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Kevin P. Campbell

Kevin P. Campbell

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Biology and Biochemistry
USA
2026

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
162
Citations
83542
World Ranking
118
National Ranking
91

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in United States Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in United States Leader Award
  • 2006 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 2004 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 2004 - Fellow of the American Academy of Microbiology Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • 1999 - Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)

Overview

Kevin P. Campbell is affiliated with the University of Iowa in the United States. Their research spans biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with significant contributions in medicine. The focus is particularly strong in molecular biology, genetics, and cell biology, alongside research in infectious diseases and physiology.

The main research topics include muscle physiology and disorders, virus-based gene therapy research, and genetic neurodegenerative diseases. Additional areas of study cover viral infections and outbreaks research, adipose tissue and metabolism, calpain protease function and regulation, and cardiomyopathy and myosin studies.

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Campbell include:

  • Structure and assembly of the dystrophin glycoprotein complex, 2024, Nature
  • Cell surface glycan engineering reveals that matriglycan alone can recapitulate dystroglycan binding and function, 2022, Nature Communications
  • Assessing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in sediments and fishes in a large, urbanized estuary and the potential human health implications, 2022, Frontiers in Marine Science
  • POMK regulates dystroglycan function via LARGE1-mediated elongation of matriglycan, 2020, eLife
  • HNK-1 sulfotransferase modulates α-dystroglycan glycosylation by 3-O-sulfation of glucuronic acid on matriglycan, 2020, Glycobiology

The frequent co-authors in Campbell's body of work include:

  • David Venzke
  • Mary E. Anderson
  • Soumya Joseph
  • Jeffrey M. Hord
  • Tiandi Yang

Campbell has published frequently in several venues such as:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Journal of Cystic Fibrosis
  • Nature Communications
  • eLife
  • Neuromuscular Disorders

Awards and recognitions received include:

  • Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM), 1999
  • Member of the National Academy of Sciences, 2004
  • Fellow of the American Academy of Microbiology, 2004 (Genetics and Molecular Biology)
  • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 2006

Best Publications

  • Primary structure of dystrophin-associated glycoproteins linking dystrophin to the extracellular matrix

    Oxana Ibraghimov-Beskrovnaya;James M. Ervasti;Cynthia J. Leveille;Clive A. Slaughter

  • A role for the dystrophin-glycoprotein complex as a transmembrane linker between laminin and actin

    James M Ervasti;K. P. Campbell

  • Membrane organization of the dystrophin-glycoprotein complex

    James M. Ervasti;Kevin P. Campbell

  • Deficiency of a glycoprotein component of the dystrophin complex in dystrophic muscle.

    James M. Ervasti;Kay Ohlendieck;Steven D. Kahl;Mitchell G. Gaver

  • Defective membrane repair in dysferlin-deficient muscular dystrophy

    Dimple Bansal;Katsuya Miyake;Steven S. Vogel;Séverine Groh

  • Letter to the EditorNomenclature of Voltage-Gated Calcium Channels

    Eric A. Ertel;Kevin P. Campbell;Michael M. Harpold;Franz Hofmann

  • Three muscular dystrophies: loss of cytoskeleton-extracellular matrix linkage.

    Kevin P Campbell

  • Association of dystrophin and an integral membrane glycoprotein

    Kevin P. Campbell;Steven D. Kahl

  • Structural evidence for direct interaction between the molecular components of the transverse tubule/sarcoplasmic reticulum junction in skeletal muscle.

    B A Block;T Imagawa;K P Campbell;C Franzini-Armstrong

  • Post-translational disruption of dystroglycan-ligand interactions in congenital muscular dystrophies

    Daniel E. Michele;Rita Barresi;Motoi Kanagawa;Fumiaki Saito

  • Identification of α-dystroglycan as a receptor for lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus and Lassa fever virus

    Wei Cao;Michael D. Henry;Persephone Borrow;Hiroki Yamada

  • Calcium channel β-subunit binds to a conserved motif in the I-II cytoplasmic linker of the α1-subunit

    Marion Pragnell;Michel De Waard;Yasuo Mori;Tsutomu Tanabe

  • Sequence and expression of MRNAs encoding the α1 and α2 subunits of a DHP-sensitive calcium channel

    Steven B. Ellis;Mark E. Williams;Nancy R. Ways;Robert Brenner

  • Dystroglycan: from biosynthesis to pathogenesis of human disease.

    Rita Barresi;Kevin P. Campbell

  • Cell Therapy of α-Sarcoglycan Null Dystrophic Mice Through Intra-Arterial Delivery of Mesoangioblasts

    Maurilio Sampaolesi;Yvan Torrente;Anna Innocenzi;Rossana Tonlorenzi

  • The mouse stargazer gene encodes a neuronal Ca2+-channel gamma subunit.

    Verity A. Letts;Ricardo Felix;Gloria H. Biddlecome;Jyothi Arikkath

  • Enteroviral protease 2A cleaves dystrophin: Evidence of cytoskeletal disruption in an acquired cardiomyopathy

    Cornel Badorff;Gil-Hwan Lee;Barry J. Lamphear;Maryann E. Martone

  • Auxiliary subunits: essential components of the voltage-gated calcium channel complex.

    Jyothi Arikkath;Kevin P Campbell

  • Missense mutations in the adhalin gene linked to autosomal recessive muscular dystrophy

    Steven L. Roberds;Valérie Allamand;Federica Piccolo

  • Molecular basis of muscular dystrophies.

    Ronald D. Cohn;Kevin P. Campbell

Frequent Co-Authors

Steven A. Moore
Steven A. Moore University of Iowa
Volker Straub
Volker Straub Newcastle University
James M. Ervasti
James M. Ervasti University of Minnesota
Michel De Waard
Michel De Waard University of Nantes
Stefan Kunz
Stefan Kunz University of Lausanne
Francesco Muntoni
Francesco Muntoni University College London
Michael B. A. Oldstone
Michael B. A. Oldstone Scripps Research Institute
Jacques S. Beckmann
Jacques S. Beckmann University of Lausanne
Christina A. Gurnett
Christina A. Gurnett Washington University in St. Louis
Michel Fardeau
Michel Fardeau Grenoble Alpes University

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