Rob Phillips
Fred and Nancy Morris Professor of Biophysics, Biology, and Physics
B.S., University of Minnesota, 1986; Ph.D., Washington University, 1989. Clark Millikan Visiting Assistant Professor, Caltech, 1997; Professor, 2000-2011; Morris Professor, 2012-.
Research interests: physical biology of the cell, models of transcription and active matter, physical genomes, and biophysical approaches to evolution.
Overview
Professor Phillips focuses on physical biology of the cell: models of transcription and active matter, physical genomes, and biophysical approaches to evolution.
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- Mahmoudabadi, Gita;Homyk, Kelsey et al. (2024) Machine learning models can identify individuals based on a resident oral bacteriophage familyFrontiers in Microbiomes
- Flamholz, Avi I.;Goyal, Akshit et al. (2024) The proteome is a terminal electron acceptor
- Hueschen, Christina L.;Dunn, Alexander R. et al. (2023) Wildebeest herds on rolling hills: Flocking on arbitrary curved surfacesPhysical Review E
- Banks, Rachel A.;Galstyan, Vahe et al. (2023) Motor processivity and speed determine structure and dynamics of microtubule-motor assemblieseLife
- Choe, Mangyu;Einav, Tal et al. (2022) Data-driven model of glycolysis identifies the role of allostery in maintaining ATP homeostasis
- Suresh, Pooja;Galstyan, Vahe et al. (2022) Modeling and mechanical perturbations reveal how spatially regulated anchorage gives rise to spatially distinct mechanics across the mammalian spindleeLife
- Chure, Griffin;Banks, Rachel A. et al. (2022) Anthroponumbers.org: A quantitative database of human impacts on Planet EarthPatterns
- Hueschen, Christina L.;Dunn, Alexander R. et al. (2022) Wildebeest Herds on Rolling Hills: Flocking on Arbitrary Curved Surfaces
- Hueschen, Christina L.;Segev Zarko, Li-av et al. (2022) Emergent Actin Flows Explain Diverse Parasite Gliding Modes
- Suresh, Pooja;Galstyan, Vahe et al. (2022) Modeling and mechanical perturbations reveal how spatially regulated anchorage gives rise to spatially distinct mechanics across the mammalian spindle
Related Courses
2023-24
Bi/Ge/ESE 105 – Evolution
BE/Bi/APh 161 – Physical Biology of the Cell
2022-23
Bi/Ge/ESE 105 – Evolution
2021-22
Bi/Ge/ESE 105 – Evolution
BE/APh 161 – Physical Biology of the Cell
2020-21
BE/APh 161 – Physical Biology of the Cell