Chronic Wasting Disease Program
CIDRAP's chronic wasting disease (CWD) program focuses on the organization and coordination of cross-disciplinary leadership and expertise to identify priority issues and provide up-to-date, reputable information. The program receives critical advice and input on initiatives and information from a 60-member expert advisory group of nationally and internationally renowned experts and leaders in areas such as wildlife health and management, conservation, agriculture, prion biology and diagnostics, and human health.
CWD Staff
Members of the CWD Expert Advisory Group provide critical input and direction into all CIDRAP CWD-related activities but do not necessarily endorse the content of this website or statements made by CIDRAP staff.
- Wiktor Adamowicz, PhD, Professor and Vice Dean, Agricultural, Life and Environmental Sciences, Department of Resource Economics and Environmental Sociology, University of Alberta
- Kip Adams, MS, Chief Conservation Officer, National Deer Association
- Judd Aiken, PhD, Professor, Centre for Prions and Protein Folding Diseases, Agricultural, Life and Environmental Sciences, Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutritional Sciences, University of Alberta
- Sir Roy Anderson, PhD, FRS, FMedSci, Professor of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London & Immediate Past Director, London Centre for Neglected Tropical Disease Research
- Brian Appleby, MD, Professor and Director, National Prion Disease Pathology Surveillance Center, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University & Medical Director, Creutzfeldt-Jakob (CJD) Foundation
- Shannon Bartelt-Hunt, PhD, PE, Professor and Chair, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
- Travis Bartnick, MS, Wildlife Biologist, Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission
- Jason Bartz, PhD, Professor and Chair, Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, School of Medicine, Creighton University
- Sylvie Benestad, PhD, Senior Researcher, Norwegian Veterinary Institute
- Vincent Béringue, PhD, Research Director, French National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food, and Environment
- Trent Bollinger, DVM, DVSc, Professor, Department of Veterinary Pathology, Western College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Saskatchewan & Regional Director, Canadian Wildlife Health Cooperative
- Michelle Carstensen, PhD, Wildlife Health Program Supervisor, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
- Neil Cashman, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of Neurology, University of British Columbia & Academic Director, Vancouver Coastal Health ALS Clinic
- Larisa Cervenakova, MD, PhD, Senior Biomedical Consultant, Independent Scholar
- David Clausen, DVM, Former Chair, Wisconsin Natural Resources Board
- John Collinge, MD, FRCP, FRS, Professor and Head, Department of Neurodegenerative Disease, Institute of Neurology & Director, MRC Prion Unit, University College London & Director, NHS National Prion Clinic, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
- Louis Cornicelli, PhD, Senior Analyst, Southwick Associates
- Matt Dunfee, Special Programs Director, Wildlife Management Institute & Director, Chronic Wasting Disease Alliance
- Douglas Duren, Conservationist, Land Manager, Farmer and Frequent Contributor, The MeatEater
- Craig Engwall, JD, Senior Legal and Program Advisor, Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources & Former Executive Director, Minnesota Deer Hunters Association
- John Fischer, DVM, PhD, Professor Emeritus & Former Director of the Southeastern Cooperative Wildlife Disease Study, University of Georgia
- Sabine Gilch, PhD, Associate Professor and Prion Disease Research Chair, Department of Comparative Biology and Experimental Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary
- Colin Gillin, DVM, State Wildlife Veterinarian, Wildlife Health and Population Lab, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife
- Justin Greenlee, DVM, PhD, Research Veterinary Medical Officer and Prion Disease Scientist, National Animal Disease Center, Agricultural Research Service, US Department of Agriculture
- Samia Hannaoui, PhD, Research Associate, Calgary Prion Research Unit, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary
- Allen Herbst, PhD, Prion Biologist and Diagnostic Biochemist, National Wildlife Health Center, US Geological Survey
- Stacy Holzbauer, DVM, MPH, Epidemiology Field Officer, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Minnesota Department of Health
- Travis Kirkwood, Senior Policy Coordinator, Strategic Policy Integration Sector, Assembly of First Nations
- Qingzhong Kong, PhD, Associate Professor, Departments of Pathology, Neurology, and Environmental Health Sciences, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University
- Terry Kreeger, DVM, PhD, Instructor, Center for Wildlife Studies & Former State Wildlife Veterinarian, Wyoming Game and Fish Department
- Peter Larsen, PhD, Co-Director, Minnesota Center for Prion Research and Outreach & Assistant Professor, Department of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota
- Russell Mason, PhD, Executive in Residence, Michigan Department of Natural Resources & Adjunct Professor, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Michigan State University
- Candace Mathiason, PhD, Associate Professor and Research Head, Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Pathology, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University & Director, Infectious Disease Research and Response Network & Co-Founder/Director, Women in Science Network
- Debbie McKenzie, PhD, Professor, Centre for Prions and Protein Folding Diseases, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta
- Rodrigo Morales, PhD, Associate Professor, Mitchell Center for Alzheimer’s Disease and Brain Disorders, Department of Neurology, McGovern Medical School, University of Texas
- Keith Munro, PhD, Wildlife Biologist, Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters
- Tracy Nichols, PhD, Program Manager and Science Officer, Cervid Health Program, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, US Department of Agriculture
- Nick Pinizzotto, MA, President and CEO, National Deer Association
- Brent Race, DVM, Veterinary Staff Scientist, Laboratory of Persistent Viral Diseases, Rocky Mountain Laboratories, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health
- Darrel Rowledge, Director, Alliance for Public Wildlife
- Hermann M. Schaetzl, MD, PhD, Professor and Head, Prion Biology and Immunology, Calgary Prion Research Unit, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary
- Joni Scheftel, DVM, MPH, State Public Health Veterinarian, Minnesota Department of Health
- Lawrence Schonberger, MD, Assistant Director for Public Health and Chief, Prion and Public Health Office, Division of High-Consequence Pathogens and Pathology, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Krysten Schuler, PhD, Wildlife Disease Ecologist and Assistant Research Professor, Department of Public and Ecosystem Health, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University
- Claudio Soto, PhD, Director, Mitchell Center for Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Brain Disorders, & Professor, Department of Neurology, McGovern Medical School, University of Texas
- Iga Stasiak, DVM, DVSc, Wildlife Health Specialist, Saskatchewan Ministry of Environment
- Chad Stewart, MS, Deer, Elk, and Moose Management Specialist, Michigan Department of Natural Resources
- Kelly Straka, DVM, MPH, Wildlife Section Manager, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
- Paul Strengers, MD, Healthcare Consultant and Member of the Expert Committee on Biological Standardization, World Health Organization
- Jason Sumners, MS, Deputy Director, Resource Management, Missouri Department of Conservation
- Glenn Telling, PhD, Director, Prion Research Center & Professor, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University
- Michael Tonkovich, PhD, Deer Program Administrator, Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Wildlife
- Jørn Våge, PhD, Senior Researcher and Chronic Wasting Disease Coordinator, Norwegian Veterinary Institute
- Scott Weber, VMD, Communications Liaison and Senior Research Investigator, Wildlife Futures Program, University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine
- David Westaway, PhD, Adjunct Professor, Institute for Neurodegenerative Diseases, Department of Neurology, University of California, San Francisco
- Margaret Wild, DVM, PhD, Professor, Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Pathology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Washington State University & Former Chief Wildlife Veterinarian, National Park Service
- Tiffany Wolf, DVM, PhD, Co-Director, Minnesota Center for Prion Research and Outreach & Assistant Professor, Department of Veterinary Population Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota
- Mark Zabel, PhD, Professor of Microbiology, Immunology, and Pathology & Associate Dean for Research, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University
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