Associate Professor of Pathobiology Candace Mathiason introduces us to the weird ways of prions and how they can be used as models for Alzheimer’s disease in humans. Mathiason describes her past research in retroviruses and the approach her lab is taking to develop tests that can detect Alzheimer’s earlier in the disease’s progression.

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Learn more about prions from the NIH and the CDC.

Read about CSU's history in chronic wasting disease research from The Coloradoan.