Current Projects

Adaptations of sleep and cardiac rhythms in the hypometabolic state of a human-sized hibernator
Øivind Tøien, PhD, Research Associate Professor, Institute of Arctic Biology UAF…

Analysis of myoAAV gene delivery
PI: Anna Goropashnaya, PhD, Research Assistant Professor, Institute of Arctic Biology, UAF…

AAV tropism in Arctic ground squirrels
PI: Maegan Weltzin, PhD, Research Associate Professor, College of Natural Science and Mathematics, UAF…

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…

Translating Hibernation for Neurocritical Care
PI: Kelly L. Drew, PhD…