Allan M. Campbell

Allan M. Campbell
Born(1929-04-27)April 27, 1929
DiedApril 19, 2018(2018-04-19) (aged 88)
NationalityAmerican
EducationUniversity of California, Berkeley, University of Illinois
Known forPioneering work on Lambda phage
SpouseAlice del Campillo Campbell
Scientific career
FieldsMicrobiology, Genetics
InstitutionsUniversity of Rochester, Stanford University
Doctoral advisorSol Spiegelman

Allan McCulloch Campbell (April 27, 1929 – April 19, 2018) was an American microbiologist and geneticist and the Barbara Kimball Browning Professor Emeritus in the Department of Biology at Stanford University.[1][2] His pioneering work on Lambda phage helped to advance molecular biology in the late 20th century.[3] An important collaborator and member of his laboratory at Stanford University was biochemist Alice del Campillo Campbell, his wife.[1]

  1. ^ a b Feiss, Michael; Cleary, Patrick; Court, Donald; Adhya, Sankar (2021). Allan M. Campbell 1929–2018, A Biographical Memoir (PDF). Washington, D.C.: National Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
  2. ^ "Allan McCulloch Campbell - View Obituary & Service Information". Skylawn. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
  3. ^ Than, Ker (May 1, 2018). "Stanford microbiologist Allan Campbell dies at 88". Stanford News. Retrieved 17 September 2021.