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Overview

Christopher Phillips is affiliated with the University of Santiago de Compostela in Spain. Their research primarily spans the domain of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with significant contributions especially in Molecular Biology, Genetics, and Cell Biology.

Their work engages broadly across several key scientific topics including Forensic and Genetic Research, Molecular Biology Techniques and Applications, Epigenetics and DNA Methylation, Genetic Associations and Epidemiology, Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies, Genetic diversity and population structure, and Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways.

Christopher Phillips has published extensively in various renowned venues. The most frequent publication venues include:

  • Forensic Science International Genetics
  • Journal of Medicinal Chemistry
  • Aging
  • Frontiers in Genetics
  • Genes

Selected recent papers authored or co-authored by Christopher Phillips reflect a focus on forensic genetics, epigenetics, and molecular biology applications:

  • Investigative genetic genealogy: Current methods, knowledge and practice (2021, Forensic Science International Genetics)
  • Development of the VISAGE enhanced tool and statistical models for epigenetic age estimation in blood, buccal cells and bones (2021, Aging)
  • Recent advances in Forensic DNA Phenotyping of appearance, ancestry and age (2023, Forensic Science International Genetics)
  • Structure-Based Design and Pharmacokinetic Optimization of Covalent Allosteric Inhibitors of the Mutant GTPase KRASG12C (2020, Journal of Medicinal Chemistry)
  • Development and validation of the VISAGE AmpliSeq basic tool to predict appearance and ancestry from DNA (2020, Forensic Science International Genetics)

The scholar has collaborated regularly with several researchers, reflecting an active network of frequent co-authors including:

  • A. Freire-Aradas
  • M. de la Puente
  • M.V. Lareu
  • Walther Parson
  • Ana Mosquera-Miguel

Best Publications

  • An overview of STRUCTURE: applications, parameter settings, and supporting software

    Liliana Porras-Hurtado;Liliana Porras-Hurtado;Yarimar Ruiz;Carla Santos;Christopher Phillips

  • A multiplex assay with 52 single nucleotide polymorphisms for human identification

    Juan J. Sanchez;Chris Phillips;Claus Børsting;Kinga Balogh

  • Inferring ancestral origin using a single multiplex assay of ancestry-informative marker SNPs.

    C. Phillips;A. Salas;J.J. Sánchez;M. Fondevila

  • A global analysis of Y-chromosomal haplotype diversity for 23 STR loci

    Josephine Purps;Sabine Siegert;Sascha Willuweit;Marion Nagy

  • Straightforward inference of ancestry and admixture proportions through ancestry-informative insertion deletion multiplexing.

    Rui Pereira;Rui Pereira;Christopher Phillips;Nádia Pinto;Nádia Pinto;Carla Santos

  • A new multiplex for human identification using insertion/deletion polymorphisms

    Rui Pereira;Rui Pereira;Christopher Phillips;Cíntia Alves;António Amorim

  • Forensic genetic analysis of bio-geographical ancestry.

    Chris Phillips

  • Typing of mitochondrial DNA coding region SNPs of forensic and anthropological interest using SNaPshot minisequencing

    B Quintáns;V Álvarez-Iglesias;A Salas;C Phillips

  • Massively parallel sequencing of forensic STRs: Considerations of the DNA commission of the International Society for Forensic Genetics (ISFG) on minimal nomenclature requirements

    Walther Parson;Walther Parson;David Ballard;Bruce Budowle;John M. Butler

  • Toward Male Individualization with Rapidly Mutating Y‐Chromosomal Short Tandem Repeats

    Kaye N Ballantyne;Kaye N Ballantyne;Arwin Ralf;Rachid Aboukhalid;Niaz M Achakzai

  • Recommendations of the DNA Commission of the International Society for Forensic Genetics (ISFG) on quality control of autosomal Short Tandem Repeat allele frequency databasing (STRidER).

    Martin Bodner;Ingo Bastisch;John M. Butler;Rolf Fimmers

  • Resolving relationship tests that show ambiguous STR results using autosomal SNPs as supplementary markers

    C. Phillips;M. Fondevila;M. García-Magariños;A. Rodriguez

  • Further development of forensic eye color predictive tests.

    Y. Ruiz;C. Phillips;A. Gomez-Tato;J. Alvarez-Dios

  • Ancestry Analysis in the 11-M Madrid Bomb Attack Investigation

    Christopher Phillips;Lourdes Prieto;Manuel Fondevila;Antonio Salas

  • Report of the European DNA profiling group (EDNAP) — towards standardisation of short tandem repeat (STR) loci

    P. Gill;C. Kimpton;E. D'Aloja;J.F. Andersen

  • Revision of the SNPforID 34-plex forensic ancestry test: Assay enhancements, standard reference sample genotypes and extended population studies.

    M. Fondevila;C. Phillips;C. Santos;A. Freire Aradas

  • Development of a methylation marker set for forensic age estimation using analysis of public methylation data and the Agena Bioscience EpiTYPER system

    A. Freire-Aradas;C. Phillips;A Mosquera-Miguel;L. Girón-Santamaría

  • Building a forensic ancestry panel from the ground up: The EUROFORGEN Global AIM-SNP set

    C Phillips;W Parson;W Parson;Birgitte Møller Lundsberg;C Santos

  • Inter-laboratory evaluation of SNP-based forensic identification by massively parallel sequencing using the Ion PGM™

    M. Eduardoff;C. Santos;M. de la Puente;T.E. Gross

  • SPSmart: adapting population based SNP genotype databases for fast and comprehensive web access

    Jorge Amigo;Antonio Salas;Christopher Phillips;Ángel Carracedo

Frequent Co-Authors

Angel Carracedo
Angel Carracedo University of Santiago de Compostela
Maria Victoria Lareu
Maria Victoria Lareu University of Santiago de Compostela
Walther Parson
Walther Parson Innsbruck Medical University
Niels Morling
Niels Morling University of Copenhagen
Antonio Salas
Antonio Salas University of Santiago de Compostela
Peter Gill
Peter Gill Oslo University Hospital
Leonor Gusmão
Leonor Gusmão Rio de Janeiro State University
Peter M. Schneider
Peter M. Schneider University of Cologne
Manfred Kayser
Manfred Kayser Erasmus University Rotterdam
John M. Butler
John M. Butler National Institute of Standards and Technology

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