Shelagh Campbell

Scholar in Residence,
Professor Emerita, University of Alberta

Shelagh obtained her Master’s degree at the University of Guelph (Canada) where she first fell in love with Drosophila melanogaster as a genetic model to study oxidative stress by generating a loss of function SOD1 mutant in a classical genetic screen. Moving on to a PhD at the University of Connecticut she added molecular biology to her toolkit by characterizing the gene encoding the fly TEAD transcription factor, Scalloped. Her postdoctoral studies were undertaken at UCSF with Pat O’Farrell lab where she identified the fly homolog of Wee1 kinase, launching an independent research career at the University of Alberta focused on developmental regulation of the cell cycle. She maintains an active interest in scientific research and has joined the Aydogan lab as a Scholar in Residence to pursue studies of how cell cycle regulation by Wee1 and Myt1 kinases contributes to early embryogenesis.

Since formally retiring she has added whitewater kayaking and backcountry skiing to her repertoire of activities, now that she has the time to explore the beautiful rivers and mountains of Alberta.