astronomy

Patrick J. Stover

Patrick J. Stover 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 Patrick J. Stover rather than just read about it. In short: Patrick J. Stover (born 1964) is an American nutrition scientist who researches B vitamins.

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Reference excerpt

Patrick J. Stover (born 1964) is an American nutrition scientist who researches B vitamins. Currently a professor at Florida State University, he is a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and a member of the National Academy of Sciences. He has been co-editor of the Annual Review of Nutrition since 2015. He is the Co-Founder of the Institute of Connecting Nutrition and Health ICON-Health at Florida State University.

Early life and education Patrick J. Stover was born in 1964 to parents Katherine Hanlon and William Stover. His father, William H. Stover, was a decorated WWII veteran. As a Private First Class in the 1st Marine Division, he was awarded the Silver Star from the president of the United States “for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity during action against enemy Japanese forces on Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands on November 3, 1942". Stover grew up in rural Pennsylvania and he and his siblings were first generation college students. He attended Saint Joseph's University in Pennsylvania, graduating with a bachelor's degree in chemistry in 1986. He then graduated from VCU Medical Center in 1990 with a PhD in biochemistry and molecular biophysics.

Career Much of Stover's research centers on the B vitamins folate, vitamin B12 and riboflavin. Following the completion of his PhD, Stover had two postdoctoral appointments. The first was at VCU Medical Center from 1990 to 1991 with his PhD advisor Verne Schirch. Next, he went to the University of California, Berkeley to work with Barry Shane from 1992 to 1994. He was hired at Cornell University as an assistant professor in the nutritional sciences division in 1994 and was appointed to associate professor in 2000. In 2005, he was promoted once more to professor. In 2018, he was hired to serve as the Vice Chancellor and Dean for the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Texas A&M University and director of Texas A&M AgriLife Research. He has been co-editor of the Annual Review of Nutrition since 2015. He has made several fundamental discoveries by identifying new pathways in the field of folate biochemistry. These discoveries include identification of the pathway for the synthesis of 5-formyltetrahydrfolate, otherwise known as lucovorin, the regulation of folate metabolism by iron, the presence of de novo thymidylate biosynthesis in mitochondria including discovery of a novel isozyme of dihydrofolate reductase, and the role of sumoylation in nuclear folate metabolism. His research group also identified impaired de novo thymidylate biosynthesis in the etiology of folic acid-responsive neural tube defects including spina bifida in mouse models. He has participated on many panels and expert committees related to folic acid fortification of the food supply and neural tube defect prevention.

Awards and honors He received a Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers from President Bill Clinton in 1996. The American Association for the Advancement of Science elected him as a fellow in 2014. He served as president of the American Society for Nutrition from 2015 to 2016. In 2016 he was elected as a member of the National Academy of Sciences.

Personal life He is married to Denise Stover; the Stovers have four children, all of whom attended Cornell University.

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Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Patrick J. Stover

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Patrick J. Stover 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 Patrick J. Stover 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 Patrick J. Stover 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 Patrick J. Stover

In research: Patrick J. Stover 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 Patrick J. Stover 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: Patrick J. Stover is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1964 births, American nutritionists, Annual Reviews (publisher) editors, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Patrick J. Stover 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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How to study Patrick J. Stover in 20 minutes

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Frequently asked questions

What is Patrick J. Stover in simple terms?

Patrick J. Stover (born 1964) is an American nutrition scientist who researches B vitamins.

Why does Patrick J. Stover 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 Patrick J. Stover?

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.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Patrick J. Stover.