Overview
Devjanee (Devi) Swain Lenz, PhD, is the Director of the Duke Sequencing and Genomics Technologies Core Facility (SGT) and has over 15 years of experimental and computational experience in genomics research. She earned her PhD in Molecular Genetics and Genomics at Washington University in St. Louis and completed her postdoctoral research at Duke University. Her research interests focus on understanding how cis-regulatory variation contributes to phenotypic differences between and within species. She has also held multiple leadership roles for nonprofit organizations whose emphasis is on increasing and maintaining diversity, equity, and inclusion in STEM-related fields.
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Current Appointments & Affiliations
Recent Publications
Granuloma Dual RNA-Seq Reveals Composite Transcriptional Programs Driven by Neutrophils and Necrosis within Tuberculous Granulomas.
Preprint · April 27, 2025 Full text Link to item CiteA porcine model of acute rejection for cardiac transplantation
Conference Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine · January 1, 2025 Ex vivo machine perfusion has been growing in utility for preserving donor organs prior to transplantation. This modality has tremendous potential for bioengineering and conditioning organs prior to transplantation using small molecule or advanced therapeu ... Full text CiteA porcine model of acute rejection for cardiac transplantation.
Journal Article Front Cardiovasc Med · 2025 Ex vivo machine perfusion has been growing in utility for preserving donor organs prior to transplantation. This modality has tremendous potential for bioengineering and conditioning organs prior to transplantation using small molecule or advanced therapeu ... Full text Link to item CiteRecent Grants
Advancing a Holistic Understanding of Variability in Lived Experience with Sickle Cell Pain
ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2025 - 2030Developing strategies to identify candidate individuals for early genetic therapies
ResearchCollaborator · Awarded by Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development · 2024 - 2029Micah McClain VA PAXGene samples for RNA Sequencing
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Durham Veterans Affairs Medical Center · 2025 - 2026View All Grants