While the Telling Laboratory is particularly recognized for their work on transgenic mouse modeling of prion diseases, it is one of only a handful of research groups with the resources and expertise for studying prion diseases using whole animal, transgenic, cell biological, biochemical, and molecular genetic approaches. Over the years, we have been recognized for our studies of human prions, the molecular basis of the species barrier, prion strains and their zoonotic potential, and, more recently, chronic wasting disease (CWD) of cervids.
Our ability to liaise and collaborate with the prion community is also significant. In combination with skills and perspectives provided by our talented collaborators, the Telling Laboratory is in a unique position to investigate the molecular events underlying prion propagation, species barriers and strains, which remain the overarching goals of Dr. Telling’s research program, a part of the CSU Prion Research Center.
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Diana Lowe (Telling lab), Elena Lian (Jackson lab) and Jebrail Dempsey (Hemming-Schroeder & Foy labs), were each awarded a 2024-25 VPR Graduate fellowship.
Student researcher Zoe Atkinson wins Highest Honors at CURC for her research poster, “Gene-targeted mice expressing cervid prion protein efficiently peripheralize CWD prions to extraneural tissues.”
PhD candidate Diana Lowe presented her research poster, “Will chronic wasting disease spread in Nordic country” at the 2024 STEM Day at the Colorado State Capitol.
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