Publications
In Prep
(1) Drabeck, D.H., Anderson, M., and T. Isles (2024). Convergent selection in hibernating mammals reveals epistatic constraints and guides targeting clinically relevant pharmaceuticals. Nature Ecology and Evolution. In Prep
(2) Drabeck, D.H., Holding, M. Haynes, L., Disharoon, D., and A. Sen_Gupta. (2024) Venom resistance in the short-tailed opossum (Monodelphis domestica). Journal of Mammalogy In Prep
(3) Novel genomes of phylogenetically dispersed cavefish reveal convergent selection in the evolution of trogolomorphy. (2023) Drabeck, D.H., Alter, L., Arcila, D., Arroyave, J.A., Hendrickson, D., Borowski, R., and Suzanne McGaugh. Current Biology. In Prep
(4) Melendez-Vazquez F., Lucaci A., Selberg A., Clavel J., Drabeck D., Carnavalle G., Pond S., Rincon M., Santaquiteria A., Betancur R., Arcila A. 2023. Evaluating the evolutionary drivers of endothermy in ray-finned fishes. Nature (in Prep)
In Press
(5) Drabeck, D.H., Wiese*, J., Gilbertson, E., and S. E. McGaugh. (2023). Convergent relaxed selection in PLAAT genes contributes to loss of visual acuity across vertebrates. Proc B. Submitted
(6) Drabeck, D.H., Holt*, J., and S. E. McGaugh. Widespread convergent evolution o alpha-neurotoxin resistance in African Mammals. (2022b). Biology Letters (In Press)
(7) Drabeck, D.H., Rucavado, A., Hingst-Zaher, E., Cruz, Y.P., Dean, A.M., and S.A. Jansa. Ancestrally Reconstructed von Willebrand Factor Reveals Evidence for Trench Warfare Coevolution between Opossums and Vipers. (2022a). Molecular Biology and Evolution. 3
(8) Drabeck, D.H., Rucavado, A., Hingst-Zaher, E., Cruz, Y.P., Dean, A.M., and S.A. Jansa. (2020) Resistance of South American opossums to vWF-binding venom C-type lectins. Toxicon 178: 92-99
(9) Drabeck, D.H. (2021) Resistance of Native Species to Reptile Venoms. In Handbook of Venoms and Toxins of Reptiles, ed. S. P. Mackessy. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press.
(10) Holding M.L.†, Drabeck D.H.† , Jansa S.A, Gibbs, H.L Venom resistance as a model for understanding the molecular basis of complex coevolutionary adaptations. (2016) Inregr. Comp. Biol. 56(5):1032-1043 †- Joint lead authors- Both authors contributed equally to this publication
(11) Drabeck, D., and Jansa, S. Why the honey badger don't care: Convergent evolution of venom-targeted nicotinic acetylcholine receptors in mammals that survive venomous snake bites. (2015) Toxicon 99: 68-72
(12) Drabeck, D., Chattfield, M., Omalley, B., Richard-Zawacki, C. 2014. The status of Louisiana's diamondback terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin) populations in the wake of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill: Insights from population genetic and contaminant analyses. Journal of Herpetology 48:125-136.
(13) Hekkala, E., Saumure, R., Jeager, J., Werner, H., Sredl, M., Culver, M., Bradford, D., Drabeck, D., Blum, M.J. 2011. Resurrecting an extinct species: Archival DNA, taxonomy, and conservation of the Vegas Valley leopard frog. Conservation Genetics 12: 1379-1385.
*Authors who are current or former undergraduate mentees
(1) Drabeck, D.H., Anderson, M., and T. Isles (2024). Convergent selection in hibernating mammals reveals epistatic constraints and guides targeting clinically relevant pharmaceuticals. Nature Ecology and Evolution. In Prep
(2) Drabeck, D.H., Holding, M. Haynes, L., Disharoon, D., and A. Sen_Gupta. (2024) Venom resistance in the short-tailed opossum (Monodelphis domestica). Journal of Mammalogy In Prep
(3) Novel genomes of phylogenetically dispersed cavefish reveal convergent selection in the evolution of trogolomorphy. (2023) Drabeck, D.H., Alter, L., Arcila, D., Arroyave, J.A., Hendrickson, D., Borowski, R., and Suzanne McGaugh. Current Biology. In Prep
(4) Melendez-Vazquez F., Lucaci A., Selberg A., Clavel J., Drabeck D., Carnavalle G., Pond S., Rincon M., Santaquiteria A., Betancur R., Arcila A. 2023. Evaluating the evolutionary drivers of endothermy in ray-finned fishes. Nature (in Prep)
In Press
(5) Drabeck, D.H., Wiese*, J., Gilbertson, E., and S. E. McGaugh. (2023). Convergent relaxed selection in PLAAT genes contributes to loss of visual acuity across vertebrates. Proc B. Submitted
(6) Drabeck, D.H., Holt*, J., and S. E. McGaugh. Widespread convergent evolution o alpha-neurotoxin resistance in African Mammals. (2022b). Biology Letters (In Press)
(7) Drabeck, D.H., Rucavado, A., Hingst-Zaher, E., Cruz, Y.P., Dean, A.M., and S.A. Jansa. Ancestrally Reconstructed von Willebrand Factor Reveals Evidence for Trench Warfare Coevolution between Opossums and Vipers. (2022a). Molecular Biology and Evolution. 3
(8) Drabeck, D.H., Rucavado, A., Hingst-Zaher, E., Cruz, Y.P., Dean, A.M., and S.A. Jansa. (2020) Resistance of South American opossums to vWF-binding venom C-type lectins. Toxicon 178: 92-99
(9) Drabeck, D.H. (2021) Resistance of Native Species to Reptile Venoms. In Handbook of Venoms and Toxins of Reptiles, ed. S. P. Mackessy. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press.
(10) Holding M.L.†, Drabeck D.H.† , Jansa S.A, Gibbs, H.L Venom resistance as a model for understanding the molecular basis of complex coevolutionary adaptations. (2016) Inregr. Comp. Biol. 56(5):1032-1043 †- Joint lead authors- Both authors contributed equally to this publication
(11) Drabeck, D., and Jansa, S. Why the honey badger don't care: Convergent evolution of venom-targeted nicotinic acetylcholine receptors in mammals that survive venomous snake bites. (2015) Toxicon 99: 68-72
(12) Drabeck, D., Chattfield, M., Omalley, B., Richard-Zawacki, C. 2014. The status of Louisiana's diamondback terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin) populations in the wake of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill: Insights from population genetic and contaminant analyses. Journal of Herpetology 48:125-136.
(13) Hekkala, E., Saumure, R., Jeager, J., Werner, H., Sredl, M., Culver, M., Bradford, D., Drabeck, D., Blum, M.J. 2011. Resurrecting an extinct species: Archival DNA, taxonomy, and conservation of the Vegas Valley leopard frog. Conservation Genetics 12: 1379-1385.
*Authors who are current or former undergraduate mentees
