From the lab
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Lab logo created by combining elements of the Goodlet arms (left next page) mentioned in General Armory of England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales with the UVic arms (right next page). Historical note: most arms were assumed rather than granted by Royal decree
October 2020
Talks and films
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Taking molecules apart to understand how they work
UVic Science. A short film inside Dave’s lab at UVic.
March 2026
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Bacteria: What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger
UVic Café Scientifique. A public lecture on how we recognize microbes, and how some stay hidden from the immune system.
March 2024
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Research Council of Finland. Dave’s work as a Finland Distinguished Professor at the University of Turku, looking for protein biomarkers of type 1 diabetes and ovarian cancer in serum.
November 2013
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Farewell lecture to PACMASS and TAPAS
Seattle. Dave discusses his nine years at the University of Washington including SAWN ionization, the PAcIFIC data-independent method and label-free quantitation.
October 2012
SAWN on camera
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A 1-microlitre droplet nebulized with a 1:5 duty cycle, at about 500 frames per second.
January 2012
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A 1-microlitre droplet nebulized off a lithium niobate wafer, at about 500 frames per second.
January 2012
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SAWN in action
Surface acoustic wave nebulization (SAWN) sprays a sample from a flat chip, with no capillary or nozzle. Here a 2-microlitre droplet is nebulized from a lithium niobate chip (courtesy of the Cooper Group, University of Glasgow) and drawn into a Thermo LTQ-FT-ICR mass spectrometer. Heron et al., Anal Chem 2010. Also on YouTube.
December 2010
Press and interviews
Better diagnosis, faster relief for urinary tract infections
UVic News. PhD student Linda Nartey’s one-hour lipid-based test for urinary tract infections.
July 2025
Meet the Editors: David R. Goodlett
Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry. Questions and answers on the lab’s research, how Dave came to mass spectrometry, and what he tells his students.
June 2018
Faculty member’s spin-off looks to improve mass spectrometry
University of Washington School of Pharmacy. SAWN and the founding of Deurion with Patrick Langridge-Smith of the University of Edinburgh.
March 2012