Catharine Conley Explained

Catharine Conley
Order:	6th
NASA Planetary Protection Officer
Term Start:	2006
Term End:	2018
Predecessor:	John Rummel
Successor:	Lisa Pratt
Birth Name:	Catharine Anastasia Conley
Nationality:	American
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Module:	Child: yes Other Names: Cassie Conley Module: Embed: yes Thesis Title: Spatial and temporal localization of the defects associated with Petunia cytoplasmic male sterility Thesis Url: https://search.proquest.com/docview/304187201/ Thesis Year: 1995

Catharine Anastasia Conley was NASA's 6th Planetary Protection Officer from 2006 through 2018.

Education

Conley received her bachelor's from MIT, a Ph.D. in Plant Biology from Cornell University in 1994,^[1] and obtained a postdoctoral fellow position at The Scripps Research Institute studying proteins involved in muscle contraction.^{[2] [3]} Conley conducted some of her research using the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans.^{[4] [5]}

NASA career

In 1999 Conley became a research scientist with the NASA Ames Research Center. Her research focuses on the evolution of motility, particularly animal muscle. One of her experiments was on board during the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster. The experiment, the fourteenth Biological Research In Canisters (BRIC-14), survived re-entry and the nematode cultures were still alive. Some scientific data was recovered.^[6]

In 2006, Conley was appointed as NASA's Planetary Protection Officer (see Planetary protection), replacing John Rummel.^{[7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]} A NASA re-organization opened the job for competition in 2017, and Conley was replaced by Dr. Lisa Pratt in February 2018.^{[13] [14]}

Notes and References

1. Spatial and temporal localization of the defects associated with Petunia cytoplasmic male sterility . 1995 . . Ph.D. . Conley . Catharine Anastasia . . subscription . 693242966.
2. Web site: Catharine Conley . May 4, 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110716214649/http://www.biomedexperts.com/Profile.bme/259083/Catharine_A_Conley . July 16, 2011 . dead . mdy-all .
3. https://archive.today/20130416091605/http://www.wormbase.org/db/misc/person?name=WBPerson116;class=Person Person Report: Catharine Conley
4. https://web.archive.org/web/20071130154023/http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/science/experiments/ICE-First.html International Caenorhabditis elegans Experiment: Physiological Study of Nematode Worms in Weightlessness (ICE-First)
5. Web site: International Ceonorhabditis elegans Experiment First flight: Science Goals and Objectives . Dutch Experimental Support Center . Michel . Viso.
6. http://www.astrobio.net/news/article1821.html Columbia Survivors
7. News: In NASA's Sterile Areas, Plenty of Robust Bacteria . . October 9, 2007 . Warren E. . Leary.
8. http://www.astrobio.net/news/article2514.html Shades of Gravity: Interview with Catharine Conley
9. Web site: Planetary protection considerations for mars sample return . March 2008 . Catharine A. . Conley . Lunar and Planetary Institute.
10. Web site: Meet Cassie Conley . May 4, 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090420042818/http://quest.arc.nasa.gov/people/bios/astrobiology/conley.html . April 20, 2009 . dead . mdy-all .
11. Web site: Spaceward bound: Cassie Conley . May 4, 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090510124813/http://quest.nasa.gov/projects/spacewardbound/atacama2006/bios/Cassie_Conley.html . May 10, 2009 . dead . mdy-all .
12. Web site: Catharine Conley Pipl Profile . May 4, 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111002001432/http://pipl.com/directory/people/Catharine/Conley . October 2, 2011 . dead . mdy-all .
13. NASA planetary protection officer suggests loosening limits on exploring Mars for life . . February 22, 2018 . Paul . Voosen . 10.1126/science.aat4041.
14. News: Indiana University astrobiologist named planetary protection officer at NASA . January 18, 2018 . Indiana University.