Linda Campbell has an HND in Biological Sciences and a BSc (with Distinction) in Biotechnology and has extensive experience as Research Technician in NHS diagnostic laboratories as well as in a number of cutting-edge research laboratories both in the School of Life Sciences and in the Medical School at the University of Dundee.

Her main project is generation of molecular biology constructs for projects relating to epidermolysis bullosa simplex and pachyonychia congenita gene therapy, transgenics, gene function analysis and drug discovery in the laboratory. She also carries out much of the genotyping for the many in vivo model systems generated and maintained by the group. In addition, Linda looks after the general day to day management of the laboratory.

Selected Publications:

1. Wang X, Paulin FEM, Campbell LE et al., (2001) “Eukaryotic initiation factor 2B: identification of multiple phosphorylation sites in the e-subunit and their functions in vivo.” EMBO J, 20:4349-4359.

2. Campbell LE and Proud CG (2001) “Differing substrate specificities of members of the DYRK family of arginine-directed protein kinases.” FEBS Letters 510:31-36.

3. Smith FJD et al., (2006) “Loss-of-function mutations in the gene encoding filaggrin cause ichthyosis vulgaris.” Nature Genet, 38:337-342 [Epub ahead of print, Jan 29, 2006].

4. Palmer CNA et al., (2006) “Common loss-of-function variants of the epidermal barrier protein filaggrin are a major predisposing factor for atopic dermatitis.” Nature Genet [Epub ahead of print, Mar 19, 2006].