astronomy

Joyce E. Longcore

Joyce E. Longcore is a astronomy topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Joyce E. Longcore rather than just read about it. In short: Joyce E. Longcore is a mycologist and an associate research professor at the University of Maine.

Key takeaways

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Reference excerpt

Joyce E. Longcore is a mycologist and an associate research professor at the University of Maine. She is most well known for first culturing and describing Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis which is a species of Chytridiomycota fungi that was the first to be known to attack vertebrates. She continues to collect and isolate Chytridiomycota cultures for other researches to use for their own studies.

Education In 1960, Longcore received her B.S. in Biology from the University of Michigan. and then worked under Dr. Frederick K. Sparrow for a year as a postgraduate. Advised by Dr. Robert Johns, former PhD student of Sparrow, she then earned a M.A. from Indiana University in 1963. Longcore then went back to the University of Michigan to work for Sparrow before marrying and becoming a full-time mother to her two sons. Nearly 20 years later in 1984, Longcore entered graduate school at the University of Maine with Dr. Richard Homola, a basidiomycetes expert, and received her PhD in 1991.

Research Throughout 1996 and into 1997, the National Zoological Park in Washington, DC was tracking large scale die offs of poison dart frogs due to an unknown skin disease. The Zoo sent Longcore electron micrographs that had been taken of the diseased frogs' skin and she recognised them to be Chytridiomycota. Up until that point Chytridiomycota had only ever been observed as saprotrophs or parasites of microscopic organisms, not vertebrates. This discovery led to the research that Longcore and her colleges would publish in 1999 describing this species of chytrid, Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis.

Awards & honors In 2012, Longcore was elected as a fellow to the American Association for the Advancement of Science. In 2017, Longcore, along with colleagues Elaine Lamirande, Don Nichols, and Allan Pessier, received The Golden Goose Award for isolating and describing Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis. In 2022, Longcore received the honor of Distinguished Mycologist from the Mycological Society of America.

References

External links https://www.eurekalert.org/multimedia/pub/151032.php

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Joyce E. Longcore

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Joyce E. Longcore claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In astronomy, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Joyce E. Longcore before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Joyce E. Longcore ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Joyce E. Longcore

In research: Joyce E. Longcore appears in astronomy research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Joyce E. Longcore in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Joyce E. Longcore is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics American mycologists, Indiana University alumni, Living people, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Joyce E. Longcore outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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Frequently asked questions

What is Joyce E. Longcore in simple terms?

Joyce E. Longcore is a mycologist and an associate research professor at the University of Maine.

Why does Joyce E. Longcore matter?

Because it connects several astronomy ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Joyce E. Longcore?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

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