Kate Rubins

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Kate Rubins is a NASA astronaut and microbiologist known for being the first person to sequence DNA in space aboard the International Space Station.

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instanceOf NASA astronaut
human
microbiologist
academicDegree Bachelor of Science in Molecular Biology
PhD in Cancer Biology
affiliation NASA NERFINISHED
Stanford University (former researcher) NERFINISHED
astronautSelectionYear 2009
conductedResearchOn Ebola virus NERFINISHED
Lassa fever virus NERFINISHED
smallpox virus
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
educatedAt Stanford University
University of California, San Diego NERFINISHED
employer NASA
familyName Rubins NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork microbiology
molecular biology
virology
givenName Kathleen NERFINISHED
hasWorkedOn development of therapies for viral diseases
knownFor being the first person to sequence DNA in space
space-based biomedical research
languageSpoken English
Russian
memberOf NASA Astronaut Corps NERFINISHED
name Kathleen Hallisey Rubins NERFINISHED
notableAchievement advancing DNA sequencing technology for use in microgravity
notableWork first DNA sequencing in space
occupation astronaut
microbiologist
performedActivity spacewalk
performedExperiment DNA sequencing aboard the International Space Station
placeOfWork NASA Johnson Space Center NERFINISHED
researchFocus genomics
infectious diseases
space biology
selectedAsAstronautBy NASA NERFINISHED
sexOrGender female
spaceflight Soyuz MS-01 NERFINISHED
Soyuz MS-17 NERFINISHED
spaceMission Expedition 48 NERFINISHED
Expedition 49 NERFINISHED
Expedition 63 NERFINISHED
Expedition 64 NERFINISHED
spacewalkRole extravehicular crew member
workLocation International Space Station NERFINISHED

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Space Camp hasNotableAlumni Kate Rubins