Megan Dillon
@mdillonbio
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Postdoctoral Researcher at NCSU • genetics and genomics scholar 🧬 • she/her • rmc 🐝
Raleigh, NC
Joined July 2020
A 'NOBYL' PURSUIT: Very few graduate students have their research make international headlines, let alone before their dissertation is complete, but it’s easy to understand why Megan Dillon’s work with "Chernobyl dogs" has captured global imaginations: https://t.co/KzA95TK4kc
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Happy New Year! We have a new publication out in PLoS One looking at mutation in the dogs in Chornobyl, check it out here: https://t.co/F57brrFU83
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Environmental contamination can have lasting impacts on surrounding communities, though the long-term impacts can be difficult to ascertain. The disaster at the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant in 1986...
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Very excited to share our latest manuscript ! Check out our work with Chornobyl ticks https://t.co/eel9ZZSmFj
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So happy to have had the opportunity to talk about this wonderful program at the CVM open house!
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Reflecting on a great week... Thank you to everyone who made #TWS2023 a success! Safe travels home and hopefully we'll see you in Baltimore, Maryland next year for our 31st Annual Conference Oct. 19-23, 2024.
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Dogs are humanity's best friend—but how long has it been that way? 🐕 This Science study investigated ancient dog genomes, revealing a complicated genetic legacy that reflects a long, shared history with humans. Learn more on #InternationalDogDay: https://t.co/nzyDVXiUwf
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PhD student, @MadiPolera, is on a mission to better measure the health of these imperiled species... Watch the whole video on our YouTube: https://t.co/iXiLjwj6kt
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#NewProfilePic highly recommend taking lab pictures on a film/disposable camera! Such a fun keepsake!
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The undergrads in my lab love our eppendorf research plus pipette pens (and I do too!) We love to use eppendorf products for our genetic analyses, including our look at the dogs around Chernobyl #EppendorfLife
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Another exciting publication coming out from the Breen Lab, check out this press release for a sneak peak! https://t.co/zsLRg3TeU8
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does not indicate that these dogs are mutants or that any genetic differentiation has been linked to the exposures faced (not just radiation!!).
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The headline, like that of many articles that have come out following the two recent Chernobyl dog publications, is a bit overly suggestive of our findings. This foundational work will aid in following genetic analyses for these dogs but
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Chernobyl’s stray dogs may have adapted to their unusually toxic habitat on a core genetic level.
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Our work was recently featured on VICE! Pretty interesting breakdown of our publication!
Chernobyl’s stray dogs may have adapted to their unusually toxic habitat on a core genetic level.
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Two groups of dogs survived highly contaminated environments. Read what researchers discovered about ‘Chornobyl Dogs.’ (#ColumbiaEHS) ➡️ https://t.co/mJ0QgB5pll
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