The Phillips lab works as an integrated team in which scientists with diverse backgrounds work on their own projects and also help each other to implement innovative approaches to solving complex problems.


Patrick Phillips
Philip H. Knight Chair in Arts and Sciences
Professor, Department of Biology
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Phillips CV
Biology of Aging. Evolution of complex traits and gene interaction systems.
Rose Al-Saadi
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Expression signatures and machine learning of effective pro-longevity compounds.
Zac Bush
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Evolution of stress-response and dextoxification gene families.
Sara Alladin
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Allele-specific expression and natural variation in pro-longevity pathways in C. elegans.
Maria Hutterer
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Microbiome effects on cellular mitohormesis.
Noah Johnson
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Experimental evolution of complex molecular function.
Aubrey Mayer
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Influence of sex and recombination on genomic evolution.
Anna Coleman-Hulbert
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Influence of natural genetic variation on the response to compounds that extend life- and health-span.
Megan Schauwecker
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Synthetic biology; genome engineering.
Anastasia Teterina
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Population genomics. Genetics and evolution of te genotype-phenotype map. Evolution of genetic networks.
John Willis
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Molecular genetics of natural variation in stress response. High throughput sequencing and functional genomics.
Ella Fliesler
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Microbiome and exercise effects on mitohormesis.
Erik Johnson
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Influence of natural genetic variation on the response to compounds that extend life- and health-span. Functional genomics of aging interventions.
Kristin Robinson
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Genetic basis of natural variation in aging pathways.
Erik Segerdell
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Informatics manager. Analysis of single-cell and whole-animal gene expression. CITP Data Center.
Christine Sedore
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Influence of natural genetic variation on the response to compounds that extend life- and health-span. Biodemography and statistics. CITP Data Center.
| David Baltrus | Ph.D. 2006 | Assoc Prof | School of Plant Science, University of Arizona |
| Lori Cruze | Res Assist 2006 | Assoc Prof | Dept Biology, Wofford College |
| Suzanne Estes | Ph.D. 2002 | Assoc Prof, Assoc Dean | Dept Biology, Portland State University |
| Janna Fierst | Postdoc 2014 | Assoc Prof | Dept Biology, Florida International |
| Erika Hersch-Green | Ph.D. 2007 | Assoc Prof | Dept Biological Sci, Michigan Tech University |
| Katja Kasimatis | Ph.D. 2019 | Assist Prof | Dept Biology, Univ Virginia |
| Katrina McGuigan | Postdoc 2005 | Assoc Prof | School of Biol Sci, Univ. Queensland, Australia |
| Levi Morran | Ph.D. 2009 | Assoc Prof | Dept Biology, Emory University |
| Stephen Proulx | Postdoc 2005 | Assoc Prof | Dept Ecol Evol & Marine Biol, UC Santa Barbara |
| Andrew Stewart | M.S. 1997 | Assoc Prof | Biology Dept, Canisius College |
| Henrique Teotónio | Postdoc 2002 | Assoc Prof | Institut de Biologie de l'École Normale Supérieure, Paris |
| Julie Thompson | Ph.D. 2002 | Assoc Prof | American Public University |
| Amy Webster | Postdoc 2024 | Assist Prof | Biol Dept, Florida State University |
| Gavin Woodruff | Postdoc 2020 | Assist Prof | Biol Dept, Univ Oklahoma |
| Jennifer Anderson | Postdoc 2012 | Researcher | Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences |
| P. Alex de Verteuil | Ph.D. 2020 | Team Lead, Cell Lines | Abcam |
| Bryn Gaetner | Ph.D. 2012 | Global Science Communications Lead | Sanofi | Behazad Germami-Naini | M.S. 1997 | Stem Cell Biology | Thymmune Therapeutics |
| Richard Jovelin | Ph.D. 2009 | Bioinformatician | Ontario Institute for Cancer Research |
| Scott Kolpak | M.S. 2003 | Geneticist | US Forest Service |
| Juliet Morphew | M.S. 2001 | Enterprise Client Manager | Siemens Smart Infrastructure |
| Christine O'Connor | Ph.D. 2018 | Bioinformatics Analyst | Minnesota Supercomputing Center |
| Rose Reynolds | Postdoc 2014 | Data Science Research Associate | Children's Mercy Research Institute |
| Kristin Sikkink | Ph.D. 2014 | Director of Research | Arima Genomics |
| Aliece Watts | M.S. 1999 | Quality Assurance Manager | NMS Labs |