Margaret L. Kripke is an American immunologist. She is an expert in

photoimmunology Photomedicine is an interdisciplinary branch of medicine that involves the study and application of light with respect to health and disease. Photomedicine may be related to the practice of various fields of medicine including dermatology, surgery, ...

and the immunology of skin cancers. She earned a BS and MS in bacteriology, and a

Ph.D A Doctor of Philosophy (PhD, Ph.D., or DPhil; Latin: or ') is the most common Academic degree, degree at the highest academic level awarded following a course of study. PhDs are awarded for programs across the whole breadth of academic fields ...

in immunology, at the

University of California at Berkeley The University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley, Berkeley, Cal, or California) is a public land-grant research university in Berkeley, California. Established in 1868 as the University of California, it is the state's first land-grant univ ...

. She founded the department of immunology at

The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center (colloquially MD Anderson Cancer Center) is a comprehensive cancer center in Houston, Texas. It is the largest cancer center in the U.S. and one of the original three comprehensive cancer centers ...

in 1983, and served as the cancer center's executive vice president and chief academic officer until her retirement in 2007. After her retirement, Kripke served as special advisor to the provost. From 1993 to 1994, Kripke served as president of the

American Association for Cancer Research The American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) is the world's oldest and largest professional association related to cancer research. Based in Philadelphia, the AACR focuses on all aspects of cancer research, including basic, clinical, and t ...

. 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". She served on the

President's Cancer Panel The President's Cancer Panel is a three-person panel that reports to the President of the United States on the development and execution of the National Cancer Program. Members serve 3-year terms, and at least two of the three panel members must ...

from 2003 to 2011. The panel's 2006-2007 report, ''Promoting Healthy Lifestyles'', 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". The panel's 2008-2009 report, ''Reducing Environmental Cancer Risk: What We Can Do Now'', "for the first time highlights the contribution of environmental contaminants to the development of cancer". A 2021 video describes how Dr. Kripke came to rethink her assumptions about the causes of cancer. In 2013, she was named a Fellow of the American Association for Cancer Research Academy. From 2012 through 2016, she was the chief scientific officer of the

Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas The Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) is a state agency that funds cancer research in Texas. It is funded by bonds issued by the state of Texas. Researchers and organizations in Texas are invited to apply for grants that ...

. She has served on the board of directors of Silent Spring Institute. In 2020, Kripke called upon the

National Cancer Institute The National Cancer Institute (NCI) coordinates the United States National Cancer Program and is part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), which is one of eleven agencies that are part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. ...

to publish information about cancer risks from exposure to chemicals in the environment.

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Margaret L. Kripke bio

Oral history interview
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