Phillip Gerrish

Phillip Gerrish is an Adjunct Associate Professor in the Department of Biology at the University of New Mexico. His research spans theoretical evolutionary genetics, focusing on mutation rate evolution, asexual population dynamics, and the intersection of social cheating with cancer biology. He collaborates extensively across institutions, including the University of Pennsylvania, Los Alamos National Laboratory, and the University of Lisbon.

• Mutation Rate Evolution: Investigates instability of mutation rates in asexual populations and implications for antimicrobial treatments.
• Homeostasis Theory: Develops phenomenological models for biological systems using structural stability assumptions.

Key Collaborators: Paul Sniegowski (UPenn), Alan Perelson (Los Alamos), Jorge Pacheco (University of Lisbon), Isabel Gordo (Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência).

Research Support: Funded by NIH, European Community, and Marie Curie Foundation grants.

• Students: Lilia Perfeito, Agate Ponder-Sutton, Ricardo Pinho.