Sophie St-Hilaire

Dr. Sophie St-Hilaire

Professor St-Hilaire is associate head and professor at the Department of Infectious Diseases and Public Health, City University of Hong Kong (CityU). She has extensively researched fish nutrition and diseases, including treatment efficacy, and has helped investigate fish disease outbreaks.

Dr. St-Hilaire is associate head and professor at the Department of Infectious Diseases and Public Health, City University of Hong Kong (CityU). She has extensively researched fish nutrition and diseases, including treatment efficacy, and has helped investigate fish disease outbreaks. Currently, she and her colleagues at CityU are studying how to fight antimicrobial resistance in aquaculture environments by reducing bacterial and antibiotic levels through improved filtration systems and coating materials.

Before joining CityU, she was a Canada Research Chair (Integrated Health Research for Sustainable Aquaculture) at the Atlantic Veterinary College, University of Prince Edward Island and an associate professor at Idaho State University (U.S.). She has also worked for a number of government agencies dedicated to fisheries in Canada, the UK, and Chile.

Selected news links:

Asia's race to outsmart antimicrobial resistance - Asia Research News, March 8, 2022
The Contributions of Veterinary Medicine & Engineering to the ”One Health” Approach - OneHealth @CityU x FRANCE, Sep 17, 2021
CityU aquaculture research keeps fish healthy and supports growing industry - Times Higher Education
Understanding Antibiotic Treatment Failures in Salmon Aquaculture in Understanding Antimicrobial Resistance in Aquaculture - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2020

Selected publications

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Farid M.U., Choi P., St-Hilaire S. An A.K. et al. Hybrid nanobubble-forward osmosis system for aquaculture wastewater treatment and reuse. Chemical Engineering Journal Volume 435, Part 3, (2022) DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2022.135164
Linh N.V., Dien L.T., St-Hilaire S., Dong H.T. et al. Pre-treatment of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) with ozone nanobubbles improve efficacy of heat-killed Streptococcus agalactiae immersion vaccine. Fish & Shellfish Immunology Volume 123, Pages 229-237 (2022) DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2022.03.007
Farid M.U. , Kharraz J.A., St-Hilaire S., An A.K. et al. Nanobubble-assisted scaling inhibition in membrane distillation for the treatment of high-salinity brine.Water Research 209, (2022) DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2021.117954
Rees E.E., Davidson J., Fairbrother J.M., St-Hilaire S. et al. Occurrence and antimicrobial resistance of Escherichia coli in oysters and mussels from Atlantic Canada. Foodborne Pathogens and Disease 12, 1-6 (2015) DOI: 10.1089/fpd.2014.1840