Publications

Papers in Print

Our contributions to the field advance the scientific conversation and open new doors for the solutions to prion disorders.

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36. Yustyniuk, V., et al. Current Biosecurity Practices in the Handling and Sampling of Cervids: A Cross-Sectional Survey. Journal of Wildlife Diseases. 2025

35. Rowden, G. R., et al. quicR: An R library for streamlined data handling of real-time quaking induced conversion assays. SoftwareX. 2025.

34. Grunklee, M. K. et al. Detection of chronic wasting disease prions in soil at an illegal white-tailed deer carcass disposal site. Prion. 2025.

33. Grunklee, M. K. et al. RT-QuIC optimization for prion detection in soils. Methods X. 2025.

32. Huang, M. H. J., et al. Chronic wasting disease prions on deer feeders and wildlife visitation to deer feeding areas. Journal of Wildlife Management. 2025.

31. Yoder, C. M., et al. Let Nature Take Its Course: Attitudes and Knowledge of Chronic Wasting Disease Among Southeastern Minnesota Amish Deer Hunters. Society and Natural Resources. 2025.

30. Milstein, M., et al. Detection and Decontamination of Chronic Wasting Disease Prions during Venison Processing. Emerging Infectious Diseases. 2025

29. Li, E. A., et al., Prion partitioning and persistence in environmental waters. Environmental Science and Technology. 2025

28. Howey, K., et al., AI-QuIC: Machine Learning for Automated Detection of Misfolded Proteins in Seed Amplification Assays. npj Biosensing. 2025

27. Li, M., et al., QuICSeedR: An R package for analyzing fluorophore-assisted seed amplification assay data. Bioinformatics. 2024.

26. Bryant, D. N., et al., Evaluation of RT-QuIC Diagnostic Performance for Chronic Wasting Disease Detection Using Elk (Cervus canadensis) Ear Punches. Journal of Wildlife Diseases. 2024.

25. Darish, J. R., et al., Inter-laboratory comparison of real-time quaking-induced conversion (RT-QuIC) for the detection of chronic wasting disease prions in white-tailed deer retropharyngeal lymph nodes. Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation. 2024.

24. Simmons, S. M., et al., Rapid and sensitive determination of residual prion infectivity from prion-decontaminated surfaces. mSphere. 2024.

23. Lee, D. J., et al., Rapid on-site amplification and visual detection of misfolded proteins via microfluidic quaking-induced conversion (Micro-QuIC). npj Biosensing. 2024.

22. Christenson, P. R., et al., Visual detection of misfolded alpha-synuclein and prions via capillary-based quaking-induced conversion assay (Cap-QuIC). npj Biosensing. 2024.

21. Burgener, K., et al., Prion Seeding Activity in Plant Tissues Detected by RT-QuIC. Pathogens. 2024.

20. Schwabenlander, M. D. et al., Prion forensics: a multidisciplinary approach to investigate CWD at an illegal deer carcass disposal site. Prion. 2024.

19. Izalaco, H. N., et al., Detection of prions from spiked and free-ranging carnivore feces. Scientific Reports. 2024.

18. Huang, M. H. J., et al., Expanding CWD disease surveillance options using environmental contamination at deer signposts. Ecological Solutions and Evidence. 2024.

17. Bartz, J. C., et al., Chronic wasting disease: state of the science. Pathogens. 2024.

16. Soto, P., et al., Identification of chronic wasting disease prions in decaying tongue tissues from exhumed white-tailed deer. Environmental Dimension. 2023.

15. Shultze, M. L., et al., Herd-level risk factors associated with chronic wasting disease-positive herd status in Minnesota, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin cervid herds. Preventive Veterinary Medicine. 2023.

14. Inzalaco, H. N., et al., Ticks harbor and excrete chronic wasting disease prions. Scientific Reports. 2023.

13. Burgener, K. R., et al., Diagnostic testing of chronic wasting disease in white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) by RT-QuIC using multiple tissues. PLOS ONE. 2023.

12. Christenson, P. R., et al., Nanoparticle-enhanced RT-QuIC (Nano-QuIC) diagnostic assay for misfolded proteins. Nano Letters. 2023.

11. Rowden, G. R., et al., Standardization of data analysis for RT-QuIC-based detection of chronic wasting disease. Pathogens. 2023.

10. Li, M. and Larsen, P. A., Single-cell sequencing of entorhinal cortex reveals wide-spread disruption of neuropeptide networks in Alzheimer's disease. Alzheimer's and Dementia. 2023.

9. Christenson, P. R., et al., A field-deployable diagnostic assay for the visual detection of misfolded prions. Scientific Reports. 2022.

8. Yuan, Q., et al., Sensitive detection of chronic wasting disease prions recovered from environmentally relevant surfaces. Environmental International. 2022.

7. Schwabenlander, M. D., et al., Upper Midwest tribal natural resource managers' perspectives on chronic wasting disease outreach, surveillance, and management. Conservation Science and Practice. 2022.

6. Picasso-Risso, C., et al., Assessment of real-time quaking-induced conversion (RT-QuIC) assay, immunohistochemistry and ELISA for detection of chronic wasting disease under field conditions in white-tailed deer: a Bayesian approach. Pathogens. 2022.

5. Schwabenlander, M. D., et al., Comparison of chronic wasting disease detection methods and procedures: implications for free-ranging white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) surveillance and management. Journal of Wildlife Diseases. 2022.

4. Li, M., et al., RT-QuIC detection of CWD prion seeding activity in white-tailed deer muscle tissues. Scientific Reports. 2021.

3. Schwabenlander, M. D., et al., A complex disease, simplified - innovative tools help present chronic wasting disease education to diverse audiences. The Wildlife Professional. 2021.

2. Li, M. and Larsen, P. A., Primate-specific Retrotransposons and the Evolution of Circadian Networks in the Human Brain. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews. 2021

1. Li, M., et al., Alu retrotransposons and COVID-19 susceptibility and morbidity. Human Genomics. 2021. 

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