Sarah C Gresch

Dr. Sarah C Gresch is a Researcher in the Department of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences at the University of Minnesota. Her work focuses on prion biology, infectious disease management, and advanced assay development, with a particular emphasis on environmental transmission risks and wildlife health.

Research Themes:

• Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) decontamination strategies
• Prion detection in agricultural and natural ecosystems
• Bioinformatics tool development for seed amplification assays
• Sexual dimorphism in primate immune responses
• Genomic surveillance of bacterial pathogens

Current Grant:

• USDA APHIS funded project (2024–2025): Detection and Decontamination of CWD Prions on Chemically Aged Steel Surfaces

Collaboration Networks:

• Interdisciplinary partnerships with wildlife ecologists, public health officials, and computational biologists
• Active contributor to prion research consortia
• Key collaborations in bioinformatics and infectious disease modeling