Lynn J. Rothschild, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
TweetLynn J. Rothschild
American evolutionary biologist, astrobiologist, and synthetic biologist
Date of Birth: 11-May-1957
Place of Birth: New York City, New York, United States
Profession: biologist
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Taurus 
About Lynn J. Rothschild
- Lynn Justine Rothschild (born May 11, 1957) is an evolutionary biologist and astrobiologist at NASA's Ames Research Center, and was a consulting Professor at Stanford University, where she taught Astrobiology and Space Exploration.
- She is an adjunct professor at Brown University.
- At Ames, her research has focused on how life, particularly microbes, has evolved in the context of the physical environment, both on Earth and potentially beyond our planet's boundaries.
- Since 2007 she has studied the effect of UV radiation on DNA synthesis, carbon metabolism and mutation/DNA repair in the Rift Valley of Kenya and the Bolivian Andes, and also in high altitude experiments atop Mt.
- Everest, in balloon payloads with BioLaunch.
- Currently she is the principal investigator of a synthetic biology payload on an upcoming satellite mission.
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