Austin Compton

Excited to share our newest paper! We demonstrate an effective forward genetics strategy to identify causal genes in Aedes aegypti mosquitoes 🦟biorxiv.org/cgi/content/sh…

Anopheles albimanus 🦟 chromosomal-level #genome 🧬 assembly Oxford Nanopore, Illumina, Hi-C, & optical mapping biorxiv.org/content/10.110…

@nanopore long reads enable telomere-to-telomere mosquito assembly! @The__Taybor @Zhijian_Tu check it out here: biorxiv.org/cgi/content/sh…

@asalsbur @JustinLemkulVT @DianeEilerts @BcGSAVT Congrats! 🎉

Attended the USLA ceremony today! Was surprised to be awarded for Acedemic Excellence @ VT...like really surprised. I wore my shirt inside out, dropped the microphone, & held my plaque backwards in the official photo🤦🏼‍♀️. BIG thanks to @JustinLemkulVT @DianeEilerts @BcGSAVT! 👍💛

@BcGSAVT @DianeEilerts @vtbiochem @Jojo__mosquito @VTBigEvent @Did_Mena @CaitlinCridland

Excited to be back! #BigEvent #DOGS #UtProsim #MediaTable

Access to the full pre-print at biorxiv.org/content/10.110…

This pre-print from our lab @Zhijian_Tu at @vtbiochem features two genes in the M locus of Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, one confers heritable sex-conversion and the other is needed for male flight! #harmlessmales #flightlessmales biorxiv.org/content/10.110…

It was great to visit the Biochem First Year Experience class today and see their Arabidopsis work. Thanks also grad student Caitlin Cridland for helping.

Congratulations to @MACasasanta, @blake_e_sanders, @AriUmana & @TheSladeLab on their latest work 🎉👍 Check it out here 👇

Congrats to all award winners at the Holiday Party! A special shoutout to @asalsbur for winning the Bruce M. Anderson Award for outstanding performance as a first year & @MACasasanta for winning the Kendall W. King for academic achievement as a senior grad student🎉🍾🎄Congrats!

Had the awesome opportunity this past week to give a guest lecture in @bchm4115 on lipid signaling 🔄💊 First time lecturing but class laughed at 2/3 of my jokes so I guess it was a success? #VTBiochemistry

Big thank you to @amirayue for joining us in journal club today to discuss her transition from PhD to post doc and answering all our questions about post doc life! It was great to hear about your experiences navigating your post-doctoral career 💻👩‍🔬 #VTBiochemistry #journalclub

The First Year Experience course, Introduction to Biochemistry, would like to thank Dr. Brandon Jutras (@jutraslab ) for sharing his research passions and life experiences with the class yesterday. We're excited to see what will come next! #VTBiochemistry

Heading down to the @VTSciFest? Check #EverydayDNA at the entrance of the Moss Arts Center for a fun, hands on activity with DNA! We’ll be here until 4pm 🍓👩‍🔬👨‍🔬 #VTSciFest #VTBiochemistry

Mark your calendars for Science at the @TheLyricTheatre !

Awesome experiential learning opportunities for undergrads looking to enhance their understanding of biochemical research: Apply for our FREE Modern Biochemistry Workshops (tinyurl.com/y8cyjcrs) to build lab skills& participate in cutting-edge research! #WhyVTBiochemistry 😁👍

Had a blast this week presenting my work for the first time in the Gillaspy Lab at @MAPMBS AND visiting @NSF 👩🏼‍🔬🌱 Coming home with tonnes of new info & an honorable mention for my poster. Big thanks to @VTCals for funding the trip! #MAPMBS

@EntsocAmerica Townsville in the news!! @asalsbur @DianeEilerts @austc14 @Did_Mena