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Margie Patlak is an award-winning science writer and memoirist. Her memoir More Than Meets the Eye: Exploring Nature and Loss on the Coast of Maine, which Sy Montgomery, author of the best-seller Soul of the Octopus called a “beautiful and surprising book in which bereavement gives way to awe” will be published in May of 2021 by Down East Books/Rowman and Littlefield. Her personal essays have appeared in a number of literary journals and newspapers, including, Hippocampus, Persimmon Tree, The Hopper, Cold Mountain Review, Broad Street, The Midnight Oil, and JuxtaProse, for which her “Rock of Ages” won First Honorable Mention in JuxtaProse’s 2018 Creative Nonfiction Contest. Her flash essay "The River" was nominated for a Pushcart Prize. She has also written hundreds articles about the environment, neuroscience, cancer, biomedical research, and technology for popular publications such as Discover magazine, The Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times, The Philadelphia Inquirer and many others. In addition, she has written numerous articles, brochures, webpages, and workshop summaries for the National Institutes of Health and the National Academy of Sciences. She has degrees in Botany and Environmental Studies and divides her time between Philadelphia and Corea, Maine.

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Margie Patlak

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More Than Meets the Eye: Exploring Nature and Loss on the Coast of Maine

More Than Meets the Eye: Exploring Nature on the Coast of Maine

Is Soccer Bad for Children's Heads?: Summary of the Iom Workshop on Neuropsychological Consequences of Head Impact in Youth Soccer

Implementing Colorectal Cancer Screening: Workshop Summary

Developing Biomarker-Based Tools for Cancer Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment: The State of the Science, Evaluation, Implementation, and Economics.

Multi-Center Phase III Clinical Trials and Nci Cooperative Groups: Workshop Summary

Multi-Center Phase III Clinical Trials and Nci Cooperative Groups: Workshop Summary

Implementing a National Cancer Clinical Trials System for the 21st Century: Second Workshop Summary

Assessing and Improving the Interpretation of Breast Images: Workshop Summary

Comprehensive Cancer Care for Children and Their Families: Summary of a Joint Workshop by the Institute of Medicine and the American Cancer Society

Delivering Affordable Cancer Care in the 21st Century: Workshop Summary

Developing and Sustaining an Effective and Resilient Oncology Careforce: Proceedings of a Workshop

The Drug Development Paradigm in Oncology: Proceedings of a Workshop

Applying Big Data to Address the Social Determinants of Health in Oncology: Proceedings of a Workshop

Addressing the Adverse Consequences of Cancer Treatment: Proceedings of a Workshop

Nanotechnology and Oncology: Workshop Summary

Ensuring Quality Cancer Care Through the Oncology Workforce: Sustaining Care in the 21st Century: Workshop Summary

Mammography and Beyond: Developing Technologies for the Early Detection of Breast Cancer: A Non-Technical Summary

Improving the Quality of Cancer Clinical Trials: Workshop Summary

Developing Biomarker-Based Tools for Cancer Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment: The State of the Science, Evaluation, Implementation, and Economics: Workshop Summary