Joe Gatewood, PhD

Founder and President - SeiraD

Joe M. Gatewood earned his Ph.D. in Biophysics from U.C. Davis in 1988.  His dissertation research focused on chromatin organization in human sperm.  Following post doctoral positions at U.C. Davis and Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Dr. Gatewood joined LANL as a staff member in 1991.  While at LANL Joe examined gene expression in abnormal gestations using cDNA sequencing, performed neutron and x-ray scattering experiments on reconstituted chromatin complexes, and investigated alternative DNA sequencing methodologies.  In 1998 Joe began development of a DNA sequencing instrument based on nanotechnology and microfluidics.  In 1999 Joe established SeiraD to continue develop of this technology, and in June 2000 he left LANL to serve full time as President of SeiraD.