Richard P. Tucker, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Cell Biology and Human Anatomy
Locations and Contact
Research/Academic Interests
Dr. Tucker interests include the role of extracellular matrix in development and in cancer growth and metastasis, and the evolution of extracellular matrix. His interests also include the roles of teneurins in the development of the nervous system.
Division
Cell Biology and Human Anatomy
Undergraduate School
B.Phil. Miami University, Oxford OH 1981
Other School
Ph.D., Zoology, UC Davis, Davis CA 1986
Fellowship
Friedrich Miescher Institute, Basel, Switzerland 1986-1989
Citation for Distinguished Graduate/Professional Teaching, UC Davis Academic Senate, 2012
Kaiser Foundation Excellence in Teaching Basic Sciences 2002, 2007, 2012
C John Tupper Prize for Excellence in Teaching, 2007
Gian Tondury Prize, 1989
Orend G, Tucker RP. Did Tenascin-C Co-Evolve With the General Immune System of Vertebrates? Front Immunol. 2021 Apr 12;12:663902. doi:10.3389/fimmu.2021.663902. PMID:33912190.
Tucker RP, Anderson H. Dissection Experience and Performance on a Human Gross Anatomy Written Examination: Lessons Learned During the Covid-19 Pandemic. Anat Sci Educ. 2021 Mar;14(2):169-170. doi:10.1002/ase.2044. Epub 2021 Jan 27. PMID:33351270.
Hendaoui I, Lahmar A, Campo L, Mebarki S, Bichet S, Hess D, Degen M, Kchir N, Charrada-Ben Farhat L, Hefaiedh R, Ruiz C, Terracciano LM, Tucker RP, Hendaoui L, Chiquet-Ehrismann R. Tenascin-W Is a Novel Stromal Marker in Biliary Tract Cancers. Front Immunol. 2021 Feb 22;11:630139. doi:10.3389/fimmu.2020.630139. PMID:33692777.
Degen M, Scherberich A, Tucker RP. Tenascin-W: Discovery, Evolution, and Future Prospects. Front Immunol. 2021 Feb 2;11:623305. doi:10.3389/fimmu.2020.623305. PMID:33603752.
Lovejoy DA, Boucard AA, Tucker RP. Editorial: Origins of Human Neuropathology: The Significance of Teneurin-Latrophilin Interaction. Front Neurosci. 2020 May 15;14:501. doi:10.3389/fnins.2020.00501. PMID:32477060.
Shoemark DK, Ziegler B, Watanabe H, Strompen J, Tucker RP, Özbek S, Adams JC. Emergence of a Thrombospondin Superfamily at the Origin of Metazoans. Mol Biol Evol. 2019 Jun 1;36(6):1220-1238. doi:10.1093/molbev/msz060. PMID:30863851.
Tucker RP, Degen M. The Expression and Possible Functions of Tenascin-W During Development and Disease. Front Cell Dev Biol. 2019 Apr 12;7:53. doi:10.3389/fcell.2019.00053. PMID:31032255.
Tucker RP. Teneurins: Domain Architecture, Evolutionary Origins, and Patterns of Expression. Front Neurosci. 2018 Dec 11;12:938. doi:10.3389/fnins.2018.00938. PMID:30618567.
Ferralli J, Tucker RP, Chiquet-Ehrismann R. The teneurin C-terminal domain possesses nuclease activity and is apoptogenic. Biol Open. 2018 Mar 19;7(3):bio031765. doi:10.1242/bio.031765. PMID:29555638.
Tucker RP, Gong Q. Molecular biology of olfactory receptors and circuits. W.M. Usery (ed.). Oxford Encyclopedia of Sensory Systems, New York and Oxford, Oxford University Press. 2021:421-437. doi:10.1093/acrefore/9780190264086.013.92.