidative stress biomarkers, and innovative dietary prophylactic strategies in recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS).