devindrown

Assistant Professor of Biology in the Institute of Arctic Biology at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. My research program is focused on coevolutionary interactions, particularly host-parasite interactions. I'm interested in the effect spatial structure in biotic interactions. My research focuses on understanding coevolutionary interactions, particularly host-parasite interactions. I use a combination of mathematical modeling and molecular analysis in both field and laboratory settings to address how species interactions influence life history trait evolution, such as dispersal and virulence. The overall goal of my research is to develop a mechanistic understanding by which abiotic and biotic forces drive the direction and rate of evolution of coevolutionary interactions.