PI: Greg Pietsch, DVM Key Personnel: Hoshi Sugiura, BS Alzheimer’s disease (AD) in humans and canine cognitive dysfunction (CCD) in dogs share striking biological and symptomatic similarities impacting the quality of life, including the lack of a cure or effective treatment. Both diseases develop before noticeable symptoms appear, impact the sense of smell (anosmia), and involve brain volume loss, particularly …
Translating Hibernation for Space Torpor and Remote Emergency Medicine
PI: Kelly L. Drew, PhD
Feasibility of D2O Labeling for Measuring Protein Synthesis Rates in Hibernating Arctic Ground Squirrels
PI: Kriya Dunlap, PhD, associate professor of biochemistry, College of Natural Science and Mathematics, UAF
Vitamin D and Healthy Aging: Establishing the Sled Dog Sentinel for the Circumpolar North
PI: Kriya Dunlap, PhD, associate professor of biochemistry, College of Natural Science and Mathematics, UAF
AAV Tropism in Arctic Ground Squirrels
PI: Maegan Weltzin, PhD, Research Associate Professor, College of Natural Science and Mathematics, UAF





