SEEKING GRADUATE STUDENTS IN EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY to join the newly formed lab of Devin Drown in the Institute of Arctic Biology

SEEKING GRADUATE STUDENTS IN EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY to join the newly 
formed lab of Devin Drown in the Institute of Arctic Biology and the 
Department of Biology and Wildlife at the University of Alaska 
Fairbanks. My lab’s research focuses on understanding coevolutionary 
interactions with the overall goal to develop a mechanistic 
understanding by which abiotic and biotic forces drive the direction and 
rate of evolutionary change. Current research topics address: 1) 
conflict and cooperation in the cotransmission of genomes, 2) 
coevolution in spatially structured populations, and 3) adaptation to 
abiotic vs. genetic, heritable environments. We use a combination of 
mathematical modeling and molecular analysis in both field and 
laboratory settings. I am interested in building current study systems 
as well as developing new systems.

More information on current projects can be found on the lab website: 
http://www.devindrown.com/

Financial support for students accepted into the department and this 
research group will be through a combination of Research Assistantships 
(RAs) and Teaching Assistantships (TAs). Interested students are also 
encouraged to apply for research fellowships, such as the National 
Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship.

The University of Alaska Fairbanks is renowned for its strengths in 
wildlife, ecology, and evolutionary biology research. Fairbanks itself 
is a great place to live. Find more info online about the University 
(http://www.uaf.edu/), the Institute of Arctic Biology 
(http://www.iab.uaf.edu/), and the Department of Biology and Wildlife 
(http://www.bw.uaf.edu/).

Students with demonstrated lab (wet or dry) abilities, and capable of 
data analysis and writing are encouraged to apply. Interested students 
should contact Devin by email (dmdrown@alaska.edu) with: letter of 
interest, curriculum vitae including summaries of grades, and the names 
of at least two references.

Devin M. Drown, Ph.D.
Institute of Arctic Biology, Department of Biology and Wildlife
University of Alaska Fairbanks
http://www.devindrown.com/

dmdrown@alaska.edu