Jamie S. Foster

Jamie Foster is a Professor in the Department of Microbiology and Cell Science at the University of Florida and Assistant Director of the Astraeus Space Institute. Her laboratory is located at the Space Life Sciences Lab near Kennedy Space Center. Dr. Foster earned her Ph.D. in Zoology from the University of Hawai‘i and completed postdoctoral fellowships at the National Institutes of Health and NASA Ames Research Center. She has conducted numerous experiments aboard the Space Shuttle and International Space Station investigating microbial symbioses in microgravity. Her current research focuses on engineering microbes for space biomanufacturing and therapeutic delivery to support astronaut health.