Margaret L. Kripke

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
  1. "Margaret Kripke, PhD, Oral History Interview, 2017". M. D. Anderson Cancer Center. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  2. Wadman, Meredith (11 December 2012). "Texas cancer agency names new chief scientist". newsblog. Nature.com. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  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.
  4. "Celebrating Women in Cancer Science". American Association for Cancer Research. 29 March 2021. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  5. "President's Cancer Panel". National Institute of Health. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
  6. Reinberg, Steven (24 March 2008). "Healthy Lifestyle Key To Cancer Prevention". ABC News. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  7. President's Cancer Panel. "Promoting Healthy Lifestyles" (PDF). National Cancer Institute. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  8. "Reducing Environmental Cancer Risk" (PDF). nih.gov. President's Cancer Panel. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  9. 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.
  10. "Unacceptable Risk". Cancer Free Economy. 26 January 2021. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  11. "Margaret L. Kripke, PhD". American Association for Cancer Research. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  12. "Dr. James Willson Joins CPRIT Leadership as New Chief Scientific Officer". Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
  13. "Margaret Kripke, PhD". Silent Spring Institute. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  14. 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.


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