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Latest papers
A model-based prion vaccine protects a transgenic mouse line carrying a Gerstmann-Sträussler-Scheinker disease mutation.
Acta neuropathologica · 2026
Quadriceps mitochondrial DNA quantity, quality, and gene expression after 2 years of calorie restriction: exploratory results from the CALERIE trial.
GeroScience · 2026
Spatial and Temporal Patterns of Prion Gene Variation Are Consistent With a Response to Chronic Wasting Disease-Induced Selection in Wild White-Tailed Deer.
Ecology and evolution · 2025
Latest funding
- $1,472,160
A comprehensive approach to halt chronic wasting disease transmission
NSERC · 2021 · Co-investigator
- $8,000,000
Biodiversity Conservation and the Health and Well-being of Indigenous Peoples
SSHRC · 2020 · Co-investigator
- $8,000,000
Biodiversity Conservation and the Health and Well-being of Indigenous Peoples
SSHRC · 2020 · Co-investigator
50 publications.
A model-based prion vaccine protects a transgenic mouse line carrying a Gerstmann-Sträussler-Scheinker disease mutation.
Fang A, Tang X, Fleming M, Tancowny B, Wang X, Wang Y, Daude N, Dorosh L, Fleck SC, Rathod V, Coustou V, Cervantes SA, Velásquez CD, Westaway D, Aiken J, McKenzie D, Telling G, Stepanova M, Saupe SJ, Siemer AB, Wille H
Quadriceps mitochondrial DNA quantity, quality, and gene expression after 2 years of calorie restriction: exploratory results from the CALERIE trial.
Das JK, Zhang Y, Redman LM, Martin CK, Das SK, Racette SB, Herbst A, Liu N, Allison DB, McKenzie D, Aiken JM, Horvath S, Candia J, Banskota N, Ferrucci L, Kraus WE, Huffman KM, Wanagat J
Spatial and Temporal Patterns of Prion Gene Variation Are Consistent With a Response to Chronic Wasting Disease-Induced Selection in Wild White-Tailed Deer.
Bubac CM, Russell T, McKenzie D, Ball MC, Pybus MJ, Coltman DW, Cullingham CI
Detection of Chronic Wasting Disease Prions in Prairie Soils from Endemic Regions.
Kuznetsova A, Ness A, Moffatt E, Bollinger T, McKenzie D, Stasiak I, Bahnson CS, Aiken JM
Chronic Wasting Disease: State of the Science.
Bartz JC, Benavente R, Caughey B, Christensen S, Herbst A, Hoover EA, Mathiason CK, McKenzie D, Morales R, Schwabenlander MD, Walsh DP, The Nc North American Interdisciplinary Chronic Wasting Disease Research Consortium Members
In Vitro and In Vivo Evidence towards Fibronectin's Protective Effects against Prion Infection.
Garza MC, Kang SG, Kim C, Monleón E, van der Merwe J, Kramer DA, Fahlman R, Sim VL, Aiken J, McKenzie D, Cortez LM, Wille H
Sheep scrapie and deer rabies in England prior to 1800.
Ness A, Aiken J, McKenzie D
Innate Immune Status of Glia Modulates Prion Propagation in Early Stage of Infection.
Kang SG, Kim C, Aiken J, McKenzie D
Nanopore sequencing identifies a higher frequency and expanded spectrum of mitochondrial DNA deletion mutations in human aging.
Vandiver AR, Hoang AN, Herbst A, Lee CC, Aiken JM, McKenzie D, Teitell MA, Timp W, Wanagat J
Heterozygosity for cervid S138N polymorphism results in subclinical CWD in gene-targeted mice and progressive inhibition of prion conversion.
Arifin MI, Kaczmarczyk L, Zeng D, Hannaoui S, Lee C, Chang SC, Mitchell G, McKenzie D, Beekes M, Jackson W, Gilch S
A comprehensive approach to halt chronic wasting disease transmission
Principal investigators: Gilch, Sabine S
Keywords: caribou conservation; chronic wasting disease (cwd); cwd genetic resistance; indigenous knowledge; infectious disease; prion disease; prion protein genetics; prion-soil interaction; wildlife vaccine
Biodiversity Conservation and the Health and Well-being of Indigenous Peoples
Principal investigators: Parlee, Brenda
Keywords: Biodiversity Well-being Conservation Indigenous Knowledge Indigenous Peoples
Biodiversity Conservation and the Health and Well-being of Indigenous Peoples
Principal investigators: Parlee, Brenda
Prion strain competition and the evolution of new strains
Principal investigators: McKenzie, Debbie
Biotelemetry System: Infrastructure for assessing disease transmission in wildlife
Principal investigators: Merrill, Evelyn
Prion Strain Competition and the Evolution of New Strains
Principal investigators: McKenzie, Debbie
From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.
Frequent collaborators
- Debbie McKenzie and Judd Aiken: 15 shared papers
- Holger Wille and Maria Stepanova: 11 shared papers
- David Westaway and Holger Wille: 9 shared papers
- David Westaway and Debbie McKenzie: 7 shared papers
- Holger Wille and Debbie McKenzie: 7 shared papers
- Holger Wille and Judd Aiken: 5 shared papers
- Sabine Gilch and Debbie McKenzie: 5 shared papers
- David Westaway and Maria Stepanova: 3 shared papers
- David Westaway and Judd Aiken: 3 shared papers
- Holger Wille and Sabine Gilch: 3 shared papers
- Maria Stepanova and Debbie McKenzie: 2 shared papers
- David Westaway and Richard Fahlman: 1 shared paper
- David Westaway and Sabine Gilch: 1 shared paper
- David Westaway and Vineet Rathod: 1 shared paper
- Holger Wille and Richard Fahlman: 1 shared paper
- Holger Wille and Vineet Rathod: 1 shared paper
- Richard Fahlman and Debbie McKenzie: 1 shared paper
- Maria Stepanova and Vineet Rathod: 1 shared paper
- Vineet Rathod and Debbie McKenzie: 1 shared paper
- Catherine Cullingham and Debbie McKenzie: 1 shared paper
- Debbie McKenzie and Paul Stothard: 1 shared paper
- Biological Sciences
- Biochemistry
- Medicine
- Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of
- Cell biology
- Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science
- Other
Co-authors at University of Alberta, colored by department. Thicker lines mean more shared papers; select anyone to open their profile and their own map.
Judd Aiken
Faculty
15 shared papers, latest 2026
David Westaway
Medicine
7 shared papers, latest 2026
Holger Wille
Biochemistry
7 shared papers, latest 2026
Sabine Gilch
Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of
5 shared papers, latest 2023
Maria Stepanova
Cell biology
2 shared papers, latest 2026
Paul Stothard
Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science
1 shared papers, latest 2022
Richard Fahlman
Biochemistry
1 shared papers, latest 2023
Vineet Rathod
Faculty
1 shared papers, latest 2026
Catherine Cullingham
Biological Sciences
1 shared papers, latest 2020
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