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Margaret A. Tucker

Margaret A. Tucker is a biology 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 Margaret A. Tucker rather than just read about it. In short: Margaret Anne Tucker, M.D., is an American oncologist and physician-scientist specialized in environmental and genetic epidemiology, familial cancers, and melanomas. She is a scientist emerita at the National Cancer Institute (NCI).

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Reference excerpt

Margaret Anne Tucker, M.D., is an American oncologist and physician-scientist specialized in environmental and genetic epidemiology, familial cancers, and melanomas. She is a scientist emerita at the National Cancer Institute (NCI). Tucker was a commissioned officer in the United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps and served as director of the NCI human genetics program from 2005 until her retirement in June 2018.

Life Margaret A. Tucker receiver her bachelor's degree at Wellesley College. She earned her M.D. from the Harvard Medical School and completed training in internal medicine and medical oncology at Stanford University Medical Center. Tucker joined the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in 1978 as a commissioned officer in the United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps (PHSCC). She served as chief of the family studies section of the environmental epidemiology branch from 1987 to 1992, chief of the genetic epidemiology branch (GEB) from 1992 to 2011, and director of the human genetics program from 2005 until her retirement in June 2018.

Research & Contributions Tucker was the acting director of the division of cancer epidemiology and genetics DCEG between 2012 and 2013. She is a recipient of a Public Health Service Distinguished Service Medal. During her tenure at the National Cancer Institute (NCI), Tucker led the Institute’s research program on familial cancers. Tucker's scientific contributions have improved our understanding of the mechanisms underlying familial cancers, the etiology of melanoma, and predisposition to multiple malignancies. Her research team and collaborators identified the first major susceptibility genes for melanoma. Tucker and her team published a melanoma atlas, created training videos for the clinical examination of members of high-risk families, developed the first calculator to estimate an individual’s risk of developing melanoma. Tucker and her research team also developed a website that aims to aid patients in identifying differences between melanoma, Dysplastic Nevi, and moles. Tucker retired in June 2018 and was named as a scientist emerita by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) scientific directors. Tucker was also involved with the Programmatic Panel on Melanoma directed by the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs in 2019.

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Example 1 — a first encounter with Margaret A. Tucker

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

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