The Peggy J. Black Memorial Grant
Contributed by: Jim Black and Family
Established in 2022.
This study will assess the use of simple, rapid, specific and highly sensitive assays to detect blood-borne prions. Early detection of prion disease will provide a biomarker for prognostication and development of therapeutic trials.
Dr. Mathiason is Associate Professor of Pathobiology and Director of the Office of Vice President for Research (OVPR) Program for Research and Scholarly Excellence (PRSE)- Infectious Disease and Rapid Response Network. Dr. Mathiason’s research focuses on the role blood and maternal infections play in disease pathogenesis and transmission dynamics. Her laboratory combines use of native and rodent in vivo hosts with highly sensitive in vitro assays to assimilate an understanding of the biological mechanisms associated with covert transmission of infectious agents. The intent of these works is to provide basic science principles for continued efforts to mitigate infectious agents via preventative, therapeutic and vaccine therapies.
Contributed by: Jim Black and Family
Established in 2022.
Contributed by: Philip McConnell and Family
Established in 2021.
Contributed by: The Pohl Family
Established in 2019.
Contributed by: Sandra (Cookie) Stivison
Established in 2015.
This website was made possible by a generous donation from Cookie Stivison, in memory of her husband Tom Stivison, and a grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
