Devin Drown, Ph.D.

Associate professor of Biology @ArcticBiology @uafairbanks researching plant-microbe interactions, antimicrobial resistance, emerging pathogens.

[Devin Drown, Ph.D. @devindrown]

Excited to be speaking about our @uafairbanks based research on boreal forest soil microbes at London Calling 21 #nanoporeconf Online and Free registration at https://t.co/IkVcU6kTCu

[Oxford Nanopore @nanopore]

Climate change is causing permafrost-associated soils to thaw, with many potential repercussions for affected communities. @devindrown is using metagenomic sequencing to study possible repercussions — from plant health to the spread of #AMR https://t.co/Y9UfaTv7X1 #nanoporeconf

[Jason "boundless delight " Williams @JasonWilliamsNY]

Thrilled to present at #Nanoporeconf - London Calling 2025 with Yvonne Chen on making DNA sequencing an activity that students in every classroom can participate in. #biotechnology #STEM #Education

[Devin Drown, Ph.D. @devindrown]

@rajkdevika We're working up the results at the moment. Will be happy to share our comparison once we've had a chance dig into the data more closely.

[Devin Drown, Ph.D. @devindrown]

Great news! Despite the fridge reaching -1°C, the MinION mk1d seems to be holding its own internally! Check out the flow cell temperature.

[Devin Drown, Ph.D. @devindrown]

@arwynedwards @LaraUrban42 @Hasindu2008 @mitenjain @nanopore @Joseph_nanopore @Kieran_Hejmadi The excellent publications "Before you go: a packing list for portable DNA sequencing" https://t.co/ubrTAHEB9w and detailed Ice Cap Traverse Expedition: https://t.co/Stl6sxm0Au

[Devin Drown, Ph.D. @devindrown]

Will the mk1d sequence Alaskan soil samples in the field? Stay tuned! @nanopore #anythinganyoneanywhere

[Devin Drown, Ph.D. @devindrown]

The MinION mk1b couldn't handle the cold. Looks like the mk1d might be a better fit for Alaskan soil research at these temperatures!

[Devin Drown, Ph.D. @devindrown]

Woohoo! Fridge temperatures reached -1°C, way below the MinION mk1d's typical range (+10°C to +35°C). Can it handle the cold for research in the field?

[Devin Drown, Ph.D. @devindrown]

Testing the limits for Alaskan soil microbes! Put a MinION mk1d to the fridge test (new! +10°C to +35°C range) to see how it compares to the mk1b. @nanopore

[Devin Drown, Ph.D. @devindrown]

@LaraUrban42 @Hasindu2008 @mitenjain @nanopore @Joseph_nanopore @Kieran_Hejmadi Appears to be functional at low temperatures too

[Aaron Pomerantz, PhD @AaronPomerantz]

Looking forward to #ASMicrobe this year!🦠 We've got some great @nanopore events lined up, including an exciting Evening event Friday, June 14th with some of the legends @Scalene, @rrwick, @anna_cusco, @Matt180KDa! Filling up fast, so be sure to register:
https://t.co/SnbnTZt1xl

[Alaska INBRE @AlaskaINBRE]

Registration opens in September 2024!

[Mary Beth Leigh @marybethleigh]

Congratulations to Jorda Kovash on her NSF Graduate Research Fellowship! 🥳 Jorda’s studying an emerging fungal pathogen killing aspen in Alaska. I have the pleasure of coadvising her with @SchuetteUrsel at @uafairbanks. #yayteamyay

[Devin Drown, Ph.D. @devindrown]

@curt_lively @DingesZoe @AdamMazel What a valuable contribution. Thanks for writing Curt!

[GigaByteJournal @GigaByteJournal]

Check out the GigaScience Press review of the year in GigaBlog. Featuring news on Gigabyte journal's coming of age, and more https://t.co/z37OWDOtpb

[GigaByteJournal @GigaByteJournal]

New method from @Dani_Wrenn and @devindrown testing @nanopore adaptive sampling to enrich for #AMR genes in a mock community of environmental origin.

Nanopore adaptive sampling enriches for antimicrobial resistance genes in microbial communities https://t.co/iNoLdtu20C

[Devin Drown, Ph.D. @devindrown]

Where did this start? With a @nanopore hackathon https://t.co/KAQe2D5XGb @miles_benton and additional support from @AlaskaINBRE @uafblast #AnythingAnyoneAnywhere

[Devin Drown, Ph.D. @devindrown]

We’ve had a busy several weeks sifting through @nanopore sequencing generated from our Alaska Portable Genomics Hackathon. Students are now busy preparing a presentation for @uafairbanks Research Days. #GPUHackathon #anythinganyoneanywhere

[Devin Drown, Ph.D. @devindrown]

Last year year @Dani_Wrenn presented the initial work at the NCM 2022 #nanoporeconf https://t.co/0YZcqcvurU

[Devin Drown, Ph.D. @devindrown]

She refined the analysis for her Capstone and released the preprint this summer https://t.co/avgaxmEbv6 , Based on helpful peer review @GigaByteJournal we added another experimental test of the workflow for the published version

[Devin Drown, Ph.D. @devindrown]

First paper from @uafairbanks undergraduate @Dani_Wrenn now published at @GigaByteJournal https://t.co/OmsZSmbvDc testing @nanopore Adaptive Sampling with #AMR @AlaskaINBRE @uafblast @ArcticBiology