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Bartz_Lab

@LabBartz

Prion strain biology, prion pathogenesis and the environmental fate of prions

Joined June 2020
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My first article for Beyond The Fold: an open-science group of prion ECR's , focusing on recent research, debates on controversial topics, and opinion pieces on all things prion! Here I talk about a kind of α-syn that was more prion-like than expected... shorturl.at/LUuYf
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Sadly, Byron Caughey has unexpectedly passed.
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The public loses faith in vaccines not because of ACIP, but because of current HHS leadership who distort facts for personal and political agendas.
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The latest Osterholm Update podcast episode is here! @mtosterholm & @cvdall discuss the remaking of the CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices and what lies ahead for US vaccine policy and provide updates on measles, H5N1, COVID-19, and mpox. cidrap.umn.edu/anti-science/…
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The cost of Trump’s attack on American science ft.com/content/67fd40e3-104e…
The cost of Trump’s attack on American science

The cost of Trump’s attack on American science

Sweeping funding cuts threaten to undermine the innovation that has been a central part of US economic strength for decades

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New Alabama bill may contribute to spread of CWD wildlife.org/new-alabama-bil…
New Alabama bill may contribute to spread of CWD - The Wildlife Society

New Alabama bill may contribute to spread of CWD - The Wildlife Society

Alabama bill restricts state’s ability to manage deadly prion disease in farmed deer

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Simon Mead@smead213 Mar 2025
Current safety recommendations for handling mouse and human αsynuclein pre-formed fibrils - ScienceDirect. Useful, detailed comprehensive advice here. sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
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A call for the United States to continue investing in science | mBio journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128…
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We developed the prion swipe test to be used by groups working on prion and prion-like diseases as part of a broader prion safety program to assess prion decontamination of surfaces. We hope that this will be useful for our colleagues working in the field. app.jove.com/t/67889/prion-s…
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We are grateful for the support from the CJD foundation that made this work, and just as importantly, training the next generation of scientists, possible. @CJDFoundation
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'It feels like science died': Federal funding slash leaves NU leaders, researchers reeling - Flatwater Free Press flatwaterfreepress.org/it-fe…
'It feels like science died': Federal funding slash leaves NU leaders, researchers reeling -...

'It feels like science died': Federal funding slash leaves NU leaders, researchers reeling -...

Elon Musk and other new Trump administration officials say top research universities are ripping off taxpayers. NU leaders say they stand to lose $27 million in research funding, and would do less...

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Detection of chronic wasting disease prions in the farm soil of the Republic of Korea | mSphere. journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128…
Detection of chronic wasting disease prions in the farm soil of the Republic of Korea | mSphere

Detection of chronic wasting disease prions in the farm soil of the Republic of Korea | mSphere

Chronic wasting disease (CWD) is a highly contagious prion disease affecting free-ranging and farmed cervids. CWD continues to spread uncontrollably across North America, and multiple cases are...

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The authors show data indicating that soil extracts contain boba fide prion infectivity following inoculation into transgenic mice. IMO, this is some of the strongest evidence to date for environmental prions.
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In 2024 I was fortunate to attend several scientific conferences. What impressed me most was the next generation of scientists. I am very optimistic about the future.
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Thank you to all of the members of the NAS committee that created this report. It was a big lift. nap.nationalacademies.org/ca…
State of Knowledge Regarding Transmission, Spread, and Management of Chronic Wasting Disease in...

State of Knowledge Regarding Transmission, Spread, and Management of Chronic Wasting Disease in...

Chronic wasting disease (CWD) is a fatal, infectious prion disease affecting the central nervous system of some species of Cervidae-animals such as deer, elk, and moose. Recognized as a disease in...

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Happy holidays from the Bartz lab!
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This will include via our PLOS LinkedIn account (linkedin.com/company/public-…) and our PLOS BlueSky account (bsky.app/profile/plos.org).
PLOS | LinkedIn

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PLOS | 44,226 followers on LinkedIn. PLOS is a non-profit organization on a mission to drive open science forward with measurable, meaningful change. | PLOS is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) corporation,...

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@ASMicrobiology10 Dec 2024
In @mSphereJ, researchers describe a previously unreported route of prion neuroinvasion from the nasal cavity to the nervous system, which may explain the increased efficiency of infection following prion inhalation. asm.social/2dD
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ICYMI: Last week at #Prion2024 Victoria Chou presented compelling data on Sangamo’s ZFR demonstrating reduction of the prion protein in animal models. To view the presentation, bit.ly/4hBNtyW
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