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Overview

James D. Tucker is affiliated with Wayne State University in the United States. Their primary research area lies within Computer Science, with a concentration on Artificial Intelligence, Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, Atmospheric Science, Geometry and Topology, and Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty.

Their recent scholarly works encompass diverse topics spanning climate impact analysis, medical research, and statistical modeling. Notable recent papers include:

  • "Risk of suicide after diagnosis of severe physical health conditions: a retrospective cohort study of 47 million people" (2022) published in The Lancet Regional Health - Europe
  • "Safety and performance of a novel implantable sensor in the inferior vena cava under acute and chronic intravascular volume modulation" (2023) published in European Journal of Heart Failure
  • "Regression models using shapes of functions as predictors" (2020) published in Computational Statistics & Data Analysis
  • "RNA Sequencing Identifies Frequent Mitogen-activated Protein Kinase-associated Fusion Genes in Intraductal Tubulopapillary Neoplasms of the Pancreas" (2023) published in Gastroenterology
  • "Elastic functional changepoint detection of climate impacts from localized sources" (2023) published in Environmetrics

Throughout their career, Tucker has contributed to various main research topics including:

  • Morphological variations and asymmetry
  • Advanced Multi-Objective Optimization Algorithms
  • Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping
  • Medical Image Segmentation Techniques
  • Probabilistic and Robust Engineering Design
  • Hemodynamic Monitoring and Therapy
  • Statistical and numerical algorithms

Their frequent coauthors reflect collaborations across multiple projects and disciplines, featuring researchers such as Kurtis Shuler, Gabriel Huerta, Daniel Ries, Katherine Goode, and Marina N. Nikiforova.

James D. Tucker's research has been published in a range of academic venues, with multiple publications featured in:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Computational Statistics & Data Analysis
  • Environmetrics
  • Frontiers in Nuclear Engineering
  • Journal of the American Statistical Association

This body of work demonstrates active engagement in interdisciplinary research, spanning computational approaches, environmental statistics, and healthcare-related applications within computer science.

Best Publications

  • Molecular mechanisms of micronucleus, nucleoplasmic bridge and nuclear bud formation in mammalian and human cells

    M. Fenech;M. Kirsch-Volders;A. T. Natarajan;J. Surralles

  • XRCC2 and XRCC3, New Human Rad51-Family Members, Promote Chromosome Stability and Protect against DNA Cross-Links and Other Damages

    Nan Liu;Jane E. Lamerdin;Robert S. Tebbs;David Schild

  • Identification of aneuploidy‐inducing agents using cytokinesis‐blocked human lymphocytes and an antikinetochore antibody

    David A. Eastmond;James D. Tucker

  • Micronuclei as an index of cytogenetic damage: Past, present, and future

    J. A. Heddle;M. C. Cimino;M. Hayashi;F. Romagna

  • An interaction between the mammalian DNA repair protein XRCC1 and DNA ligase III.

    Keith W. Caldecott;Catherine K. McKeown;James D. Tucker;Siv Ljungquist

  • Sister-chromatid exchanges: a report of the GENE-TOX program.

    Samuel A. Latt;James Allen;Stephen E. Bloom;Anthony Carrano

  • Chromosome aberrations, micronuclei, aneuploidy, sister chromatid exchanges, and cancer risk assessment.

    J D Tucker;R J Preston

  • ReviewSister-chromatid exchange: second report of the Gene-Tox program

    James D. Tucker;Angela Auletta;Michael C. Cimino;Kerry L. Dearfield

  • A proposed system for scoring structural aberrations detected by chromosome painting.

    J. D. Tucker;W. F. Morgan;A. A. Awa;M. Bauchinger

  • Requirement for the Xrcc1 DNA base excision repair gene during early mouse development.

    Robert S. Tebbs;Margaret L. Flannery;Juanito J. Meneses;Andreas Hartmann

  • Characterization of the XRCC1-DNA ligase III complex in vitro and its absence from mutant hamster cells

    Keith W. Caldecott;James D. Tucker;Lawrence H. Stanker;Larry H. Thompson

  • The effects of age and lifestyle factors on the accumulation of cytogenetic damage as measured by chromosome painting

    Marilyn J. Ramsey;Dan H. Moore;Jane F. Briner;Denise A. Lee

  • Correction of chromosomal instability and sensitivity to diverse mutagens by a cloned cDNA of the XRCC3 DNA repair gene.

    Robert S. Tebbs;Ying Zhao;James D. Tucker;Julia B. Scheerer

  • Human population studies with cytogenetic biomarkers: review of the literature and future prospectives.

    Stefano Bonassi;Donatella Ugolini;Donatella Ugolini;Micheline Kirsch-Volders;Ulf Strömberg

  • Human ret proto-oncogene mapped to chromosome 10q11.2.

    Y Ishizaka;F Itoh;T Tahira;I Ikeda

  • Validation of Chromosome Painting as a Biodosimeter in Human Peripheral Lymphocytes Following Acute Exposure to Ionizing Radiation in Vitro

    J.D. Tucker;M.J. Ramsey;D.A. Lee;J.L. Minkler

  • Detection of DNA point mutations and mRNA expression levels by rolling circle amplification in individual cells

    Allen T. Christian;Melissa S. Pattee;Christina M. Attix;Beth E. Reed

  • Low-dose irradiation alters the transcript profiles of human lymphoblastoid cells including genes associated with cytogenetic radioadaptive response.

    Matthew A. Coleman;Eric Yin;Leif E. Peterson;David Nelson

  • Genotoxicity of compounds from cooked beef in repair-deficient CHO cells versus Salmonella mutagenicity

    L.H. Thompson;J.D. Tucker;S.A. Stewart;M.L. Christensen

  • International study of factors affecting human chromosome translocations

    Alice J. Sigurdson;Mina Ha;Mina Ha;Michael Hauptmann;Michael Hauptmann;Parveen Bhatti

Frequent Co-Authors

Larry H. Thompson
Larry H. Thompson Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Anthony V. Carrano
Anthony V. Carrano Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Dan H. Moore
Dan H. Moore University of California, San Francisco
James S. Felton
James S. Felton Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
James T. MacGregor
James T. MacGregor United States Food and Drug Administration
Andrew J. Wyrobek
Andrew J. Wyrobek Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Adayapalam T. Natarajan
Adayapalam T. Natarajan Leiden University
Kenneth W. Turteltaub
Kenneth W. Turteltaub Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Kyle Steenland
Kyle Steenland Emory University
Elaine Ron
Elaine Ron National Institutes of Health

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