Biography

I am currently an Assistant Professor of Genetics in the Department of Biology at William Jewell College, a small, liberal arts college in Liberty, MO, USA. My current position allows me to do research into the basic biology of aging, and to mentor tomorrow’s best scientists, medical professionals and educators.

Research Intrest

Complex traits, from molecule to genetic pathway to network of pathways on up to cellular, organismal and population-wide phenotypes

List of Publications
Anderson JL, Reynolds RM, Morran LT, Tolman-Thompson J, Phillips PC. Experimental evolution reveals antagonistic pleiotropy in reproductive timing but not life span in Caenorhabditis elegans. Journals of Gerontology Series A: Biomedical Sciences and Medical Sciences. 2011 Oct 5;66(12):1300-8.
Sikkink KL, Ituarte CM, Reynolds RM, Cresko WA, Phillips PC. The transgenerational effects of heat stress in the nematode Caenorhabditis remanei are negative and rapidly eliminated under direct selection for increased stress resistance in larvae. Genomics. 2014 Dec 31;104(6):438-46.
Sikkink KL, Reynolds RM, Cresko WA, Phillips PC. Environmentally induced changes in correlated responses to selection reveal variable pleiotropy across a complex genetic network. Evolution. 2015 May 1;69(5):1128-42.
Sikkink KL, Reynolds RM, Ituarte CM, Cresko WA, Phillips PC. Rapid evolution of phenotypic plasticity and shifting thresholds of genetic assimilation in the nematode Caenorhabditis remanei. G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics. 2014 Jun 1;4(6):1103-12.

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