Andrew G. Campbell

Andrew Garrett Campbell is an American biologist who is a Professor of Medical Science and Dean of the Graduate School at Brown University. In 2020 he was named by Cell Press as one of the most "inspiring Black scientists in America".

Andrew Garrett Campbell
Alma materYork College, City University of New York
University of California, Los Angeles
Scientific career
InstitutionsBrown University
ThesisThe isolation and characterization of basement membrane components in Drosophila melanogaster (1987)

Early life and education

Campbell studied biology at York College, City University of New York, and graduated in 1981. He moved to the West Coast of the United States for his graduate studies, where he studied Drosophila melanogaster at the University of California, Los Angeles.[1] Campbell served as a postdoctoral fellow at both UCLA and the University of California, San Francisco.

Research and career

In 1994 Campbell joined the faculty at Brown University. His research considers infectious microbial diseases in neglected populations and regions.[2] In particular, Campbell studies the endonuclease enzymes Ribonuclease H (RNases H), with which he hopes to better understand nucleic acid metabolic function. He is also interested in the lifecycle of Trypanosoma brucei, a parasite carried by tsetse flies in sub-Saharan Africa.[3] Campbell is also interested in the role of viral RNase-H as therapeutic targets, and has investigated how mutations in RNase-H can give rise to drug resistance.

Alongside his research, Campbell develops programs to improve the representation of historically underrepresented minority students in science and technology programs.[4][5] He was promoted to Dean of the Graduate School in 2016.[2][6] He is the fifteenth person to hold such a position. In 2019 he announced that Brown University would no longer require the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) to apply to 24 of Brown's 51 doctoral programmes.[7]

Awards and honours

Selected publications
  • Olson, P.f.; Fessler, L.i.; Nelson, R.e.; Sterne, R.e.; Campbell, A.g.; Fessler, J.h. (1990-04-01). "Glutactin, a novel Drosophila basement membrane-related glycoprotein with sequence similarity to serine esterases". The EMBO Journal. 9 (4): 1219–1227. doi:10.1002/j.1460-2075.1990.tb08229.x. ISSN 0261-4189. PMC 551798. PMID 2108864.
  • Akkina, RK; Rosenblatt, JD; Campbell, AG; Chen, IS; Zack, JA (1994-09-01). "Modeling human lymphoid precursor cell gene therapy in the SCID-hu mouse". Blood. 84 (5): 1393–1398. doi:10.1182/blood.v84.5.1393.1393. ISSN 0006-4971. PMID 7520766.<
  • Allen-Ramdial, Stacy-Ann A.; Campbell, Andrew G. (2014-07-01). "Reimagining the Pipeline: Advancing STEM Diversity, Persistence, and Success". BioScience. 64 (7): 612–618. doi:10.1093/biosci/biu076. ISSN 0006-3568. PMC 4282132. PMID 25561747.
  • Estrada, Mica; Burnett, Myra; Campbell, Andrew G.; Campbell, Patricia B.; Denetclaw, Wilfred F.; Gutiérrez, Carlos G.; Hurtado, Sylvia; John, Gilbert H.; Matsui, John; McGee, Richard; Okpodu, Camellia Moses (2016-09-01). "Improving Underrepresented Minority Student Persistence in STEM". CBE—Life Sciences Education. 15 (3): es5. doi:10.1187/cbe.16-01-0038. PMC 5008901. PMID 27543633.

References
  1. Campbell, Andrew Garrett (1987). The isolation and characterization of basement membrane components in Drosophila melanogaster (Thesis). OCLC 16261608.
  2. "Andrew G. Campbell | Graduate School". www.brown.edu. Retrieved 2021-01-01.
  3. "Campbell, Andrew". vivo.brown.edu. Retrieved 2021-01-01.
  4. December 1; Orenstein 401-863-1862, 2014 Media contact: David. "Why don't more minority students seek STEM careers? Ask them". news.brown.edu. Retrieved 2021-01-01.
  5. Campbell, Andrew G.; Leibowitz, Michael J.; Murray, Sandra A.; Burgess, David; Denetclaw, Wilfred F.; Carrero-Martinez, Franklin A.; Asai, David J. (2013-09-01). "Partnered Research Experiences for Junior Faculty at Minority-Serving Institutions Enhance Professional Success". CBE—Life Sciences Education. 12 (3): 394–402. doi:10.1187/cbe.13-02-0025. PMC 3763007. PMID 24006388.
  6. "Andrew G. Campbell, Ph.D. '87 |". Retrieved 2021-01-01.
  7. "Brown eliminates GRE test requirement for 24 doctoral programs". Brown University. Retrieved 2021-01-01.
  8. "NSF Award Search: Award#9876299 - CAREER: Programmable Mobile Networking". nsf.gov. Retrieved 2021-01-01.
  9. Chaiken, Jackson (2016-04-05). "Campbell named next dean of grad school". Brown Daily Herald. Retrieved 2021-01-01.
  10. "ASCB Names 67 Society Fellows for 2017". ASCB. 2017-11-14. Retrieved 2021-01-01.
  11. "Brown medical science, sociology faculty members elected AAAS fellows". Brown University. Retrieved 2021-01-01.
  12. "Andrew G. Campbell of Brown University to Serve as Chair of CGS Board | Council of Graduate Schools". cgsnet.org. Retrieved 2021-01-01.
  13. "Chalfie elected ASCB president for 2022". ASCB. 2020-05-09. Retrieved 2021-01-01.
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