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Linda Jahnke

Acting Exobiology Branch Chief, NASA Ames Research Center

Linda Jahnke is the Acting Exobiology Branch Chief at NASA Ames Research Center. Since 1982, she has been a Principal Investigator in NASA's Exobiology program, with research focusing on lipid synthesis and function, and microbial biomarkers and identification of molecular fossils. She received the NASA Exceptional Scientific Achievement Medal in 2001.