June 25, 2012 — SOUTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. — Researchers at the University of Rhode Island are being honored for developing a novel way to vaccinate fish.
Professors Marta Gomez-Chiarri (chi-ARE'-ee) and David Nelson created a way to vaccinate fish by immersing them in a vaccine bath. The process is considered easier and less expensive that existing, which involve injecting one fish after another with vaccinations.
The two professors recently received a university award for their patented process.
Fish vaccinations are used in fish farms to prevent outbreaks of disease.
The researchers are now working to commercialize their vaccination method.
Read the full story by the Associated Press at The Boston Globe