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Louise A. Brinton

Louise A. Brinton is a science 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 Louise A. Brinton rather than just read about it. In short: Louise Annette Brinton is an American epidemiologist. She was a senior investigator, Chief of the Hormonal and Reproductive Epidemiology Branch, and the first Scientific Advisor for International Activities of the National Cancer Institute Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics.

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Reference excerpt

Louise Annette Brinton is an American epidemiologist. She was a senior investigator, Chief of the Hormonal and Reproductive Epidemiology Branch, and the first Scientific Advisor for International Activities of the National Cancer Institute Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics.

Early life and education Brinton was born to Mary Mies and Robert K. Brinton, a chemist and rock climber. Her sisters, Laurel J. Brinton and Donna M. Brinton, are both linguists. As an undergraduate, Brinton attended Beloit College, where she majored in anthropology. She subsequently earned an M.P.H. in epidemiology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Brinton joined the National Cancer Institute (NCI) Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics (DCEG) as a predoctoral staff fellow in 1976. She earned a Ph.D. in epidemiology from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in 1979, and subsequently conducted postdoctoral research at Oxford University under the tutelage of Richard Doll, before returning to NCI, where she worked with Joseph F. Fraumeni, Jr. as well as others.

Career and research

In 1984, Brinton was appointed the NCI Acting Chief of the Environmental Studies Section at NCI, and in 1996 became Chief of the Environmental Epidemiology Branch, later renamed the Hormonal and Reproductive Epidemiology Branch (HREB). In 2016, she was named DCEG's first Scientific Advisor for International Activities. She retired from federal service at the end of April 2017. During her career, Brinton made contributions to advance the health of women in the United States and around the world. The results of these studies have been described in over 700 articles and numerous book chapters. In 2017, when asked which study she is most proud of, Brinton quickly named the Invasive Cervical Cancer Study in Latin America. Women in Latin America experience some of the highest rates of cervical cancer in the world. The team hypothesized that sexual behavior among the men was responsible for the extremely high rates; they designed a study to identify the contribution of male sexual behavior.

Awards and honors Fellow, American College of Epidemiology (elected 1983) Fellow, American Epidemiologic Society (elected 1987) President, Society for Epidemiologic Research (elected 1990) PHS (Public Health Service) Special Recognition Award (1993) NIH Director's Award for Innovative Leadership in Women's Health Research (1994) HA Tyroler Distinguished Alumni Award, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (2008) American College of Epidemiology's Abraham Lilienfeld Award (2009) Society for Epidemiologic Research Career Accomplishment Award (2015) Inductee, Johns Hopkins Society of Scholars (2020)

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Example 1 — a first encounter with Louise A. Brinton

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Louise A. Brinton claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In science, 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 Louise A. Brinton 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 Louise A. Brinton 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 Louise A. Brinton

In research: Louise A. Brinton appears in science 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 Louise A. Brinton 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: Louise A. Brinton is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 20th-century American scientists, 20th-century American women scientists, 21st-century American scientists, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Louise A. Brinton 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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