Ken Campbell named Associate Vice President for Research Integrity
We are pleased to announce that Kenneth S. Campbell, Ph.D., has been named Associate Vice President for Research Integrity (AVP-RI), reporting to the Vice President for Research (VPR), effective Oct. 1.
The AVP-RI provides leadership, oversight and education for the responsible conduct of research at UK and studies involving human and animal subjects. This includes activities supported by the Clinical Research Support Office (CRSO), Institutional Review Boards (IRB) and the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC).
Dr. Campbell is a professor in the College of Medicine. He received his undergraduate and doctoral degrees from the Universities of Oxford and Birmingham in the United Kingdom and completed postdoctoral training at the University of Wisconsin-Madison before joining the UK Department of Physiology in 2004. He was promoted to professor in 2018 and appointed director of translational research for the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine in 2022. He most recently served as associate vice chair for translational research in the Department of Internal Medicine.
Dr. Campbell’s research focuses on cardiac contractility and seeks to improve patient care by bridging scientific gaps between clinical care and organ-, cellular- and molecular-level function. In 2008, he initiated a collaboration with cardiothoracic surgeons to procure biospecimens from organ donors and patients receiving heart transplants. That program has grown into one of the largest cardiac biobanks worldwide, sharing samples donated by Kentuckians with approximately 100 research groups in 10 countries to advance understanding of the genetic, biochemical and biophysical mechanisms that contribute to heart failure.
He also brings expertise in computer modeling, collaborating with cardiologists and engineers to develop simulations of patients’ hearts that grow and evolve in response to therapeutic interventions. The long-term goal is to use these models to help optimize treatments for patients with heart failure.
Dr. Campbell has published approximately 150 peer-reviewed manuscripts and mentored more than 120 individuals, from high school students to junior faculty members. His group is currently supported by multiple grants, including four National Institutes of Health (NIH) R01 awards. Dr. Campbell was named a University Research Professor in 2025.
We look forward to working with Dr. Campbell in this new role.
