A number of CMB faculty are interested in the molecular function of the nervous system with emphasis in areas related to neural differentiation, neurodegeneration, synaptic mechanisms, and ion channels.
The study of neurodegeneration caused by prions (proteinaceous infectious particles) and prion – related diseases is a major focus area at Colorado State University, in part because Fort Collins became “ground zero” for Chronic Wasting Disease when it was discovered here in 1967.