Aurora: From Alaska to Ukraine, gene-sequencing professor chases viruses

Associate professor Devin Drown, left, discusses a flow cell with Logan Mullen ’17, who works in the Genomics Core Lab.. °®ÎÛ´«Ã½ photos by Leif Van Cise.
°®ÎÛ´«Ã½ photos by Leif Van Cise
Associate professor Devin Drown, left, discusses a flow cell with Logan Mullen ’17, who works in the Genomics Core Lab. The flow cell holds genetic material for sequencing in the search for coronavirus variants.

Devin Drown and his lab team aid the effort to identify Alaska’s coronavirus variants and keep health authorities updated on their spread. Find out more in the spring 2022 Aurora.