教育

• B.S., University of Kentucky - Agricultural Biotechnology
• Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison - Plant Breeding 和 Plant 遗传学
• Postdoctoral Fellowship, Carnegie Institution for Science - Department of 植物生物ogy

Background

I grew up in the small town of Danville, 印第安纳州, with my wonderful parents 和 spent lots of time outside with my two brothers. 高中毕业后, where I first became interested in biology 和 genetics, I attended the University of Kentucky for my undergraduate education where I started working in a plant genetics lab. After graduation, I decided to continue my education 和 pursued a Ph.D. in Plant Breeding 和 Plant 遗传学 at the University of Wisconsin - Madison, working on genetic 和 cellular processes in the plant model system, 拟南芥. 在麦迪逊, my husb和 和 I spent four years in the San Francisco Bay Area where I was a post-doctoral reSearcher at the Carnegie Institution for Science. There I began my foray into maize genetic reSearch 和 we cultivated our passions for Giants Baseball (和 the Brewers when they were in town), 徒步旅行, Philz那样的咖啡, 和鳄梨. In 2011, I accepted the call to teach in the 生物学 Department at WLC 和 we made the big trek back to the Midwest. I live in Wauwatosa with my husb和 和 daughters 和 we belong to St. John’s Evangelical Church in Tosa, where our kids also attend school. 作为一个家庭, we especially enjoy the summers when we can walk to the nearby Farmer’s Market, listen to summer concerts in the park, 和 go on vacations that always bring us to some kind of beach 和 徒步旅行. Not to mention the summers allow me lots of time to grow corn 和 work with students in my reSearch lab.

教学

当前的课程

• 生物124植物科学
• BIO 202 Principles of 生物学 2
• BIO 324植物学
• BIO 401/402/403 ReSearch Strategies
• COL 101 Introduction to College Experiences

其他过往课程  

• BIO 120生命科学
• 生物433分子生物学

研究兴趣

I am interested in exploring how seeds develop 和 I use maize as a model system. The goals of my reSearch are to determine genes 和 factors that influence seed development 和 to specifically determine the contribution of the maternal parent to this process. My reSearch integrates techniques in genetics, 分子生物学, 细胞生物学, 和 plant physiology to answer this central question.

I am also interested in working with undergraduates to develop curriculum materials to share 生物学 和 Plant Science with younger students 和 the wider community. It is an awesome way to integrate science reSearch, 教学, 和 civic engagement 和 share the wonder 和 beauty of plant science with others.

学术作品

Select Presentations 和 Publications

Vischulis E., M. 比W. Swarztrauber K. Hilgendorf J. 布兰德,J. 贝克特尔,H. 弗莱明J. 安德森,一个.M. Chettoor, M.M.S. 埃文斯, A.R. 菲利普斯. (2021) “分析 stunter2 和 stunter3, Maize Maternal Effect Mutants with Reduced Kernel Size.”  Poster Presentations at The Annual Maize Genetic Conference 和 The Annual Meeting of the American Society of 植物生物ogists

菲利普斯.R. 和M.M.S. 埃文斯. “Maternal Regulation of Seed Growth 和 Patterning in Flowering Plants.” Ed. 佛罗伦萨L. 马洛. 咕咕叫ent Topics in Developmental 生物学, Academic Press, 140, 2020: pp 257-282. 

Chettoor,.M., A.R. 菲利普斯, C.T. 科克,B.D. 迪尔克斯，还有M.M.S. 埃文斯. (2016).  Maternal gametophyte effects on seed development in maize.  Accepted for publication, 遗传学.

菲利普斯.R. 和M.M.S. 埃文斯. (2011). 分析 stunter1, a maize mutant with reduced gametophyte size 和 maternal effects on seed development. 遗传学187(4): 1085-1097.

菲利普斯.R., A. Suttangkakul和R.D. Vierstra. (2008). The ATG12 conjugating enzyme, ATG10, is essential for autophagic vesicle formation in 拟南芥. 遗传学 178(3): 1339-1353. 菲利普斯.R., A.L. Roberston J. Batzli, M. 哈里斯和S。. 米勒. (2008). Aligning goals, assessments 和 activities: an approach to 教学 PCR 和 gel electrophoresis. 生命科学. 建造. 2008: 96–106.

罗伯逊,.L. 和 A.R. 菲利普斯. (2008). Integrating PCR theory 和 bioinformatics into a reSearch-oriented primer design exercise. 生命科学. 建造. 2008: 89–95.

汤普森的.R., J.H. Doelling,. Suttangkakul和R.D. Vierstra. (2005). Autophagic nutrient recycling in 拟南芥 directed by the ATG8 和 ATG12 conjugation pathways. 植物杂志. 138(4): 2097-2110.

汤普森的.R. 和R.D. Vierstra. (2005). Autophagic recycling: lessons from yeast help define the process in plants. 咕咕叫. 当今. 植物生物. 8(2).

服务

• School Chair of the School of Natural Sciences
• Department Head of the Department of 生物学
• Faculty Committees – General 教育 Committee, 持久性委员会, Institutional Biosafety Committee
• 教学 植物生物ogy topics to K4 和 K5 students at St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran School

专业的会员

• Member of the American Society for 植物生物ogists
• Member of the Maize 遗传学 Cooperation