Duane A. Compton
Duane Compton | |
|---|---|
| Alma mater | University of Oklahoma (BS) University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (Ph.D) |
| Occupations | Scientist and administrator |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Cell Biology Cancer |
| Workplaces | Johns Hopkins University Dartmouth College |
Duane A. Compton is an American cell and cancer biologist and academic administrator who served as the dean of the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth from 2017 to 2025.[1] He is a professor of biochemistry and cell biology.
Life
Compton earned a B.S. in 1984 from the University of Oklahoma.[2] He completed a Ph.D. at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston in 1988.[2] He conducted postdoctoral research in cell biology at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine.[3]
Compton joined the faculty at Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth in 1993.[3] He is a professor of biochemistry and cell biology.[2] Compton later served as its interim dean.[3] He formally assumed the role in 2017.[3] He was elected a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.[3] Compton completed his term as Dean in 2025 and returned to the faculty as professor of biochemistry and cell biology.[1]
References
- 1 2 https://home.dartmouth.edu/news/2024/08/compton
- 1 2 3 "Duane A. Compton, PhD – Faculty Expertise Database". Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth. Retrieved 2024-01-20.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Duane Compton Reappointed Dean of the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth". Geisel News. 2021-08-24. Retrieved 2024-01-20.
- Living people
- University of Oklahoma alumni
- University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston alumni
- Geisel School of Medicine faculty
- American university and college faculty deans
- Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
- American cell biologists
- American cancer researchers
- 21st-century American biologists