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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Glenn Telling, the director of the CSU Prion Research Center, and Sarah Gregory discuss a new prion strain as a cause of chronic wasting disease in a Finland moose.
First year Microbiology PhD student Leo Tyer, mentored by Glenn Telling, received 2nd place Early-Stage Basic Research for their poster on North American and Scandinavian CWD prions.
Leo Tyer attended the 2022 Society for the Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS) National Symposium in Puerto Rico to present on chronic wasting disease prion research conducted with the Telling Lab.
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Laboratory: Pathology room 321
Office: Pathology room 324
(970) 491-2968
glenn.telling@colostate.edu