Anna Philpott

Professor Anna Philpott is a developmental biologist and Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Resources and Operations at the University of Cambridge, where she is a Fellow of Clare College. Her research focuses on cell fate determination, differentiation mechanisms in embryonic development, and how these processes are subverted in cancer cells.

• PhD in Chromatin Biology, University of Cambridge
• Postdoctoral Fellowships, Harvard Medical School

Her work integrates Xenopus frog models and molecular biology to study phosphorylation-regulated transcription factors like ASCL1 in cell cycle-stage-specific differentiation. Recent articles highlight her contributions to neuroblastoma and glioblastoma stem cell differentiation, CDK4/6 inhibitors, and chromatin dynamics in reprogramming.

Scientific Honors:

• European Molecular Biology Organisation (EMBO) member, 2020
• Academy of Medical Sciences, 2022

Anna Philpott advises PhD students like William Beckman and Roberta Azzarelli, and her lab at the Cambridge Stem Cell Institute explores cancer-related dysregulation of developmental pathways.