Alan Wilson, Author at WilsonLab

January 3, 2024

2024 is already starting off well. Emily’s meta-analysis project was just published in BioScience. This was only due to Emily’s persistence and hard work. The first set of reviews required another literature search that highlighted hundreds of studies to consider for this study. Great job, Emily.

Driessen, E. P., A. E. Wilson, S. Odom, I. Hall, P. Brewer, S. B. Ramsay, S. Wood, and C. J. Ballen. In press. Group work and student performance in biology: A meta-analysis. BioScience.

December 20, 2023

I had a chance to make a quick trip over to the rice capital of the US in Arkansas to support a cool biomanipulation project where small fish additions are being used to cut down on methane gas release in rice fields.

December 19, 2023

Congratulations to our super star high school student, Saranya Anantapantula, for getting accepted into the University of Pennsylvania’s Management and Technology program. Impressive!

December 15, 2023

Another productive year done for the WilsonLab! Excited to see what 2024 has in store for us.

December 13, 2023

The lab organized another successful holiday cookie swap that included several labs. I was out sampling green ponds but saw a bald eagle relaxing in a tree (sorry the resolution isn’t great…). Fortunately, the students saved me some sweets when I got back to the lab.

December 9, 2023

The lab is losing two wonderful members. Suzie Tenison (below) has completed her M.S. (non-thesis) and Anna Claire Mollica has completed her undergraduate degree. Congrats! We are expecting big things from both of you. Of course, you will be missed. And, yes, Kate is levitating in the bottom picture.

December 6, 2023

Hannah has set a new record. Her second M.S. chapter was just published and she completed her M.S. last August. Nice work, Hannah, and rest of the lab. Large-scale field experiments are where it is at!

Zinnert, H. M., M. F. Gladfelter, S. E. Tenison, H. Peyton Poe, K. L. Merrill, A. V. Hennessey, M. B. McDonald, D. Wang, H. A. Torbert, and A. E. Wilson. 2024. Impacts of flue gas desulfurization (FGD) gypsum on water quality and the algal community in catfish aquaculture ponds. Aquaculture 581:740406.

November 21, 2023

Matt’s collaboration with Morgan Steffen’s lab at James Madison just produced a nice paper in Harmful Algae. Excellent work!

Baylous, H. R., M. F. Gladfelter, M. I. Gardner, M. Foley, A. E. Wilson, and M. M. Steffen. 2024. Indole-3-acetic acid promotes growth in bloom-forming Microcystis via an antioxidant response. Harmful Algae 133:102575.

November 13, 2023

Super quick trip to attend SETAC in Louisville to share Saranya’s meta-analysis paper. Michael and Ashley stayed the whole week and got much from the experience.

November 11, 2023

Had a chance to cross a trip to Japan off of my bucket list. Best part was that I got to take my daughter, Lily, with me. Hiroshima, Hakata, and Kyoto were beautiful. People were so friendly. Food was delicious. Temples were spectacular. And the 20th International Conference on Harmful Algae was terrific.