WNS Research in S&P Global Market Intelligence
Seeking new model of pipeline partnership, Williams funds Ga. wildlife research Reprinted from S&P Global Market Intelligence “A major natural gas pipeline company is bankrolling research in Georgia in an attempt to defeat a disease that is destroying bat populations,…
WNS Treatment Research in the News
We announced earlier this year we began collaborating with federal agencies and a private land owner to develop an integrated disease management (IDM) strategy at Black Diamond Tunnel, for treating and preventing white-nose syndrome. Recently, several news agencies featured our…
2016 SIMB Conference
This year’s annual Society for Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology (SIMB) conference was held in New Orleans, Louisiana, from July 24th through 29th. Founded in 1949, SIMB is a nonprofit, international association dedicated to the advancement of microbiological sciences, especially as…
4-Year WNS Treatment at Black Diamond Tunnel
Georgia State University researchers Chris Cornelison, Kyle Gabriel, and Sidney Crow of Georgia State University received bat conservation funding provided by Transcontinental Gas Pipeline Company (Transco) to begin a collaborative, 4-year project to develop and implement white-nose syndrome treatment methods…
WNS Research on WSB-TV
Premiering February 29th, 2016, Biologists predict 95 percent decline in Georgia bats aired on WSB-TV Channel 2 Action News (Atlanta), featuring the work of Georgia State University researchers in their continued work to develop white-nose syndrome (WNS) treatment methods and…
Our Research inspires Art
Arpita Choudhury, of The Science Of Illustration, after reading of our research involving the bacterium Rhodococcus rhodochrous being used both as an agent for delaying the ripening of fruit and as an antifungal agent to treat bat white-nose syndrome, was…
Grant Awarded from FightWNS
On December 31st, FightWNS awarded Kyle Gabriel, a PhD candidate in Dr. Sidney Crow’s laboratory, a $5,000 grant for his white-nose syndrome research proposal, “Development of a Device for Treating White-Nose Syndrome Using Naturally-Occurring Volatile Compounds.” FightWNS, a 501(c)(3) public…
WNS Interview on WNYC
WNYC, New York’s public radio, recently interviewed Dr. Chris Cornelison about the ongoing research with white-nose syndrome. Read the article and listen to the interview, below. WNYC Article: Moldy Bananas May Hold the Secret to Saving Bats’ Lives
WNS Research In the News
A few news articles documenting our current white-nose syndrome research have appeared in the news. We are currently preparing for winter treatment trials. Subscribe by email in the side bar to stay abreast on all of our news releases. Atlanta…
GSU & TNC Collaborate on Artificial Cave Construction
In collaboration with the Tennessee Chapter of The Nature Conservancy, PhD students Kyle Gabriel and John Neville of Georgia State University traveled to Tennessee on October 14, 2015, to install a humidity regulation system in a 13,000 ft3 artificial cave….
