Highlighted research

The number of people working with portable genomics is increasing, and there is a variety of research being done with portable genomics. Below are some scientific papers that have proved the utility of portable genomics in a variety of settings. Please contact me if you've done or know of research that might benefit others.

Off-grid expeditions

Entirely off-grid and solar-powered DNA sequencing of microbial communities during an ice cap traverse expedition (Gowers et al. Genes 2019)

Outbreak surveillance

Real-time, portable genome sequencing for Ebola surveillance (Quick, Loman, Duraffour, Simpson, Severi, Cowley et al. Nature 2016)

Parasites

DNA barcoding of nematodes using the MinION (Knot et al. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 2020)

Plant pathogens

Real time portable genome sequencing for global food security (Boykin et al. F1000Research 2018)

Sex typing

A simple, economical protocol for DNA extraction and amplification where there is no lab (Guevara et al. Conservation Genetics Resources 2017)

Species identification

A rapid and accurate MinION-based workflow for tracking species biodiversity in the field (Maestri, Cosentino et al. Genes 2019)
Real-time DNA barcoding in a rainforest using nanopore sequencing: opportunities for rapid biodiversity assessments and local capacity building (Pomerantz et al. GigaScience 2018)

Teaching & capacity building

Real-time DNA barcoding in a rainforest using nanopore sequencing: opportunities for rapid biodiversity assessments and local capacity building (Pomerantz et al. GigaScience 2018)
Next-generation in situ conservation and educational outreach in Madagascar using a mobile genetics lab (Blanco et al. bioRxiv preprint 2019)