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Duane A. Compton

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Duane Compton
Alma materUniversity of Oklahoma (BS)
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (Ph.D)
Occupation(s)Scientist and administrator
Scientific career
FieldsCell Biology
Cancer
InstitutionsJohns Hopkins University
Dartmouth College

Duane A. Compton is an American cell and cancer biologist and academic administrator serving as the dean of the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth since 2017. He is a professor of biochemistry and cell biology.

Life

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Compton earned a B.S. in 1984 from the University of Oklahoma.[1] He completed a Ph.D. at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston in 1988.[1] He conducted postdoctoral research in cell biology at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine.[2]

Compton joined the faculty at Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth in 1993.[2] He is a professor of biochemistry and cell biology.[1] Compton later served as its interim dean.[2] He formally assumed the role in 2017.[2] He was elected a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Duane A. Compton, PhD – Faculty Expertise Database". Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth. Retrieved 2024-01-20.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Duane Compton Reappointed Dean of the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth". Geisel News. 2021-08-24. Retrieved 2024-01-20.