Dr. Keiko Saito

Assistant Professor · Non-Tenure Track

Department of Marine Biotechnology

College of Natural and Mathematical Sciences

Education

  • Ph D, Biochemistry — Osaka City University (1996)
    Studies on cherry tomato (Lycopersion esculentum var. Cherry) and other new plant lectins: Purification, properties and utilization
  • MS, Biochemistry — Osaka City University (1992)
    Studies on chemical structure and functional properties of polysaccharides extracted from red algae (Porphyra tenera)
  • BS, Nutritional Biochemistry — Tohoku Women's College (1990)

Publications

Presentations

  • Microbial community structure and function in biofiltration compartments of an Atlantic salmon marine recirculating aquaculture system. 2025 Sustainable Aquaculture Systems Supporting Atlantic Salmon (SAS2) Conference · USDA · Oral Presentation Anne Baldino (Author & Presenter), Keiko Saito (Author), Teressa Dumadag (Author), Tsvetan Bachvaroff (Author), Kevin R Sowers (Author), Harold J Schreier (Author)
  • Solid waste treatment for saltwater RAS: Microbial anaerobic digestion and biomethane production 2017 4th NordicRAS Workshop on Recirculating Aquaculture Systems · DTU Aqua/NordicRAS · Oral Presentation Keiko Saito (Author & Presenter), Brigit Quinn (Author), Yonathan Zohar (Author), Kevin R Sowers (Author)

Grants and Contracts

  • Improving Bluegill Aquaculture for Bio-monitoring 2022 MIPS · Grant · Funded
  • Improving the survival rates of weak and slow-growing oysters during the winter season: Land-based recirculating aquaculture system for overwinter oyster farming 2022 Chesapeake Bay Trust · Sponsored Research · Funded
  • Improving the survival rates of weak and slow-growing oysters during the winter season: Land-based recirculating aquaculture system for overwinter oyster farming 2022 Mark Street Ventures/TEDCO · Sponsored Research · Funded
  • Nursery grow-out of European seabass fry and juveniles at IMET's Aquaculture Research Center (ARC) 2017 Great American Aquaculture, LLC · Contract · Funded Keiko Saito (Supporting), Yonathan Zohar
  • High value marine fish for Baltimore's neediest citizens 2017 United Way of Central Maryland · SubContract · Funded Keiko Saito (Co-Principal), Russell Hill (Principal), Nick Hammond (Principal)
  • In-line conversion of salmon smolt solid waste to biomethane 2017 Cermaq Norway and Sterner AS · Sponsored Research · Funded Keiko Saito (Co-Principal), Yonathan Zohar (Principal), Kevin R Sowers (Principal)
  • Nursery grow-out of European seabass fry and juveniles at IMET's Aquaculture Research Center (ARC) 2016 Great American Aquaculture, LLC · Contract Keiko Saito (Supporting), Yonathan Zohar (Principal)
  • Microbial fuel cells (MFC) for biological monitoring and waste treatment of aquaculture: “Remote and real-time” device to improve environment associated with aquaculture NOAA-NMFS · Grant · Not Funded
  • Opportunities for increased aquaculture profitability by converting aquaculture wastes to valuable biomethane and biofertilizer NRAC-USDA · Grant · Not Funded Keiko Saito (Principal), Yonathan Zohar (Co-Principal), Kevin R Sowers (Co-Principal), Eric Pedersen (Supporting)

Courses Taught

  • Marine and Environmental Biotechnology MBIO MBIO 478/MEES 698/498 · Spring 2021
  • Marine and Environmental Technology 498T/698T/ENCE489 · Spring 2020
  • Marine and Environmental Technology 498T/698T · Spring 2019
  • Marine and Environmental Biotechnology MEES 498T/698T · Spring 2018
  • Marine and Environmental Biotechnology MEES 498T/698T · Spring 2017