Allan McCulloch Campbell

Background

Campbell, Allan McCulloch was born on April 27, 1929 in Berkeley, California, United States. Son of Lindsay and Virginia Margaret (Henning) Campbell.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, University of California at Berkeley, 1950; Master of Science in Bacteriology, University of Illinois, 1951; Doctor of Philosophy, 1953; Doctor of Philosophy honorary degree, University of Chicago, 1978; Doctor of Philosophy honorary degree, U. Rochester, 1981.

Career

Instructor bacteriology, University of Michigan, 1953-1957; research associate, Carnegie Institute, Cold Spring Harbor, New York, 1957-1958; assistant professor biology, U. Rochester, New York, 1958-1961; associate professor, U. Rochester, New York, 1961-1963; professor, U. Rochester, New York, 1963-1968; professor biological science, Stanford (California) U., since 1968; Barbara Kimball Browning professor humanities and science, Stanford (California) U., since 1992. Author: Episomes, 1969. Co-author: General Virology, 1978.

Editor Gene, 1980-1990, member editorial board, since 1990. Associate editor Virology, 1963-1969. Associate editor Annual Review Genetics, 1969-1984, editor, since 1984.

Special editorEvolution, 1985-1988. Editorial board Journal Bacteriology, 1966-1972, Journal Virology, 1967-1975, New Biologist, 1989-1992.

Achievements

• Allan McCulloch Campbell has been listed as a noteworthy bacteriology educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Served with Army of the United States, 1953-1955. Member National Academy of Sciences, American Society Microbiology (Abbott-American Society for Microbiology Lifetime Achievement award 2004), Society of America Naturalists, Genetics Society of America. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Academy Microbiology, American Academy Arts and Sciences.

Connections

Married Alice Del Campillo, September 5, 1958. Children— Wendy, Joseph.

Father:

Lindsay Campbell

Mother:

Virginia Margaret (Henning) Campbell

Spouse:

Alice Del Campillo

child:

Wendy Campbell

child:

Joseph Campbell