Dr. James Campbell

Associate Professor

Education

• Ph.D. Biology - Texas Tech University (2006)
• M.S. Biology - Angelo State University (2001)
• B.S. Biology - Angelo State University (1998)

Courses Taught

• Principles of Biology Lab (04-107)
• General Microbiology & General Microbiology Lab (04-140)
• Internships (04-301/302)
• Molecular Biology & Molecular Biology Lab (04-401)
• Problems in Cell & Molecular Biology (04-429)
• Research in Cell, Molecular or Microbial Biology (04-440/616)
• Readings in Molecular Biology (04-478/678)
• Seminar in Biology (04-491/680)
• Introduction to Bioinformatics (04-555), co-taught with Dr. Alisha Campbell

Academic Interest

• Molecular Microbial Ecology
• General Microbiology
• Oral microbiology
• Soil microbiology
• Microbiome studies
• Microbiology of rare, uncultivated bacterial lineages

Scholarly Activity

• Merino, N., T. Jackson, J. Campbell, A. Kersting, J. Sackett, J. Fisher, J. Bruckner, M. Zavarin, S. Hamilton-Brehm and D. Moser. 2022. Subsurface microbial communities as a tool for characterizing regional-scale groundwater flow. Science of the Total Environment 842.
•  Beery, D.^*, M. Mottaleb, M. Meziani, I. Miranda^*, J. Campbell and M. Bellamy. 2022. Efficient route for the preparation of composite resin incorporating silver nanoparticles with enhanced antibacterial properties. Nanomaterials 12: 471. ^*NW student co-author.
• Bubier, J., V. Philip, C. Quince, J. Campbell, Y. Zhou, T. Vishnivetskaya, S. Duvvuru, R. Blair, J. Ndukum, K. Donohue, C. Phillips, C. Foster, D. Mellert, G. Weinstock, C. Culiat, E. Baker, M. Langston, B. O'Hara, A. Palumbo, M. Podar and E. Chesler. A microbe associated with sleep revealed by novel systems genetic analysis of the microbiome in Collaborative Cross mice. Genetics 214: 719-733.
• Cross, K.#, J. Campbell#, M. Balachandran, A. Campbell, S. Cooper, A. Griffen, M. Heaton, S. Joshi, D. Klingeman, E. Leys, Z. Yang, J. Parks and M. Podar. Targeted isolation and cultivation of microbial dark matter through reverse genomics. Nature Biotechnology 37:1314-1321.w Equal contribution of co-authors. 

• Beattie, R.*, W. Henke*, M. Campa*, T. Hazen, R. McAliley and J.Campbell. 2018. Variation in microbial community structure correlates with heavy-metal contamination in soils decades after mining ceased. Soil Biology and Biochemistry 126:57-63. *Northwest student co-author

• Beattie, R.*, W. Henke*, C. Davis*, M. Mottaleb, J. Campbell, R. McAliley. 2016. Quantitative analysis of the extent of heavy-metal contamination in soils near Picher, Oklahoma, within the Tar Creek Superfund Site. Chemosphere 172:89-95. *Northwest student co-author

• Smith, M., A. Rocha, C. Smillie, S. Oleson, C. Paradis, L. Wu, J. Campbell, J. Fortney, T. Mehlhorn, K. Lowe, J. Earles, J. Phillips, S. Techtmann, D. Joyner, D. Elias, K. Bailey, R. Hurt, S. Preheim, M. Sanders, J. Yang, M. Mueller, S. Brooks, D. Watson, P. Zhang, Z. He, E. Dubinsky, P. Adams, A. Arkin, M. Fields, J. Zhou, E. Alm, T. Hazen. 2015. Natural bacterial communities serve as quantitative geochemical biosensors. mBio 6:e00326-15. 

• Campbell, J., J. Zak, R. Jeter and R. Strauss. 2013. Environmental effects on distributions of culturable soil oligotrophic bacteria along an elevational gradient in the Chihuahuan Desert. Journal of Arid Environments 99:41-50. 

• Shakya, M., C. Quince, J. Campbell, Z. Yang, C. Schadt and M. Podar. 2013. Comparative metagenomic and rRNA microbial diversity characterization using archaeal and bacterial synthetic communities. Environmental Microbiology 15:1882-1899.
• Campbell, J.#, P. O'Donoghuew, A. Campbell, P. Schwientek, A. Sczyrba, T. Woyke, D. Söll and M. Podar. 2013. UGA is an additional glycine codon in uncultured SR1 bacteria from the human microbiota. Proceedings of the National Academy of Science of the USA 110:554-5545. wEqual contribution of co-authors.
• Campbell, A., J. Campbell, S. Allman, T. Woyke, A. Sczyrba, C. Beall, A. Griffen, E. Leys and M. Podar. 2013. Multiple single-cell genomes provide insight into functions of uncultured Deltaproteobacteria in the human oral cavity. PLoS ONE 8:e59361.

• Campbell, J., C. Foster, T. Vishnivetskaya, A. Campbell, Z. Yang, A. Wymore, A. Palumbo, E. Chesler and M. Podar.   Host genetic and environmental effects on mouse intestinal microbiota.  ISME Journal 6:2033-2044. 

• Griffen, A.#, C. Beall#, J. Campbell#, N. Firestone, P. Kumar, Z. Yang, M. Podar and E. Leys. 2012.  Distinct and complex bacterial profiles in human periodontitis and health revealed by 16S pyrosequencing.  ISME Journal 6:1176-1185. wEqual contribution of co-authors.  

• Mosher, J., T. Phelps, M. Drake, Z. Yang, J. Campbell, J. Moberly, C. Schadt, M. Podar, S. Brown, T. Hazen, A. P. Arkin, A. Palumbo, B. Faybishenko and D. Elias. 2012.  Microbial community succession during lactate amendment and electron-acceptor limitation reveals a predominance of metal-reducing Pelosinus spp.  Applied and Environmental Microbiology 78:2082-2091. 

• Gihring, T., G. Zhang, C. Brandt, S. Brooks, J. Campbell, S. Carroll, C. Criddle, S. Green, P. Jardine, J. Kostka, K. Lowe, T. Mehlhorn, W. Overholt, D. Watson, Z. Yang, W.-M. Wu and C. Schadt. 2011.  A limited microbial consortium is responsible for extended bioreduction of uranium in a contaminated aquifer.  Applied and Environmental Microbiology 77:5955-5965. 

• G. Flores, J. Campbell, J. Kirshtein, J. Meneghin, M. Podar, J. Steinberg, J. Seewald, M. Tivey, M. Voytek, Z. Yang and A.-L. Reysenbach. 2011.  Microbial community structure of hydrothermal deposits from geochemically different vent fields along the Mid-Atlantic Ridge.  Environmental Microbiology 13:1-14. 

• Campbell, J., J. Clark and J. Zak.   PCR-DGGE comparison of bacterial community structure in fresh and archived soils sampled along a Chihuahuan Desert elevational gradient.  Microbial Ecology 57:261-266. 

• Clark, J., J. Campbell, H. Grizzle, V. Acosta-Martìnez and J. Zak. 2009.  Soil microbial community response to precipitation variability in the Chihuahuan Desert.  Microbial Ecology 57:248-260.
• Campbell, J., and J. McCoy. 2002. Mitochondrial DNA analysis of gene flow among six populations of collared lizards (Crotaphytus collaris) in west central Texas. Texas Journal of Science 54:151-162.

Other Professional Experiences

• Postdoctoral Research Associate at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (2009-2013)
• Molecular Microbiologist for commercial indoor air quality laboratory (2006-2008)
• Member of American Association for the Advancement of Science (1997-present)
• Member of American Society for Microbiology (2001-present)
• Member of Texas Academy of Science (1996-present)
• Member of Missouri Academy of Science
  • Chair of Biology Section (2016-Present)
  • President (2021-22)
  • President-Elect (2019-21)
  • Vice President (2018-19)
• Reviewer for
  • Environmental Science & Technology
  • Science of the Total Environment
  • Chemosphere
  • Transactions of the Missouri Academy of Science