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Vera Nikodem

Vera Nikodem 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 Vera Nikodem rather than just read about it. In short: Vera Marie Nikodem (1940-May 17, 2018) was a Czechoslovak-American molecular biologist who served as a section chief at the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases. Life Nikodem was born in 1940 in the former Czechoslovakia during World War II.

Key takeaways

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Reference excerpt

Vera Marie Nikodem (1940-May 17, 2018) was a Czechoslovak-American molecular biologist who served as a section chief at the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases.

Life Nikodem was born in 1940 in the former Czechoslovakia during World War II. She graduated from Charles University in 1962 with degrees in chemistry and biology. She escaped communism and moved to the United States in 1967 to join her husband, Zdenek Nikodem who was pursuing graduate studies at Princeton University. Nikodem earned her Ph.D. in biochemistry at Rutgers University in 1975. Her dissertation was titled, The isolation, purification, and characterization of mammalian cytochrome b. Walter W. Wainio was her doctoral advisor. She completed postdoctoral research at Princeton. Nikodem and her family moved to the Washington, D.C., area in 1978 and Nikodem began her 30-year career as a molecular biologist at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), culminating as a section chief at National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK). Nikodem retired in 2008 and spent her time in both Georgetown and at her second home in Breckenridge, Colorado. She died on May 17, 2018, at Sibley Memorial Hospital at the age of 78, after a brief battle with acute myeloid leukemia. Nikodem was survived by her husband of 53 years, Zdenek Nikodem, sons David and Gregory, daughters-in-law Mary and Bridget and six grandchildren.

References

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Illustrations

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Vera Nikodem

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Vera Nikodem 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 Vera Nikodem 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 Vera Nikodem 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 Vera Nikodem

In research: Vera Nikodem 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 Vera Nikodem 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: Vera Nikodem is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1940 births, 2018 deaths, 20th-century American biologists, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Vera Nikodem 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 Vera Nikodem in 20 minutes

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Frequently asked questions

What is Vera Nikodem in simple terms?

Vera Marie Nikodem (1940-May 17, 2018) was a Czechoslovak-American molecular biologist who served as a section chief at the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases. Life Nikodem was born in 1940 in the former Czechoslovakia during World War II.

Why does Vera Nikodem matter?

Because it connects several biology 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 Vera Nikodem?

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 Vera Nikodem.