People & Places

As originally published in The Physiologist
Volume 45, Number 1, February 2002, page 43-45

Fellows Steps Down, Campbell Named Interim Head of Physiology, Biophysics 

Kevin Campbell Robert Fellows

Robert E. Fellows, who has served as head of the University of Iowa Department of Physiology and Biophysics since 1976, will step down from that position effective Feb. 1. Kevin P. Campbell, PhD, the Roy J. Carver Chair of Physiology and Biophysics, and Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) Investigator, has been named interim head of the department.

Campbell is internationally renowned for his neuromuscular disease research. His work has led to the identification of the molecular and genetic basis of several forms of muscular dystrophy and has provided a clearer understanding of the muscular dystrophy disease processes. Campbell’s findings have already greatly improved the diagnosis of muscular dystrophy and point to strategies for developing therapies for these devastating neuromuscular diseases.

Campbell received his doctoral degree in biophysics from the University of Rochester and his bachelor’s degree in physics from Manhattan College. Campbell has been an HHMI Investigator since 1989, and in 1999 he was elected to the prestigious Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences. He also is a UI Foundation Distinguished Professor. Campbell joined the UI faculty in 1981 and holds a joint appointment in the department of neurology.

Fellows earned his medical degree from McGill University and his doctoral degree from Duke University. He spent 10 years at Duke University teaching and conducting research as a faculty member of the departments of physiology and pharmacology, and medicine before moving to the UI in 1976 to assume leadership of the department of physiology and biophysics. 

Fellows’ research career has focused on understanding the cellular and molecular mechanisms that underlie neuronal development and differentiation in the central nervous system. In particular, his work has investigated the roles of hormones and growth factors in the earliest development of fetal brain cells.

Between 1976 and 1997, Fellows also was director of the Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP) at the UI. As a physician-scientist himself, Fellows has devoted himself to the education and training of the next generation of medical researchers. These physician-scientists, who have both clinical and basic science expertise, play a critical role in the progress of biomedical science. 

Joseph G. Cannon has accepted a position with the School of Allied Health Science, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA. Prior to his new position, Cannon was affiliated with the Department of Physiology, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA. 

Yifan Chen has moved from the Department of Anesthesiology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY to the Department of Anesthesiology, Georgetown University, Washington, DC.

Sonya D. Coaxum has joined the Department of Physiology, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL, having moved from the Department of Pharmacology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.

John Carl Criscione is currently affiliated with the Department of Biomedical Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX. Criscione was with the Department of Bioengineering and Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA.

Bruno Grassi has joined the Department of Science and Biomec Technology, University of Milano, Segrate, Italy. Grassi had held a position with ITBA National Research Council, Segrate, Italy. 

Diane M. Farrell has moved from the Department of Physiology, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, TX to accept a position with the Department of Biology, Trinity University, San Antonio, TX. 

John T. Flaherty has affiliated with Transkaryotic Therapies, Inc., as Vice President of Medical Affairs, Cambridge, MA, moving from Sonus Pharmaceuticals, Bothell, WA. 

Marguerite Hatch has joined the Department of Pathology, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL. Previously, Hatch was with the Department of Nephrology and Pediatrics, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL.

Peter J. Hornsby has moved from The Huffington Center on Aging, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX and joined the Department of Physiology, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, TX.

Stuart Donald Inglis has affiliated with the Ohio University Department of Biological Sciences, Athens, OH. Recently, Inglis moved from the Department of Kinesiology, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada.

Sarinee Kalandakanond has joined the Department of Physiology, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand moving from the Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Athens, GA.

Allison M. Kitten has moved from the Ernest Gallo Clinic and Research Center, Emeryville, CA, and recently affiliated with the The Jackson Laboratory at UC Davis, Davis, CA, as Manager, Physiogenomics.

Bohdan P. Kolomiets has accepted the position of Chair of Neuropharmacology College de France, Paris, France. Previously, Kolomiets was affiliated with the Bogomoletz Institute of Physiology, Kiev, Ukraine.

Mahmoud Loghman-Adham has moved from the St. Louis University, St. Louis, MO, to Roche Pharmaceutical Company, Nutley, NJ.

Christine Maric has joined the Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, George-town University Medical Center, Washington, DC. Maric moved from the Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. 

Edward R. McFadden is now a member of the Metrohealth Medical Center, Division of Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine, Cleveland, OH. Prior to his new affiliation, McFadden was with the University Hospitals of Cleveland, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Cleveland, OH.

Shaun F. Morrison. has moved from the Department of Physiology, North-western University Medical School, Chicago, IL and accepted a position with the Neurological Sciences Institute, Oregon Health Sciences University, Beaverton, OR.

Akira Nishiyama is now an Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacology, Kagawa Medical University, Kagawa, Japan. Prior to his new position, Nishiyama was with the Department of Physiology, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA.

Andre Obenaus is presently the Director of the Imaging Lab, Department of Radiation Medicine, Loma Linda, CA, having moved from the Department of Medical Imaging, Royal University Hospital, Saskatoon SK, Canada. 

Helen Louise Reeve has joined the Department of Clinical Programs, Guidant Corporation, St. Paul, MN. Previously, Reeve had been with the Department of Medicine and Physiology, VA Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN. 

Ann M. Schreihofer has moved from the Department of Pharmacology, University of Virginia Health Systems, Charlottesville, VA and accepted a position with the Department of Physiology, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA. 

Stephen M. Secor has accepted a position with the Department of Biological Sciences, University of Ala-bama, Tuscaloosa, AL. Prior to his new assignment, Secor was associated with the Department of Biology, University of Mississippi, University, MS.

Vladimir B. Serikov has accepted a position with the Department of Pulmonary Research, Children’s Hospital Oakland Research Institute, Oakland, CA. Prior to his new appointment, Serikov was with the Institute of Molecular Pharmacology & Biophysics, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH.

Alexander Serra has moved from the Department of Physiology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI and joined the Department of Pediatric Surgery, Technische University, Dresden, Germany.

Mark D. Slivkoff has joined the Bio-Rad Laboratories, Life Science Group, Hercules, CA. Prior to his new appointment, Slivkoff was with the Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ. 

Rachel Dean Smetanka has moved from the Department of Internal Medicine and Exercise Science, University of Iowa Hospital, Iowa City, IA and joined the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT. 

David W. Stepp has accepted a position with the Vascular Biology Center, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA. Prior to this appointment, Stepp was with the Department of Physiology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI.

Shu-Yu Sun has joined the Department of Pharmacology, Merck & Company, Inc., Rahway, NJ, as a Senior Research Biologist. Sun was previously associated with the Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE.

Erik Svensjo has moved from the Experimental Division, Institute of Caracao, Sao Paulo, Brazil, and accepted a position with the Laboratory of Molecular Immunology, Federal University of Rio De Janeiro, Brazil. 

Theresa D. Sweeney has moved from the Department of Pharmaceutical R&D, Genentech Inc., South San Francisco, CA to a position with Inhale Therapeutic Systems, San Carlos, CA.

M.A. Hassan Talukder has moved from the Department of Pharmacology, East Carolina University School of Medicine, Greenville, NC to join the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.

Balazs Toth has affiliated with the Department of Surgery and Center for Surgical Research, University of Alabama, Birmingham, AL. Prior to his new affiliation, Toth was with the Department of Experimental Surgery, National Institute of Trauma, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary.

Yuqi Wang has joined the Department of Biochemistry, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC and moved from the Department of Pharmacology, Yale University, New Haven, CT.

Brian J. Whipp has accepted a position with the Centre for Exercise Science and Medicine, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland. Prior to his new assignment, Whipp was with the Department of Physiology, St. George’s Hospital Medical School, University of London, London, England. 

Christopher Glenn Wilson has affiliated with the Department of Pediatrics and Neonatology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH. Previously, Wilson was with the Department of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, NIH, Bethesda, MD. 

Roger T. Worrell has accepted a position with the Department of Surgery, University of Cincinnati, the Vontz Center for Molecular Studies, Cincinnati, OH. Worrell was previously associated with the Department of Physiology, Emory Medical School, Center for Cell and Molecular Signaling, Atlanta, GA.

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