Erin Strait is new scientific head at bee vaccine maker Dalan

Dalan Animal Health, a biotechnology company developing vaccines that leverage innate immunity, has announced the appointment of Erin Strait, DVM, PhD, as chief scientific officer. Dr Strait, who took charge on January 27, brings extensive experience in the veterinary biologics development and will lead the company’s expanding research and development initiatives from its headquarters in Athens, Georgia, USA, Dalan Animal Health said in a press release. Dr Strait has joined Dalan Animal Health from Ceva...

Third Clean Earth Challenge moves to Atlanta’s Cascade Springs Nature Preserve

The National Wildlife Federation and the West Atlanta Watershed Alliance kick off America’s National Volunteer Week at the Urban Forest Festival on Saturday by cleaning up the Cascade Springs Nature Preserve, a 125-acre park in Atlanta, Georgia. The preserve is among the largest old forests within a city limits in the USA. The cleanup is part of the Clean Earth Challenge, a partnership between the federation and Johnson Outdoors, a company manufacturing camping equipment, trolling...