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Kiranpreet Kaur, from the Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Sea Lice Research Center, has been announced as the Novartis Animal Health (NAH) Young Scientist Award for her presentation on the mechanism behind azamethiphos resistance in salmon lice (Lepeophtheirus salmonis).

Marta Gameiro, Global Technical Services Manager for NAH Aqua, congratulates Kiranpreet Kaur on receiving the Young Scientist Award

Presented during the Sea Lice 2014 conference in Portland, Maine, her presentation was selected for top recognition by an independent panel of expert judges from industry and academia.

For her prize, NAH will host Ms Kaur on a visit to the NAH Research Center at Saint-Aubin, Switzerland later in the year. While there, she will meet with leading NAH scientists to learn more about novel pharmaceutical developments and revolutionary new technologies in fish parasitology. Her trip will also include an opportunity to present her work to the NAH researchers.

“Being selected as the latest Young Scientist award winner is an exciting honour,” said Ms Kaur. “Having the opportunity to visit the Novartis Animal Health Research Center in Switzerland, and engage with NAH scientists there, is a highlight for me and offers real development possibilities for my future research.”