Tom Phillips
 Professor of Biological Sciences
Chair of Fiscal Affairs Committee
Executive Committee member
Tom Phillips received his undergraduate B.Sc. in Chemistry from Indiana University before going on to Northwestern University for a Ph.D. in Pharmacology. He did his post-doctoral training at Harvard Medical School and joined the MU faculty in 1986.
His research examines structure-function relationships in both mammalian and plant cells using a wide range of microscopy techniques. His teaching responsibilities include a Histology course and a Writing Intensive Senior Seminar. He also serves as Director of the Molecular Cytology Core which is a campus-wide facility for light microscopic imaging.
He is married to Terry Phillips, who works as a CPA, and their son, Seth, is a freshman in college.
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