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Melissa Campbell is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Neurosciences at UC San Diego. She completed her Bachelor's degree in Genetics and Philosophy at Cornell University in May 2006, before earning her MD and PhD in Genetics and Development from New York University School of Medicine in May 2016. Following this, she undertook postdoctoral training at Columbia University until August 2018. Her research focuses on studying extrinsic pathways and intrinsic instructions that control neuronal fate, particularly through the lens of cortical interneurons, which are essential for brain function and are implicated in the pathophysiology of neurodevelopmental diseases such as autism. Through the use of stem cell and mouse models, her work aims to explore the regulatory networks underlying cellular specification, with a special focus on linking these processes to human diseases. Dr. Campbell is involved in multiple research projects funded by NIH, examining topics including redox signaling and mRNA alternative splicing.
University of California, San Diego • La Jolla, CA
Research focuses on the development and function of cortical interneurons and their implications for neurodevelopmental disorders.
Administered by the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Curricular groups include Climate-Ocean-Atmosphere (COAP), Geosciences (GEO), and Ocean Biosciences (OBP).