David Deamer Archives

Dr. David Deamer (University of California, Santa Cruz) and Dr. John Baross (University of Washington, Seattle).

Astrobiology (general), Origin & Evolution of Life, People Of Astrobiology, Press Release

SETI Institute’s 2025 Drake Award Recognizes Origins Of Life Research

by Keith CowingApril 2, 2025April 2, 2025

The SETI Institute announced today two recipients for the 2025 Drake Award: Dr. David Deamer (University of California, Santa Cruz) and Dr. John Baross (University of Washington, Seattle). Deamer and […]

UCSC's David Deamer and Mark Akeson won the Golden Goose award for the invention of nanopore sequencing, a transformational technology for reading DNA and RNA. Here, Deamer holds the MinION, a portable device for nanopore sequencing. (photo by Nick Gonzales)

Biosignatures & Paleobiology, Exploration Gear & Tech, Genomics, Proteomics, Bioinformatics, Nanotechnology & SynBio, Press Release, Space Life Science, Tricorders & Sensors

Tricorder Tech: UCSC Astrobiologist David Deamer And Mark Akeson Honored For Invention Of Nanopore Sequencing

by Keith CowingNovember 28, 2023January 4, 2025

[In September 2023] two UC Santa Cruz researchers were honored at the Library of Congress for the invention of nanopore sequencing, which became a new and revolutionary method to read […]