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Dr. Dave Williams
Director
Space and Life Sciences
NASA Johnson Space Center
Dafydd (Dave) Rhys Williams, MD FCFP FRCP (C) was born May 16, 1954,
in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. He is married to Cathy Fraser of Pointe-Claire,
Quebec. They have a son, Evan, and a daughter, Olivia. Dr. Williams enjoys
flying, scuba diving, hiking, sailing, kayaking, canoeing, downhill and
cross-country skiing.
Dr. Williams was appointed the position of Director, Space and Life Sciences
at the NASA Johnson Space Center in July 1998 and has held that position
to date. He has a Master's Degree in Physiology and a Doctorate in Medicine
from McGill University in Montreal. In 1993, he was appointed Manager
of the Missions and Space Medicine Group within the Canadian Agency's
Astronaut Program. Later, Dr. Williams was selected to join the 1995 class
of NASA astronaut candidates as a mission specialist. He served as Mission
Specialist 3 on STS-90 Neurolab (April 17 to May 3, 1998).
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