Haijing Liu graduated from Neijiang Normal University with a bachelor's degree in biotechnology. His research focuses on antibiotic-free culture technology and the application of medicinal plant extracts as functional ingredients in fish feed. He is currently studying for a master's degree in fisheries at Dalian Ocean University, researching aquatic animal nutrition and feed. He was interested in exploring the effects of feed water-soluble vitamin levels on sea urchin growth, gonadal texture, and collagen content and synthesis.

Panke Gong graduated from Dalian Ocean University with a bachelor's degree in fisheries. He is currently studying for a master's degree in fisheries at Dalian Ocean University, researching aquatic animal nutrition and feed. He is interested in exploring the effects and regulatory mechanisms of feed protein levels and glycolipid ratio on sea urchin's feeding, body growth and shell growth.

Dan Gou graduated from Neijiang Normal University with a major in aquaculture. She is currently interested in the nutritional immunity of sea urchins. The main research direction of the graduate students is aquatic animal nutrition and feed science. She has published two papers on the nutrition and feeds for sea urchins.

Jiahao Cao recently graduated from Dalian Ocean University, majoring in Aquatic Animal Medicine. He is about to start pursuing a postgraduate degree at Dalian Ocean University. He will study aquaculture as a major. His main research direction is shrimp and crab reproduction and breeding. He is interested in the production of shrimp feed.

Weixiao Di graduated from Dalian Ocean University in 2024, majoring in Aquaculture. His research focuses on the sensory analysis and nutritional regulation of sea urchin gonads. The research focuses on how nutrients (mainly phospholipids and carotenoids) affect the organoleptic quality of sea urchin gonads and explores possible mechanisms.

Prof. Dr. Jun Ding is a Professor and the Vice Dean of the College of Fisheries and Life Sciences at Dalian Ocean University. She received her Bachelor's in Biology from Lanzhou University, a Master's from Liaoning Normal University, and a PhD in Biochemistry from Dalian University of Technology. Prof. Dr. Jun Ding has been engaged in the basic and technological research and development of genetic breeding and healthy aquaculture applications for aquatic animals. She is the chief scientist of the National Key R&D Program, a member of the National Aquatic Seed and Variety Approval Committee, an executive director of the Liaoning Fisheries Society, an executive director of the Spiny Skin Animal Branch of the Chinese Fisheries Society, and a member of the Degree Committee of the Liaoning Provincial Government. Prof. Dr. Jun Ding was selected as a "Leading Talent of Dalian City" in 2020; received the title of "11th Outstanding Science and Technology Worker in Liaoning Province" in 2018; selected for the Liaoning Province Higher Education Innovation Talent Support Program in 2017; selected as an "Outstanding Expert in Dalian City" in 2014. In 2013, she was selected as "the 10th exemplary individual of" Three Education "in Dalian". In 2011, she was selected as a candidate for the "Liaoning Province Hundred, Thousand, and Ten Thousand Talents Project" at the level of one hundred people; she was also selected as one of the first batch of leading reserve talents in Dalian in 2012“

Prof. Dr. Yaqing Chang is the director of the Key Open Laboratory of Marine Aquaculture and Biotechnology of the Ministry of Agriculture, the dean of the School of Fisheries and Life of Dalian Ocean University, the leader of the key discipline of "Animal Genetic Breeding and Reproduction" of Dalian Ocean University, and the part-time doctoral supervisor of the Institute of Oceanology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. He serves as Vice Chairman of the Marine Aquaculture Branch of the Chinese Aquaculture Society, Chairman of the Marine Aquaculture Branch of the Liaoning Provincial Aquaculture Society, etc. He obtained a Bachelor's degree in Aquaculture from Dalian Fisheries University, a Master's degree in Aquaculture from Dalian Fisheries University, and a doctorate in Marine Biology from the Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences. He has engaged in teaching, scientific research, and technology promotion of genetic breeding, artificial seedling cultivation, and aquaculture techniques for marine organisms. He has presided over and been responsible for research on 10 national-level projects, including major projects of the National 863 Program, National Natural Science Foundation, National Agricultural Science and Technology Achievement Transformation Fund, and National Spark Program, as well as 17 provincial, ministerial, and municipal key scientific research projects.

Prof. Dr. Rantao Zuo is an Associate Professor at the Department of fisheries and life science at Dalian Ocean University. He has been engaged in research on the nutritional physiology of aquatic animals, leading or participating in multiple national, provincial, and municipal projects. For the first time internationally, it has been discovered that feed fatty acids affect the immunity and disease resistance of marine fish by regulating the expression levels of pathogen early recognition receptor (TLR22) and adaptor protein (MyD88). This innovation points out that although linolenic acid is not an essential fatty acid for marine fish, it plays a very similar role in anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties to n-3LC-PUFA. He received multiple honors such as the National Scholarship for Doctoral Students, the Novartis International Graduate Scholarship, and the Aijie Scholarship. His main research direction is the nutritional reproduction of aquatic animals with a focus on exploring the effects of feed fatty acid levels and composition on the gonadal development and reproductive performance of economic echinoderms (sea cucumbers and sea urchins).