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Malcolm M. Campbell

Malcolm M. Campbell

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
48
Citations
16989
World Ranking
18193
National Ranking
636

Overview

Malcolm M. Campbell is affiliated with the University of Guelph in Canada and has contributed research spanning several disciplines within the agricultural and biological sciences as well as historical studies. Their recent work encompasses areas such as plant science, soil science, molecular biology, and history.

Their publications have appeared in a variety of academic venues, including:

  • Scientific Reports
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • The FASEB Journal
  • Irish Historical Studies
  • Journal of American Ethnic History

Campbell's research topics include:

  • Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
  • Crop Yield and Soil Fertility
  • Rice Cultivation and Yield Improvement
  • Plant Parasitism and Resistance
  • Plant Gene Expression Analysis
  • Plant Molecular Biology Research
  • RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Campbell have included:

  • Oliver Carroll
  • Evan Fraser
  • Andrew S. MacDougall
  • Eric W. Seabloom
  • Elizabeth T. Borer

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

  • "Frequent failure of nutrients to increase plant biomass supports the need for precision fertilization in agriculture" (2025, Scientific Reports)
  • "A chemical genetic screen uncovers novel seed priming agents capable of persistent perturbation of anthocyanin regulation in Arabidopsis thaliana" (2023, bioRxiv [Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory])
  • "A Microfluidics Approach to the High-Throughput Generation of Quantifiable Cell-Free Protein Synthesis Systems" (2020, The FASEB Journal)
  • "Empire and emancipation: Scottish and Irish Catholics at the Atlantic fringe, 1780-1850. By S. Karly Kehoe. Pp xii, 287. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. 2022. $32.95." (2023, Irish Historical Studies)
  • "Global San Francisco and the Irish of the New Pacific" (2024, Journal of American Ethnic History)

The interdisciplinary nature of their work covers complex interactions in agricultural ecosystems and molecular biology mechanisms pertinent to plant development and resistance, alongside scholarly research in ethnic and historical studies related to Irish and Scottish communities.

Best Publications

  • The genome of black cottonwood, Populus trichocarpa (Torr. & Gray)

    G. A. Tuskan;G. A. Tuskan;S. DiFazio;S. DiFazio;S. Jansson;J. Bohlmann

  • Variation in Lignin Content and Composition (Mechanisms of Control and Implications for the Genetic Improvement of Plants).

    M. M. Campbell;R. R. Sederoff

  • Expansion and diversification of the Populus R2R3-MYB family of transcription factors.

    Olivia Wilkins;Hardeep Nahal;Justin Foong;Nicholas J. Provart

  • Manipulation of lignin quality by downregulation of cinnamyl alcohol dehydrogenase

    Claire Halpin;Mary E. Knight;Geoffrey A. Foxon;Malcolm M. Campbell

  • Analysis of xylem formation in pine by cDNA sequencing

    Isabel Allona;Michelle Quinn;Elizabeth Shoop;Kristi Swope

  • The genetic control of lignin deposition during plant growth and development

    Louisa A. Rogers;Louisa A. Rogers;Malcolm M. Campbell

  • AtMYB61, an R2R3-MYB transcription factor controlling stomatal aperture in Arabidopsis thaliana.

    Yun Kuan Liang;Christian Dubos;Ian C. Dodd;Geoffrey H. Holroyd

  • Characterisation of a pine MYB that regulates lignification.

    Astrid Patzlaff;Stephanie McInnis;Adrian Courtenay;Christine Surman

  • Epigenetic regulation of adaptive responses of forest tree species to the environment.

    Katharina Bräutigam;Kelly J. Vining;Clément Lafon-Placette;Carl G. Fossdal

  • The Wound-, Pathogen-, and Ultraviolet B-Responsive MYB134 Gene Encodes an R2R3 MYB Transcription Factor That Regulates Proanthocyanidin Synthesis in Poplar

    Robin D. Mellway;Lan T. Tran;Michael B. Prouse;Malcolm M. Campbell

  • PlaNet: Combined Sequence and Expression Comparisons across Plant Networks Derived from Seven Species

    Marek Mutwil;Sebastian Klie;Takayuki Tohge;Federico M Giorgi

  • Inheritance, gene expression, and lignin characterization in a mutant pine deficient in cinnamyl alcohol dehydrogenase

    John J. MacKay;David M. O’Malley;Timothy Presnell;Fitzgerald L. Booker

  • Fungal elicitor-mediated responses in pine cell cultures I. Induction of phenylpropanoid metabolism

    Malcolm M. Campbell;Brian E. Ellis

  • Involvement of the R2R3-MYB, AtMYB61, in the ectopic lignification and dark-photomorphogenic components of the det3 mutant phenotype.

    Lisa J. Newman;Daniel E. Perazza;Lusanda Juda;Malcolm M. Campbell

  • The interaction between MYB proteins and their target DNA binding sites.

    Michael B. Prouse;Malcolm M. Campbell

  • Light, the circadian clock, and sugar perception in the control of lignin biosynthesis

    Louisa A Rogers;Christian Dubos;Ian F Cullis;Christine Surman

  • Constitutively High Expression of the Histidine Biosynthetic Pathway Contributes to Nickel Tolerance in Hyperaccumulator Plants

    Robert A. Ingle;Sam T. Mugford;Jonathan D. Rees;Malcolm M. Campbell

  • Molecular biology of the plant cell wall: searching for the genes that define structure, architecture and dynamics

    Nick Carpita;Mary Tierney;Malcolm Campbell

  • Clone history shapes Populus drought responses

    Sherosha Raj;Katharina Bräutigam;Erin T. Hamanishi;Olivia Wilkins

  • The genome of black cottonwood, Populus trichocarpa (Torr. & Gray) - eScholarship

    G.A. Tuskan;S. DiFazio;S. Jansson;J. Bohlmann

Frequent Co-Authors

Christian Dubos
Christian Dubos INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
Shawn D. Mansfield
Shawn D. Mansfield University of British Columbia
Mary F. Mahon
Mary F. Mahon University of Bath
Ronald R. Sederoff
Ronald R. Sederoff North Carolina State University
Brian E. Ellis
Brian E. Ellis University of British Columbia
Evan D. G. Fraser
Evan D. G. Fraser University of Guelph
Steven H. Strauss
Steven H. Strauss Oregon State University
Richard B. Sessions
Richard B. Sessions University of Bristol
André J. Simpson
André J. Simpson University of Toronto
Shayan Sharif
Shayan Sharif University of Guelph

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