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Jessica Meir

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Jessica Ulrika Meir (IPA: ; meer; born (1977-07-01)July 1, 1977) is an American NASA astronaut, marine biologist, and physiologist. She was previously an assistant professor of anesthesia at Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, following postdoctoral research in comparative physiology at the University of British Columbia. She has studied the diving physiology and behavior of emperor penguins in Antarctica, and the physiology of bar-headed geese, which are able to migrate over the Himalayas. In September 2002, Meir served as an aquanaut on the NASA Extreme Environment Mission Operations 4 (NEEMO 4) crew. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jessica Meir is the 1,058th most popular biologist (down from 1,009th in 2019), the 12,826th most popular biography from United States (down from 11,134th in 2019) and the 173rd most popular American Biologist.

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Among BIOLOGISTS

Among biologists, Jessica Meir ranks 1,058 out of 1,097. Before her are Carrie Derick, Patricia Goldman-Rakic, Francis Maitland Balfour, Angelika Amon, Edward Donovan, and Roger Revelle. After her are Amos Eaton, Austin Stevens, William Bartram, Sidney Dillon Ripley, Irene Pepperberg, and Storrs L. Olson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1977, Jessica Meir ranks 322. Before her are Erjon Bogdani, Didier Dinart, Mehmet Aurélio, Iván Kaviedes, Henri Camara, and Benni McCarthy. After her are Emil Sutovsky, Daniel Andersson, Riikka Purra, Jessica Schwarz, Clea DuVall, and Lance Archer.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jessica Meir ranks 12,830 out of 20,380. Before her are Rusty Wailes (1926), Pat Crowley (1933), Emma Caulfield (1973), Dorothy Ashby (1932), Diane Neal (1976), and Big Joe Williams (1903). After her are Jordan Mechner (1964), Jane Withers (1926), Todd Bridges (1965), Marion Jones (1975), Bruce Baumgartner (1960), and Bill Fagerbakke (1957).

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Among BIOLOGISTS In United States

Among biologists born in United States, Jessica Meir ranks 173. Before her are Ronald M. Evans (1949), Paul Sereno (1957), Henry Weed Fowler (1878), Christof Koch (1956), Patricia Goldman-Rakic (1937), and Roger Revelle (1909). After her are Amos Eaton (1776), William Bartram (1739), Sidney Dillon Ripley (1913), Irene Pepperberg (1949), Storrs L. Olson (1944), and Rita R. Colwell (1934).

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