Christina Birch
American professional racing cyclist and NASA astronaut candidate / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Christina Marie Birch (born November 17, 1986) is an American professional racing cyclist and NASA astronaut candidate.
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Christina Birch | |
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Born | Christina Marie Birch (1986-11-17) November 17, 1986 (age 37) Mesa, Arizona, U.S. |
Education | University of Arizona (BS) Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MS, PhD) |
Space career | |
NASA astronaut | |
Selection | NASA Group 23 (2021) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Biological engineering |
Thesis | Identification of Malaria Parasite-Infected Red Blood Cell Aptamers by Inertial Microfluidics SELEX (2015) |
Doctoral advisor | Jacquin Niles |
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