Margaret L. Kripke
American immunologist
Margaret L. Kripke is an American immunologist . She is an expert in photoimmunology and the immunology of skin cancers . She earned a BS and MS in bacteriology , and a Ph.D in immunology, at the University of California at Berkeley . [1] [2]
She founded the department of immunology at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center in 1983, [3] and served as the cancer center's executive vice president and chief academic officer until her retirement in 2007. [2] After her retirement, Kripke served as special advisor to the provost. [3]
From 1993 to 1994, Kripke served as president of the American Association for Cancer Research . [4]
In 2008, M. D. Anderson established the Margaret Kripke Legend Award "to honor individuals who have enhanced the careers of women in cancer medicine and cancer science". [2] [3]
She served on the President's Cancer Panel from 2003 to 2011. [5] The panel's 2006-2007 report, Promoting Healthy Lifestyles , [6] urged "that the influence of the tobacco industry – particularly on America’s children – be weakened through strict Federal regulation of tobacco product sales and marketing". [7] The panel's 2008-2009 report, Reducing Environmental Cancer Risk: What We Can Do Now , [8] "for the first time highlights the contribution of environmental contaminants to the development of cancer". [9] A 2021 video describes how Dr. Kripke came to rethink her assumptions about the causes of cancer. [10]
In 2013, she was named a Fellow of the American Association for Cancer Research Academy. [11]
From 2012 through 2016, she was the chief scientific officer of the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas . [12]
She has served on the board of directors of Silent Spring Institute . [13]
In 2020, Kripke called upon the National Cancer Institute to publish information about cancer risks from exposure to chemicals in the environment. [14]
Bibliography
Publication Lists
Books
- Kripke, Margaret L. (1986). Immunology and Cancer . University of Texas Press. ISBN 9780292738416 .
- Bishop, Julia A. Newton; Kripke, Margaret L.; Leigh, Irene M. (1996). Skin Cancer . Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press. ISBN 9780879694838 .
References
- ↑ "Margaret Kripke, PhD, Oral History Interview, 2017" . M. D. Anderson Cancer Center . Retrieved 19 February 2022 .
- 1 2 3 Wadman, Meredith (11 December 2012). "Texas cancer agency names new chief scientist" . newsblog . Nature.com . Retrieved 19 February 2022 .
- 1 2 3 "M. D. Anderson Gives First Margaret Kripke Legend Award to Margaret Foti" . newswise.com. American Association for Cancer Research. 26 March 2009 . Retrieved 19 February 2022 .
- ↑ "Celebrating Women in Cancer Science" . American Association for Cancer Research. 29 March 2021 . Retrieved 20 February 2022 .
- ↑ "President's Cancer Panel" . National Institute of Health . Retrieved 18 February 2022 .
- ↑ Reinberg, Steven (24 March 2008). "Healthy Lifestyle Key To Cancer Prevention" . ABC News . Retrieved 20 February 2022 .
- ↑ President's Cancer Panel. "Promoting Healthy Lifestyles" (PDF) . National Cancer Institute . Retrieved 20 February 2022 .
- ↑ "Reducing Environmental Cancer Risk" (PDF) . nih.gov . President's Cancer Panel . Retrieved 19 February 2022 .
- ↑ Cooney, Catherine M. (2010). "Cancer Report Examines Environmental Hazards" . Environmental Health Perspectives . National Institute of Health. 118 (August 2010): A336. doi : 10.1289/ehp.118-a336a . PMC 2920102 . PMID 20675259 .
- ↑ "Unacceptable Risk" . Cancer Free Economy. 26 January 2021 . Retrieved 21 February 2022 .
- ↑ "Margaret L. Kripke, PhD" . American Association for Cancer Research . Retrieved 19 February 2022 .
- ↑ "Dr. James Willson Joins CPRIT Leadership as New Chief Scientific Officer" . Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas . Retrieved 18 February 2022 .
- ↑ "Margaret Kripke, PhD" . Silent Spring Institute . Retrieved 19 February 2022 .
- ↑ Kripke, Margaret L.; Birnbaum, Linda S. (21 November 2020). "The National Cancer Institute needs to publish information about chemical exposure and cancer risk" . Stat . Retrieved 19 February 2022 .
External links
- Margaret L. Kripke bio Archived 2006-10-05 at the Wayback Machine
- Oral history interview
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