Melanie Campbell
{{Short description|Professor of physics}}
{{for|the American activist|Melanie L. Campbell}}
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Melanie Crombie Williams Campbell is a professor of physics at the University of Waterloo. Cross-appointed with the School of Optometry and Vision Science, she is known for the development of light activated treatments for eye disease and non-invasive imaging techniques for the detection of Alzheimer's disease through the identification of retinal amyloids.
Career
Campbell obtained a bachelor of science in chemical physics from the University of Toronto in 1975 and a master of science in physics from the University of Waterloo in 1977. She completed her PhD at the Australian National University in 1982 where she was the first female graduate student to study in the department of Applied Mathematics.{{cite web |title=Melanie Campbell |url=https://uwaterloo.ca/institute-nanotechnology/people-profiles/melanie-campbell |website=Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology |accessdate=2 October 2018 |language=en |date=10 May 2012}}{{cite web |title=Melanie Campbell |url=https://uwaterloo.ca/physics-astronomy/people-profiles/melanie-campbell |website=Physics and Astronomy |accessdate=2 October 2018 |language=en |date=5 April 2012}}{{cite web |last1=Campbell |first1=Melanie |title=A Life-Changing View on Alzheimer's - Research2Reality |url=https://research2reality.com/health-medicine/a-life-changing-view-on-alzheimers/ |website=Research2Reality |accessdate=2 October 2018 |date=1 January 2015}} Her PhD thesis, titled Gradient refractive index optics and image quality in the rat eye, was completed under the supervision of Austin Hughes, Colin Pask and Allan Snyder.{{cite journal |last1=Campbell |first1=Melanie |title=Gradient refractive index optics and image quality in the rat eye |url=https://openresearch-repository.anu.edu.au/handle/1885/142994 |website=Open Research Library |publisher=Australian National University |accessdate=2 October 2018 |language=en |date=1982|doi=10.25911/5d69039fbef0b }}{{rp|v}}
Campbell is a professor of physics at the University of Waterloo where she is cross-appointed with the School of Optometry and Vision Science and is a member of the Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology. Her career in physics began with the study of the optics of the eye. Over time her work has taken on a multidisciplinary approach, in which she blends physics and biology as a way to develop and improve disease diagnostics.{{cite web |title=The retina as a window to the brain |url=http://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/Media-Media/ResearchNewsDetails-NouvellesSurLaRechercheDetails_eng.asp?ID=859 |publisher=NSERC - Research News Details |accessdate=2 October 2018 |language=en |date=26 July 2016}}
In 2016, along with colleagues at the University of British Columbia, the University of Rochester, Massachusetts General Hospital, Vivocore Inc. and InterVivo Solutions, it was announced that Campbell had developed a method for detecting amyloid proteins in the eye, biomarkers associated with Alzheimer's disease, which may allow for the detection of the diseases prior to symptom presentation.{{cite news |title=How an eye scan can identify Alzheimer's disease early |url=https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/how-an-eye-scan-can-identify-alzheimer-s-disease-early-1.3008163 |accessdate=2 October 2018 |work=CTVNews |date=29 July 2016 |language=en-CA}}{{cite news |last1=Rumley |first1=Johnathon |title=UW researchers behind new imaging technique to diagnose Alzheimer's disease |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchener-waterloo/diagnostic-tool-alzheimers-disease-1.3696876 |accessdate=2 October 2018 |work=CBC |date=27 July 2016}} Campbell explained in an interview with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation that: "The ability to detect amyloid deposits in the retina prior to disease symptoms may be an essential tool for the development of preventative strategies for Alzheimer's and other dementias." The research team believes that the amyloids may appear in the eye after leaking from cerebrospinal fluid.{{cite news |title=Why Eye Exams Are the Future of Alzheimer's Screening |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/-why-eye-exams-are-the-future-of-alzheimers-screening-retina/ |access-date=2 October 2018 |work=Motherboard |date=23 August 2016 |language=en-us}}
Over the course of her career, Campbell has advocated for the rights of female researchers and has led by example in doing so. She was the first person to take maternity leave as a Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation postdoctoral fellow and as a Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council university research fellow.{{cite web |title=Waterloo ceiling breaker Melanie Campbell challenges the status quo|url=https://uwaterloo.ca/physics-astronomy/news/waterloo-ceiling-breaker-melanie-campbell-challenges-status |website=Physics and Astronomy |publisher=University of Waterloo |accessdate=2 October 2018 |language=en |date=1 December 2015}}
Campbell has served as the President of the Canadian Association of Physicists and is a fellow of the Optical Society, the Canadian Association of Physicists{{Cite web |title=Canadian Association of Physicists Fellows Program |url=https://cap.ca/programs/recognitions/post-graduate-physicists/fellows-program-intro/ |access-date=2025-06-11 |language=en-US}} and the American Physical Society.{{cite news |title=Window on the Brain is Topic at 10th Earth Day Dinner |url=http://www.uwindsor.ca/dailynews/civil/electrical/2015-04-15/window-brain-topic-10th-earth-day-dinner |accessdate=2 October 2018 |work=DailyNews |date=16 April 2015 |language=en}}
Awards and honours
- 2019 Laird Lecturer,{{Cite web|title=The Elizabeth Laird Memorial Lectures - Physics and Astronomy - Western University|url=http://www.physics.uwo.ca/talks/laird_lectures/index.html|access-date=2020-08-17|website=www.physics.uwo.ca|language=en}} Western University
- 2015 Status of Women Award of Distinction,{{cite web |title=Citation for Melanie Campbell |url=https://ocufa.on.ca/assets/SWC-2014-Citation-CAMPBELL.pdf |publisher=OCUFA |accessdate=2 October 2018}} Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Association
- 2014 Medal for Outstanding Achievement in Applied Photonics,{{Cite web|title=CAP Medal Press Release - 2014 INO|url=https://services.cap.ca/medal/publicity/press.php?year=2014&medal_id=7|access-date=2020-08-17|website=services.cap.ca}} CAP-INO
- 2013 Clair Bobier Distinguished Lecturer,{{Cite web|date=2012-12-07|title=Bobier and Woodruff lectures|url=https://uwaterloo.ca/optometry-vision-science/continuing-education/bobier-and-woodruff-lectures|access-date=2020-08-17|website=Optometry & Vision Science|language=en}} University of Waterloo
- 2004 Rank Prize for Optoelectronics,{{Cite web|title=Past Prizes in Optoelectronics|url=http://www.rankprize.org/index.php/prizes/optoelectronics|access-date=2020-08-17|website=www.rankprize.org}}{{cite web |title=International Awards and Prizes to Researchers in Canada |url=http://science.gc.ca/eic/site/063.nsf/eng/h_805A9DBC.html |website=science.gc.ca |accessdate=2 October 2018 |language=en}} The Rank Prize Funds
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External links
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