John M. Drake
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John M. Drake
@jdrakephd.bsky.social
Professor of Ecology at the University of Georgia. Views are my own.

http://daphnia.ecology.uga.edu/drakelab/
Newly expanded version of my guide to scientific writing -- known as the “15 steps” -- published in PLOS Computational Biology. Special thanks to Éric Marty for creating a fantastic visualization.

Check it out: journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol...

#ScientificWriting #PLOSComputationalBiology
September 24, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Please to be presenting today at the 74th Annual International Conference on Diseases in Nature Communicable to Humans on our latest work using #MachineLearning to understand the ecology of emerging #Arboviruses
June 17, 2025 at 9:42 AM
How does #Ebola move from the bat species that are its natural reservoir into primate and human populations? Our latest research in #Ecography suggests that fig trees and #monkeys are a key part of the story.

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April 18, 2024 at 3:25 PM
Pleased to share our latest research in #LancetPlanetaryHealth on the intersections between climate change, biodiversity loss, and infectious diseases

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
April 4, 2024 at 8:18 PM

Excited to share our latest paper with Kyle Dahlin and colleagues on temperature-dependent models of mosquito-borne transmission. We've updated the classic Ross-MacDonald model to address its limitations and uncovered significant findings:

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March 14, 2024 at 2:55 PM

Excited to announce registration is now open for a symposium on "Viral Traits and Infectious Disease Emergence" to be held September 9-10, 2024 at the University of Georgia. Please join us! www.ceid.uga.edu/viraltraits2...
March 7, 2024 at 5:39 PM
Excited to welcome Swarnendu Banerjee to the University of Georgia to work on tipping points in population dynamics. For local folks, Swarnendu will be giving a seminar on November 8 at 12:30 in the CEID.
November 2, 2023 at 6:13 PM
The Drake Lab is now on Blue Sky. Hello world!
October 31, 2023 at 2:44 PM