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MSU's Biology Department set up an invertebrate ecology lab in one-quarter of the space, for Dr. Billie Keran’s research on the worm host of the whirling disease parasite. The first whirling disease experiment began in July of 1997 -- one year after construction was initiated. Since then, the experiments of numerous researchers from several states have been accommodated.
September 17, 1996 Annette Trinity-Stevens, MSU Communications BOZEMAN -- Whirling disease research now done in barns and garages will have a new home starting Monday, September 23, when the Wild Trout Research Laboratory arrives at Montana State University-Bozeman. "We're really excited that we're going to have this under one roof. The response from everyone has been teamwork at its best," said Dorothy Bradley, head of the Montana University Water Center. The center coordinates research by the Whirling Disease Coalition, a group of university, state and federal scientists. Sen. Max Baucus and federal, state and university officials will be on hand at 10 A.M. for a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the manufactured building at the end of South Fifth Street near campus. The public is welcome. Speakers include Pat Graham, director of the Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks; Gary Edwards, assistant director of fisheries for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; Marshall Bloom, chair of the Montana Whirling Disease Task Force; Karl Johnson, vice president of the Whirling Disease Foundation; MSU-Bozeman president Michael Malone and vice president for research Bob Swenson. The building, purchased from the Manhattan-based company Oakland Homes, has been customized to serve laboratory purposes. It will house holding tanks and state-of-the-art aquaria for experiments on fish. Funds for the laboratory came from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, the Montana Department of Fish Wildlife and Parks and the Whirling Disease Foundation. "We really appreciate the efforts of our Congressional delegation in giving us some of the tools we need to fight whirling disease," said MSU Bozeman president Michael Malone. "Senator Baucus helped find year-end federal funds for the laboratory, while Senator Burns has worked on funding the research that will occur there, including an appropriation this fiscal year." Contributors Numerous individuals and organizations have contributed to the creation and maintenance of this facility:
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