Bing Liang

Qualifications

• MSc Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 2007-2009
• BSc Biological Sciences, Wuhan University, China, 2002-2006

Biography

Liang Bing’s interest in aquaculture began in 2009, when he started to work on the development of aquaculture technology at Marine Aquaculture Centre of Singapore Food Agency (SFA), with focus on managing a selective breeding program for Asian seabass. Currently, he is pursuing his PhD at James Cook University Singapore with SFA’s support to study the application of genetic technologies for the improvement of farmed aquaculture species. He hopes to deepen his knowledge and expertise in aquaculture genetics to help the local aquaculture industry improve the productivity and sustainability.

Thesis Title

Developing genetic resources for Malabar red snapper (Lutjanus malabaricus) and establishing the first breeding program

Advisory Panel

Primary: A/Prof Jose Domingos, Advisor Mentor: Prof Dean Jerry

Networks

• Tropical Futures Institute | James Cook University Singapore
• Marine Aquaculture Centre | Singapore Food Agency

Research Interests

• Selective breeding – genomic selection
• Fish sex determination and gonadal differentiation
• Genetic parameters
• Genetic diversity