SETI Institute Names First Frank Drake Postdoctoral Fellow Fellowship will drive Innovation in the search for life beyond Earth. PRESS RELEASE DATE February 11, 2025 CONTACT Rebecca McDonald Director of Communications, SETI Institute rmcdonald@seti.org...
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SETI Institute Names First Frank Drake Postdoctoral Fellow Fellowship will drive Innovation in the search for life beyond Earth. PRESS RELEASE DATE February 11, 2025 CONTACT Rebecca McDonald Director of Communications, SETI Institute rmcdonald@seti.org ONLINE Press Release/Image https://bit.ly/3QahZmS Anastasia Yanchilina. Credit: Anastasia Yanchilina. February 11, 2025, Mountain View, CA – The SETI Institute awarded the first Frank Drake Postdoctoral Fellowship to Dr. Anastasia Yanchilina. Yanchilina will focus on distinguishing biosignatures from false positives across space and time. Her research combines experimental and analytical research to refine biosignature detection techniques. She will conduct lab experiments to generate key mineral analogs and study Earth’s extreme environments to understand what potential signs of life to look for on other planets. “It has long been my scientific dream to explore whether life exists beyond Earth and what it may look like,” said Yanchilina
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