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Professor
Environmental & Evolutionary Physiology
My research employs phylogenomic and physiological approaches to better
understand the evolution of respiratory pigments (hemoglobin/myoglobin) of
mammals ranging from the smallest shrews to the largest whales, with a focus
on protein function adaptive for subterranean and aquatic life, and the
thermal specializations of extinct cold-adapted species (e.g. woolly mammoth,
woolly rhinoceros, and Steller's sea cow). Additional research is centered on
historical contingencies arising from the inactivation of protein coding genes
in select mammalian lineages, and their associations with evolutionary transitions
apparent in the fossil record. Funding for my research is primarily provided
by grants from the NSERC Discovery Grant Program.
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Research
Opportunities: |
Research opportunities are available for undergraduate, graduate, and
post-doctoral investigators interested in pursuing studies under the broad
umbrella of paleophysiology, evolutionary biology, and comparative
physiology. Students and post-docs are strongly encouraged to tailor and
develop their own projects, though opportunities to contribute to ongoing
projects in the lab are also available. To help discuss research
possibilities, I encourage interested students to briefly outline their
academic background and goals, together with potential projects and lab
publications of interest. I look forward to hearing from you.
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2023-2024
Courses
Taught: |
Anatomy of the Human Body (BIOL 1410)
Human Physiology 2 (BIOL 2420)
Environmental Physiology of Animals 1 (BIOL 3470)
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Recent Lab News: |
Pleased to announce that Catrione Lee has started her Ph.D. in the lab. Welcome Catrione! (January 2024)
Tony Signore paper on the extreme
hemoglobin phenotype of the extinct Steller's sea cow published in
eLife and featured as an
eLife digest (June 2023)
A warm lab welcome to the Faculty of Science Undergraduate Research Award
recipients Suchita Patel
and Kelvin Joseph
(May 2023)
Great fun hosting National Geographic photographer Joel Sartore obtain incredible images of
star-nosed moles for The Photo Ark, and film crews from the BBC and PBS filming star-nosed moles and water shrews (June/July 2022)
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CONTACT:
Department of Biological Sciences
W465 Duff Roblin Building
University of Manitoba
Winnipeg, Manitoba
R3T 2N2 Canada |
Tel: 204-474-6397
Fax: 204-474-7588
Email: kevin.campbellumanitoba.ca |
Last update January 18, 2024 |
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