Nathan E. Campbell, PhD
Instructor
Department:
SOM-Pharmacology/Toxicology
Email:
ncampbell@umc.edu
Work Phone:
(601) 815-1320
Biography
Dr. Nathan Campbell is an Instructor in the Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology at the University of Mississippi Medical Center.
Dr. Campbell is a member of the American Heart Association (AHA) and the American Physiological Society (APS). He has served as ad-hoc member on grant review panels for the American Heart Association. He has served as peer-reveiwer for scientific journals such as the Journal of the American Heart Assocation, Scientific Reports, and the Journal of Reproductive Immunology.
Dr. Campbell has author more than 30 papers on the immune contribution to hypertensive disorders of pregnancy and developmental programming of disease. His research has been funded by the NIH and PhRMA Foundation.
Dr. Campbell's research focuses on investigating the role of the immune system in preeclampsia and offspring risk for cardiovascular disease.
Education
| University of Mississippi Medical Center, PhD, Experimental Therapeutics and Pharmacology | 2024 |
| The George Washington University, BS, Biomedical Engineering | 2019 |
Current Positions
| Instructor, School of Medicine | 09/2025 - Present |
| The University of Mississippi Medical Center Jackson, Mississippi 39216 | |
Publications
Journal Article | |
| Coats LE, Campbell N, Solise D, Chamoun GM, Rawls AZ, Demesa A, Turner T, Zheng B, Alexander BT, LaMarca B, Tumor necrosis factor alpha inhibition improves fetal growth in a rat model of preeclampsia. Placenta, 2026 Mar 25;176:22-30 | 2026 |
| Thomas Herrock O, Campbell N, Deer E, Amaral LM, Whitney D, Morris R, Wallace K, Warren Turner T, Cleveland EH, Belk S, Booz GW, Cornelius DC, LaMarca B, Preeclamptic Placental CD19+ B Cells Are Causal to Hypertension During Pregnancy. Hypertension (Dallas, Tex. : 1979), 2025 May;82(5):894-903 | 2025 |
| Campbell N, Robbins M, Nembaware H, Deer E, Cornelius D, LaMarca B, Immune Cells in Preeclampsia. International journal of molecular sciences, 2025 Dec 21;27(1) | 2025 |
| Campbell N, Lemon JP, Helmich M, Solise D, Demesa A, Goolsby E, LaMarca E, Deer E, Cornelius DC, Turner T, Amaral LM, Zheng B, LaMarca B, AT1-AA induced hypertension during pregnancy contributes to developmental programming of hypertension in female offspring. Journal of reproductive immunology, 2025 Dec;172:104802 | 2025 |
| Schwartz K, Campbell N, Jalal D, Stanhewicz A, Reductions in angiotensin II type 2 receptor-mediated vasodilation contribute to increased angiotensin II vasoconstrictor sensitivity in women with preeclampsia history. Clinical science (London, England : 1979), 2025 May 22;139(11):545-58 | 2025 |
| Deer E, Herrock O, Simmons K, Campbell N, Amaral L, Zheng B, Morris R, Wallace K, Cleveland EH, Belk S, Dodd C, LaMarca B, Hypertension and Cognitive Dysfunction in a Pregnant Rat Model of PE; a Role for CD4+ T Cells. American journal of reproductive immunology (New York, N.Y. : 1989), 2024 Oct;92(4):e13935 | 2024 |
Honors, Awards, and Recognition
| First Place Young Investigator Oral Competition, International Renin Angiotensin Aldosterone Conference | 2026 |
| Basic Science Oral Presentation Award, International Society For the Study of Hypertension During Pregnancy | 2025 |
| Water & Electrolyte Homeostasis Section Juan Carlos Romero Postdoctoral Research Recognition Award Winner, American Physiological Society | 2025 |
| Postdoctoral Oral Presentation Award, UMMC SGSHS | 2024 |
| New Investigator Award, Council on Hypertension and the Council on Kidney in Cardiovascular Disease | 2024 |
| 2024 Regions Randall Graduate Research Award, UMMC SGSHS | 2024 |
| Travel Award, American Society for Reproductive Immunology | 2024 |
| Water & Electrolyte Homeostasis Section Data Diuresis Award, American Physiological Society | 2024 |
| Poster Award, UMMC SGSHS | 2023 |
| Onsite Trainee Poster Award, Council on Hypertension | 2023 |
| Water & Electrolyte Homeostasis Section Portland Press Predoctoral Research Recognition Award Finalist, Experimental Biology | 2022 |
| Flash Talk Award, New Trends in Sex and Gender Medicine | 2021 |
| Water & Electrolyte Research Recognition Award, Experimental Biology | 2021 |
| Pelton Award Nominee, The George Washington University | 2019 |
| Poster Award, Council on Hypertension | 2015 |
| Presidential Scholarship, The George Washington University | 2015 |
| First Place Poster Award, Mississippi Academy of Sciences | 2015 |
Committee Service
| SCHOOL OF GRADUATE STUDIES IN THE HEALTH SCIENCES-POSTDOCTORAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE, Member | 2026 - Present |
| MEDICAL CENTER-INSTITUTIONAL BIOSAFETY, Member | 2025 - Present |
| American Heart Association’s Science Advisory Panel on Advancing Maternal Health, Member | 2025 - 2026 |
| Council On Hypertension Trainee Advocacy Committee, Member | 2025 - Present |
Teaching Experience
| PH723, Graduate, Lecture, Lecturer, MECHANISMS OF DRUG ACTION | Fall 2025-2026 |