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Research interests
Biographical details
Abigail Tucker obtained her DPhil from Oxford University in 1996 in the laboratory of Professor Jonathan Slack. She then worked as a postdoctoral fellow at Guy’s Hospital, London, in the laboratories of Professor Paul Sharpe and Professor Andrew Lumsden. Here, she started her interest in embryonic development of the head.
She set up her own laboratory as a Wellcome Trust Research Career Development Fellow in 1999 in the Medical Research Centre for Developmental Neurobiology at King’s. In 2002, she moved to her current position as lecturer in the Department of Craniofacial Development within the Dental Institute at King’s College London and was promoted to Senior Lecturer in 2007.
Education/Academic qualification
Master of Arts, University of Oxford
Award Date: 1 Jan 2011
Doctor of Philosophy, Tail development in Xenopus Laevis, University of Oxford
Award Date: 1 Jan 1995
Bachelor of Arts, University of Oxford
Award Date: 1 Jan 1992
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 15 Life on Land
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Epithelial dynamics shed light on the mechanisms underlying ear canal defects
Fons, J. M., Mozaffari, M., Malik, D., Marshall, A. R., Connor, S., Greene, N. D. E. & Tucker, A. S., 14 Dec 2020, In: Development (Cambridge, England). 147, 23Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access9 Citations (Scopus) -
Transient role of the middle ear as a lower jaw support across mammals
Anthwal, N., Fenelon, J., Johnston, S., Renfree, M. & Tucker, A., 15 Jul 2020, In: eLife. 9, p. 1-36 36 p., e57860.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile17 Citations (Scopus)182 Downloads (Pure) -
Revitalising the rudimentary replacement dentition in the mouse
Popa, E. M., Buchtova, M. & Tucker, A. S., 8 Feb 2019, In: Development. 146, 3, dev171363 .Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile37 Citations (Scopus)185 Downloads (Pure) -
Mapping the distribution of stem/progenitor cells across the middle ear during homeostasis and inflammation
Tucker, A. S., Dyer, C. J., Fons Romero, J. M., Teshima, T. H. N., Fuchs, J. C. & Thompson, H., 11 Jan 2018, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Development. DEVELOP/2017/154393.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile19 Citations (Scopus)191 Downloads (Pure) -
Fgf10 and Sox9 are essential for the establishment of distal progenitor cells during mouse salivary gland development
Chatzeli, L., Gaete, M. & Tucker, A. S., 20 Jun 2017, In: Development. 144, 12, p. 2294-2305 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile99 Citations (Scopus)343 Downloads (Pure)
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Enhancing ear drum repair by tracking endogenous stem cells
Tucker, A. (Primary Investigator) & Streit, A. (Co-Investigator)
1/10/2025 → 30/09/2028
Project: Research
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Controlled co-delivery of exosomes and pro-regenerative factors for the repair of osteoarthritic temporomandibular joints
Tucker, A. (Primary Investigator) & Gentleman, E. (Co-Investigator)
1/07/2025 → 30/09/2026
Project: Research
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The intertwined relationship between chemosensing and the microbiome
Tucker, A. (Primary Investigator) & Curtis, M. (Co-Investigator)
BBSRC Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
1/10/2024 → 16/02/2028
Project: Research
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Eat, heat and listen: on becoming a mammal
Tucker, A. (Primary Investigator)
NERC Natural Environment Research Council
1/01/2023 → 31/05/2026
Project: Research
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BBSRC Tranche 2 Funds - Tucker
Tucker, A. (Primary Investigator)
BBSRC Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
1/12/2025 → 31/03/2026
Project: Research
Activities
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Gordon conference Salivary and exocrine glands. Texas, USA
Tucker, A. (Speaker)
Feb 2011 → …Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference
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ICVM9
Tucker, A. (Chair)
Jul 2010 → …Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference
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International congress on vertebrate morphology 9, Uruguay
Tucker, A. (Speaker)
Jul 2010 → …Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference
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Session organiser: ICVM9 Uruguay
Tucker, A. (Organiser)
Jul 2010 → …Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference
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Gordon conference on Craniofacial Morphogenesis and regeneration, Italy
Tucker, A. (Speaker)
Apr 2010 → …Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference
Datasets
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Additional file 2 of Identification and characterisation of spontaneous mutations causing deafness from a targeted knockout programme
Lewis, M. A., Ingham, N. J., Chen, J., Pearson, S., Di Domenico, F., Rekhi, S., Allen, R., Drake, M., Willaert, A., Rook, V., Pass, J., Keane, T., Adams, D. J., Tucker, A. S., White, J. K. & Steel, K. P., figshare, 2022
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.19373361
Dataset
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Additional file 3 of Identification and characterisation of spontaneous mutations causing deafness from a targeted knockout programme
Lewis, M. A., Ingham, N. J., Chen, J., Pearson, S., Di Domenico, F., Rekhi, S., Allen, R., Drake, M., Willaert, A., Rook, V., Pass, J., Keane, T., Adams, D. J., Tucker, A. S., White, J. K. & Steel, K. P., figshare, 2022
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.19373364
Dataset