Kevin Campbell (scientist) 3999553 216090324 2008-05-31T01:02:32Z SmackBot 433328 Date the maintenance tags or general fixes {{Unreferenced|date=May 2008}} '''Kevin P. Campbell, Ph.D.''' is an Investigator for the [[Howard Hughes Medical Institute]], UI Foundation Distinguished Professor, the Roy J. Carver Chair of [[Physiology]] and [[Biophysics]], and head of the department; he is also professor of [[neurology]] and [[internal medicine]] at the [[University of Iowa]]. == Research interest == Dr. Campbell, who is on the faculty at the Roy J. And Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine at the University of Iowa, is internationally recognized for his contributions to [[muscular dystrophy]] research. His discoveries of genetic and molecular causes of many forms of the disease have improved diagnosis of muscular dystrophies and provided a basis for developing new treatments of muscle disease.{{Fact|date=February 2007}} == Professional training == He received his B.S. degree in physics from [[Manhattan College]], his master's degree from the [[University of Rochester]] School of Medicine and Dentistry, and his Ph.D. in Biophysics from the Department of Radiation Biology and Biophysics at the University of Rochester. He did postdoctoral studies in the laboratory of Dr. David MacLennan at the Banting and Best Department of Medical Research, [[University of Toronto]], before moving to [[Iowa]] in 1981. == Honors == Campbell is director of the Senator [[Paul Wellstone|Paul D. Wellstone]] Muscular Dystrophy Cooperative Research Center and has been a Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) investigator since 1989. In 2006, Campbell was elected a Fellow of the [[American Academy of Arts and Sciences]] (AAAS). Campbell, who has authored more than 300 scientific research articles, has received numerous awards and honors for his research, including a Scientific Achievement Award from the [[Muscular Dystrophy Association]], the ASBMB-Amgen Award, the Duchenne-Erb-Preis Award and an American Academy of Neurology Lecturer Award. He also is a member of the [[Institute of Medicine]] and the [[United States National Academy of Sciences|National Academy of Sciences]]. == External links == *[http://www.physiology.uiowa.edu/campbell/ Campbell Laboratory web site] {{DEFAULTSORT:Campbell, Kevin}} [[Category:Howard Hughes Medical Investigators|Campbell, Kevin]] [[Category:Members of the National Academy of Sciences]] [[Category:American biologists|Campbell, Kevin]] [[Category:Manhattan College alumni|Campbell, Kevin]]