معرفی
Maria G. Nayfa is a Research Fellow at James Cook University (JCU), specializing in aquaculture genetics, particularly focusing on fish species such as Nile tilapia, Malabar red snapper, and silver-lip pearl oyster. Her work integrates genomic analysis, population genetics, and molecular biology to address challenges in aquaculture breeding programs and conservation. She completed her PhD in 2020 at JCU, where her thesis explored domestication impacts in Nile tilapia.
Her research interests span domestication genomics, genomic selection, and the genetic consequences of aquaculture practices. She has collaborated extensively with institutions globally, contributing to studies on genetic audits of farmed tilapia, transcriptomic analysis of gonad development, and the evolutionary resilience of reef-building corals under environmental stressors.
Maria’s publications emphasize applied and theoretical aspects of genetics in aquatic species, including gene flow dynamics, selection signatures, and breeding strategies. Her work bridges fundamental genetic research with practical applications in sustainable aquaculture and marine conservation.