Valentina Laura Donati

Valentina Laura Donati serves as a Researcher at the Technical University of Denmark (DTU), specifically within the National Institute of Aquatic Resources' Section for Fish and Shellfish Diseases and the DTU Microbes Initiative. Her work focuses on combating bacterial pathogens in aquaculture systems, particularly addressing Flavobacterium psychrophilum infections in rainbow trout.

Her research expertise spans Aquaculture Disease Control, Antimicrobial Resistance, and Bacteriophage Therapy. Key investigations include developing antibiotic alternatives through salinity/temperature modulation, characterizing emerging florfenicol resistance patterns, and exploring cyanobacteria-based biofuel applications. Her fingerprint analysis reveals dominant work in Flavobacterium (100%), Bacteriophage (74%), and Oncorhynchus mykiss (67%) research domains.

Dr. Donati's publication trends demonstrate a strong emphasis on sustainable aquaculture solutions, with recent work (2023-2025) focusing on resistance pattern surveillance, alternative infection control methods, and microbial applications in bioenergy. Her research integrates laboratory pathogen characterization with practical farm-level disease management strategies.

As an active project participant and supervisor, she contributes to major initiatives including Sund Akvakultur: Aquaculture without antibiotics (2023-2026) where she supervises PhD candidate C. Cialini on prophylactic measures against Flavobacterium, and the Healthy Fish Farm project (2021-2023) targeting reduced antibiotic use. Her conference activities include key presentations on AMR surveillance and phage-based pathogen control at international aquaculture forums.

Based at DTU's Lyngby campus, she operates within the Section for Fish and Shellfish Diseases laboratory environment, collaborating extensively with the DTU Microbes Initiative and international aquaculture research networks. Her current work bridges fundamental microbial ecology with applied solutions for sustainable fish farming.