Profile

Academic Degrees and Qualification

• International Master of Health Management in Aquaculture, Ghent University, Belgium.
• MS in Fish Health Management, Sylhet Agricultural University, Bangladesh.
• B. Sc. Honours in Fisheries, Sylhet Agricultural University, Bangladesh.

Positions and Affiliations

• Ph.D. Fellow (Veterinary Pathology), Department of Food, Agricultural, Environmental and Animal Sciences, University of Udine, Udine 33100, Italy.
• Assistant Professor, Dept. of Fish Health Management, Sylhet Agricultural University, Bangladesh. (2020-To date)
• Lecturer, Dept. of Fish Health Management, Sylhet Agricultural University, Bangladesh. (2018-2020)

Awards and Recognitions

• Magna Cum Laude in International Master of Health Management in Aquaculture, Ghent University, Belgium.
• Chancellor's Gold Medal for Excellence in MS in FIsh Health Management, Sylhet Agricultural University, Bangladesh.
• Distinction for outstanding Result in B. Sc. Fisheries (Hon's), Sylhet Agricultural University, Bangladesh.

Awards and Scholarships

• Doctoral Fellowship, Department of Agri-food, environmental and animal sciences (DI4A), University of Udine, Italy (2023).
• Erasmus Mundus Scholarship for Master of Science In Health Management in Aquaculture , EACEA, EU (2021).

Professional Memberships

• Student Member, World Aquaculture Society, United States Chapter
• Student Member, European Association of Fish Pathologists (EAFP)
• Member, European Aquaculture Society
• Member, Krishibid Institution Bangladesh - KIB.

Other Social and Cultural Organization Involvement

• Founder Member, PRADHIKAR, animal rights organization, Sylhet Agricultural University.
• Member, BD Clean Sylhet, Bangladesh.

Conference contributions (Oral Presentations)

• "Comparative immune responses of resistant and susceptible Rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) to Lactococcus petauri challenge". XXIX SIPI Conference, Sardegna, Italy, 23-24 October 2025.
• "Inflammatory and immune response of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) challenged with Lactococcus garvieae: observations in selected lines". 22nd International Conference of Diseases of Fish and Shellfish, Heraklion, Greece. 1-4 September 2025.
• "Recording diseases and biodiversity of European flat oyster Ostrea edulis in the Belgian part of the North Sea: Opportunities and challenges for restoration and sustainable aquaculture" - Aquaculture Europe 2023, Vienna, Austria. https://aquaeas.org/MeetingAbstracts/PaperDetail/40781
• “Parasitological study of the Mediterranean horse mackerel (Trachurus mediterraneus) from north-western Mediterranean”. Scientific Conference VII, Department of Animal Biology, Plant Biology and Ecology, The Autonomous University of Barcelona, Spain. (09/06/2022)
• "Present Status of Formalin Use in Four Commercial Fish Species of the North Eastern Bangladesh" - 1st International Conference on Sustainable Fisheries 2019, Faculty of Fisheries, Sylhet Agricultural University, Sylhet, Bangladesh.

Conference contributions (Poster Presentations)

• Tofael Ahmed Sumon, Md. Abdullah AL Mamun, Elena Sacca, Marco Galeotti, Donatella Volpatti (2025). Selective breeding influences innate immune responses of Rainbow trout (Onchorhynchus mykiss) challenged with Lactococcus garvieae in controlled conditions. AquaFarm 2025, Pordenone, Italy.
• Tofael Ahmed Sumon, Isabelle Arzul, Thomas R.H. Kerkhove, Annelies Declercq (2023). Disease-free European Flat Oyster (Ostrea edulis) in the Belgian part of the North Sea: opportunities for restoration and sustainable aquaculture. 21st International Conference on Diseases of Fish and Shellfish, Aberdeen, UK. 9p
• Talukdar A, Sumon T A and Islam M M (2019). Fishers' Perceptions on the Performances of Hilsha Shad (Tenualosa ilisa) Sanctuaries in the Meghna Estuary of Bangladesh. Book of Abstracts. 1st International Conference on Sustainable Fisheries, Faculty of Fisheries, Sylhet Agricultural University, Sylhet, Bangladesh. 162p.

Attended Conferences and Workshops

• XXIX SIPI Conference, 23-24 Octiber 2025, Sassary, Sardegna, Italy.
• 22nd International Conference oc Diseases of Fish and Shellfish. 1-4 September 2025. Heraklion, Greece.
• AquaFarm 2025, International conference & trade show on aquaculture, shellfish farming, algaculture and fishing industry, Pordenone, Italy.
• XXVIII National SIPI Conference, June 26-28, 2024, Casenatico, Italy.
• AquaFarm 2024, International conference & trade show on aquaculture, shellfish farming, algaculture and fishing industry, Pordenone, Italy.
• Scientific Conference VII, Department of Animal Biology, Plant Biology and Ecology, The Autonomous University of Barcelona, Spain. (09/06/2022)
• Annual Research Review Workshop - 2020 by Sylhet Agricultural University Research System. 11-12 February, 2020.
• 1st International Conference on Sustainable Fisheries - 2019, Sylhet Agricultural University, Bangladesh.

Training

• Fish Immunology: Molecular and Evolutionary Perspectives, organized by University of Bern, Switzerland and Fedaration of European Biochemical Societies - FEBS in Spetses, Greece (2024).
• Digital PCR specialist course 2024, Doctoral School of Life Sciences and Medicine, Ghent University, Belgium.
• Fish health, welfare and biosecurity in trout farming, organized by Cure4Aqua project, EU (2024).
• Internship Comprehensive Project (March 2022 - June 2022), Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, The Autonomous University of Barcelona, Spain.
• 25th Foundation Training for University Teachers by Graduate Training Institute (GTI), Mymensingh. 1-27 March, 2020.
• Training on Accounts and Financial Management by Institutional Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC), Sylhet Agricultural Unversity. June, 2019.
• Orientation Training Program for Newly Recruited Lecturers of Sylhet Agricultural University. 23-24 December, 2018.

Language

• English
• Bangla