Cherie Oubre

Cherie Oubre serves as the project scientist for HRP’s cross-program research activities including CIPHER, Standard Measures and the CORE complement. In this role, she manages the research projects and provides programmatic oversight and inputs for strategic planning.

Prior to her current position, Cherie Oubre oversaw human research activities conducted before, during, and after spaceflight for HRP’s Research Operations and Integration element. The job involved working with NASA’s internal and external research teams and international partners to integrate and collect science data.   

Oubre has also served as a senior scientist in Johnson Space Center’s Microbiology Laboratory in Houston. There, she was involved in a diverse blend of research and operational microbiology activities focused on maintaining crew health and safety. Her area of expertise involves host-microorganism interactions; she has conducted research in agricultural, military, and spaceflight laboratories.

Oubre received a bachelor’s degree in biology from Lamar University and earned her doctorate in microbiology from Texas A&M University.