“When I was at Stanford, I was actually in the cancer biology program, ...” — Kathleen Rubins Quote

“When I was at Stanford, I was actually in the cancer biology program, but I mostly focused on infectious disease.”

“I kind of watch anything on the Syfy channel.”

“You need nerves of steel if climbing aboard a rocket is your career path.”

“As a child, I remember my own intensive interest in biology, birds, other animals and flowers and was determined at an early age to become a scientist.”

“Fly flight is just a great phenomenon to study. It has everything - from the most sophisticated sensory biology; really, really interesting physics; really interesting muscle physiology; really interesting neural computations.”

“My whole interest is, how do you use evolution as an innovation engine? How does evolution solve new problems that life faces? And to have a system that can create a whole new chemical bond that biology hasn't done before, to me, demonstrates the power of nature to innovate.”