Stephen Reichley serves as the deputy director for the Fish Innovation Lab.
Reichley is the associate director of the Global Center for Aquatic Health and Food Security and is Head of the FAO Reference Center on Antimicrobial Resistance and Aquaculture Biosecurity at Mississippi State University. He is an assistant professor at MSU’s College of Veterinary Medicine Department of Pathobiology and Population Medicine, where he provides aquatic diagnostic services, teaches, mentor students, and serves the university and college.
Reichley is a past president of the World Aquatic Veterinary Medical Association and director-at-large for the American Association of Fish Veterinarians. He also previously served on the Technical Standards Committee of the American Fisheries Society Fish Health Section. He has experience in the production of many aquatic species, numerous scientific publications related to aquatic animal health, and has given lectures and seminars throughout the world.
Prior to joining MSU, Reichley was the director of R&D and fish health for Clear Springs Foods, the largest producer of freshwater rainbow trout in the United States. His responsibilities included oversight of all R&D activities; clinical health and welfare of 45+ million fish across brood, hatchery, and grow-out operations; and oversight of the Diagnostic and Research Laboratory as well as the Water Quality and Analytical Laboratory.
Reichley received his BS from the University of Findlay, DVM from the Ohio State University, and PhD from Mississippi State University. He is a Certified Aquatic Veterinarian (CertAqV).