Dogs have unbelievably powerful noses. They can sniff out missing people, warn of low blood sugar, and even detect diseases like COVID-19, Cancer, or Avian Flu. And it’s not just dogs – but ferrets, mice, raccoons, and other animals too! Neurobiologist Glen J. Golden explains how we can train animals to identify infectious diseases faster than a PCR test and use those results to stop their spread.
Glen J. Golden, Ph.D., is a neurobiologist & chemosensory scientist who specializes in mammalian olfaction in the Department of Biomedical Sciences at Colorado State University. In collaboration with staff at the National Wildlife Research Center, the Monell Chemical Senses Center, and the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency, Glen researches how animals respond to disease-related odors. He has trained dogs to detect avian flu in birds and chronic wasting disease in white-tailed deer. Glen is a divorced father of two boys, Vincent and Tadhg. He lives in Fort Collins, Colorado, with his partner-in-canines Carol Treubig, their two boxers, Sioc and Bándearg, and a black shepherd named Shayna.
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