Phillip Watts

Phillip Watts

Professori
Yksikkö
Matemaattis-luonnontieteellinen tiedekunta
Laitos / Vastuualue
Bio- ja ympäristötieteiden laitos
Sähköposti
phillip.c.watts@jyu.fi
Tieteenalat
1181 Ekologia, evoluutiobiologia

Esittely

I was awarded his PhD in Population Genetics from the University of Liverpool, UK in 1997, after which I completed research positions at the Universities of Stirling and Liverpool, and the International Livestock Research Institute, Kenya, I was appointed as a lecturer (2005) and then senior lecturer at the University of Liverpool (2009), and later acquired a position at the University of Oulu, Finland, where I was awarded a Professorship (2017). I was appointed as Professor in Evolutionary Genetics at the Department of Biological and Environmental Science, University of Jyväskylä in 2019.

Tutkimuskuvaus

My research focusses on understanding how wildlife respond to environment change, which therefore involves a blend studies into genome-environment interactions, microbiota-wildlife interactions, and population- and conservation-genetics.

Me and my group employ diverse genetics and genomics methods and accompanying bioinformatics analyses. We mostly employ next generation sequencing (NGS) methods, for example, to quantify genomic (e.g. ddRAD, sequence pature, genome sequencing) and transcriptomic (e.g. RNAseq) variation in response to a spatially diverse landscape. In particular, we are interested in the fitness consequences of host-microbiota interactions, and thus use amplicon sequencing (at 16S, ITS and 18S regions) and metagenomics to quantify microbial community composition and function; we use targeted and untargeted metabolomics to determine products of microbiota communities.

Julkaisut

Julkaisu
2025
Saatavilla Open Access kautta
Nature Ecology & Evolution.
Somervuo, Panu
Roslin, Tomas
Fisher, Brian L.
Hardwick, Bess
Kerdraon, Deirdre
Raharinjanahary, Dimby
Rajoelison, Eric Tsiriniaina
Lauha, Patrik
Griem, Lukas
Lehikoinen, Petteri
Niittynen, Pekka
Piirainen, Esko
Lumme, Markus
Riihikoski, Ville-Matti
Acevedo-Charry, Orlando
Adalsteinsson, Solny A.
Ahmad, Maaz
Alcobia, Sandra
Aldará, Jón
Andrew, Nigel R.
Anslan, Sten
Antonelli, Alexandre
Arena, Julieta Soledad
Arroyo Almeida, Santiago
Aster, Ines
Autto, Hannu
Aviles Gamboa, Anahi
Baixeras, Joaquín
Baldauf, Mario
Balestrieri, Rosario
Banelyte, Gaia Giedre
Barrett, Adrian
Beja, Pedro
Berg, Thomas Olof
Bergerot, Benjamin
Biro, Elizabeth G.
Blendinger, Pedro G.
Bollache, Loïc
Bou Dagher Kharrat, Magda
Boyer, Stephane
Bridell, Erika
Brotherson, Martyn
Brown, Leslie Robert
Buckley, Hannah L.
Buscardo, Erika
Buthelezi, Nokuphila
Cagnolo, Luciano
Calvente, Alice
Capobianco, Giovanni
Carreón-Palau, Laura
Carriere, Suzanne
Case, Bradley S.
Chang, Jenyu
Chaparro, Juan Matías
Chen, Chi-Ling
Chicoine, Christine
Christensson, Madeleine
Collado Rosique, Francisco
Colom Montero, William
da Fonseca, Ricardo do Sacramento
Da Silva, Luís P.
Dal Molin, Anamaria
Dallas, Tad
de Francesco, Maria Carla
Del Ángel-Rodríguez, Jorge Arturo
Díaz-Delgado, Ricardo
Dirnböck, Thomas
Djukic, Ika
Dladla, Philile
Domínguez Masciale, Jeremías
Dorigo, Thiago
Douwes, Errol
Ekrem, Torbjørn
Enderskog, Helena
Erefur, Charlotta
Fahad, Muhammad
Falahati-Anbaran, Mohsen
Farrell, Arielle
Ferland, Gabriel
Ferrari, Emanuele
Figueiredo, Axa
Forero, Fernando
Freiberga, Inga
Frosch-Radivo, Andrea
Ganchozo Intriago, Luis Alberto
Garzoli, Laura
Giacomotti, Paola
Gianuca, Andros T.
Gilg, Olivier
Gilg, Vladimir
Gísladóttir, Fanney
Glowacki, Ryan
Gottsberger, Brigitte
Gregoire, Jocelyn
Groner, Elli
Guedes, Patrícia
Guile, Aimee Michelle
Haase, Peter
Hadi, Fazal
Haidegger, Magdalena
Hansen, Leivur Janus
Hansen, Lars Holst
Harrop, Reid
Havnås, Harald
Herrera Báez, David
Ho, Chris C. Y.
Hohenbühel, Denise
Houska Tahadlova, Marketa
Hänninen, Jari
Höglund, Linda
Í Haraldsstovu, Kolbrún
Imbeau, Elise
Inkinen, Jasmin
Ishihara, Masae Iwamoto
Jackson, Abigail C.
Jansson, Gunnar
Jha, Rohit
Kager, Gerald
Kahale, Rhea
Kalttopää, Oula
Karai, Elizabeth Wanjiru
Karlsson, Dave
Kaus-Thiel, Andrea
Khan, Asghar
Khan, Qaisar
Kimoto, Keishi
Kipngetich, Shadrack Chumo
Klante, Clemens
Klemedtsson, Leif
Klinth, Mårten
Koskinen, Janne
Kotakorpi, Matti
Kreiling, Agnes-Katharina
Krisai-Greilhuber, Irmgard
Kristensen, Erik
König, Sebastian
Langenheder, Silke
Laurila, Kalevi
Le Gouar, Pascaline
Lecomte, Nicolas
Lecomte, Erin
Leitman, Paula Moraes
León-Cortés, Jorge L.
Li, Daijiang
Loehr, John
Lopez-Vaamonde, Carlos
Makari, Mehsen
Mangini, Gabriela Giselle
Maroschek, Michael
Mata, Vanessa A.
Matsuoka, Shunsuke
Mazzafera, Thais
McDonald, Paul G.
Meinert, Laura
Meléndez-González, Mayra
Mendoza-Henao, Angela M.
Moreau, Sebastien
Moreau, Jérôme
Mosbacher, Jesper
Moyer, Esteban
Mrazova, Anna
Mteshane, Samantha
Mungai, Nancy Wangari
Muñoz Herraiz, Gema
Murillo-Vázquez, Andrea
Musazzi, Simona
Mutanen, Marko
Müller, Jörg
Navarro Canales, Rebeca
Ndlovu, Monica
Nicolai, Annegret
Niessner, Armin
Nordén, Jenni
Nowak, Paweł
O’Connell, Erin
Orru, Arianna
Pagnon, Thomas
Pantoja-Diaz, Yurani Nayive
Pentinsaari, Mikko
Pilloni, Sebastian
Pinder, Adrian
Pinheiro, Thiago A.
Põlme, Sergei
Powell, Luke L.
Pröll, Gisela
Pulido-Santacruz, Paola
Queralt, Enrique
Quilantang, Mark Tristan
Quinlan, Kirsty
Ramirez, Ricardo
Rankinen, Juha
Rasino, Micaela Del Valle
Rebelo, Rui
Remmers, Wolfram
Retz, Franziska
Reyes, Evelin
Rivas Torres, Gonzalo
Rogers, Hanna M. K.
Rosário, Inês T.
Rosário Da Rosàrio da Costa, Sidney
Rütting, Tobias
Sahlstén, Johannes
Saliba, Carole
Salmirinne, Teppo
Sam, Katerina
Santos, Douglas
Santos-Reis, Margarida
Sawan, Michel
Schattanek-Wiesmair, Benjamin
Schiestl-Aalto, Pauliina
Schmidt, Niels Martin
Seibold, Sebastian
Seidl, Rupert
Seifert, Linda
Sithole, Malibongwe
Sivault, Elise
Smart, Jessica
Smerczyński, Ireneusz
Soda, Ayaka
Sousa-Lima, Renata S.
Stanisci, Angela
Stanley, Margaret C.
Steenkamp, Daleen
Stengel, Elisa
Stoll, Stefan
Strauss, Willem Maartin
Stur, Elisabeth
Sujala, Maija
Sundell, Janne
Svavarsdóttir, Jónína
Tedersoo, Leho
Tepsa, Saana
Tikochinsky, Maor Tiko
Tuominen, Esa-Pekka
Tweraser, Stefanie
Ulloa Espinosa, Catalina
Uusitalo, Joni
Vallinmäki, Mikko
Vannier, Fabrice
Varela, Abigail
Vatka, Emma
Veikkolainen, Silja
Vernes, Karl
Watts, Phillip C.
Weslien, Per
Wirth, Ciara
Wisniewski, Jana Helga
Young, Amanda B.
Övergaard, Robyn
Ovaskainen, Otso
Julkaisu
2024
Saatavilla Open Access kautta
NPJ Biodiversity.
Mc Cartney, Ann M.
Formenti, Giulio
Mouton, Alice
De Panis, Diego
Marins, Luísa S.
Leitão, Henrique G.
Diedericks, Genevieve
Kirangwa, Joseph
Morselli, Marco
Salces-Ortiz, Judit
Escudero, Nuria
Iannucci, Alessio
Natali, Chiara
Svardal, Hannes
Fernández, Rosa
De Pooter, Tim
Joris, Geert
Strazisar, Mojca
Wood, Jonathan M. D.
Herron, Katie E.
Seehausen, Ole
Watts, Phillip C.
Shaw, Felix
Davey, Robert P.
Minotto, Alice
Fernández, José M.
Böhne, Astrid
Alegria, Carla
Alioto, Tyler
Alves, Paulo C.
Amorim, Isabel R.
Aury, Jean-Marc
Backstrom, Niclas
Baldrian, Petr
Baltrunaite, Laima
Barta, Endre
BedHom, Bertrand
Belser, Caroline
Bergsten, Johannes
Bertrand, Laurie
Bilandija, Helena
Binzer-Panchal, Mahesh
Bista, Iliana
Blaxter, Mark
Borges, Paulo A. V.
Dias, Guilherme Borges
Bosse, Mirte
Brown, Tom
Bruggmann, Rémy
Buena-Atienza, Elena
Burgin, Josephine
Buzan, Elena
Cariani, Alessia
Casadei, Nicolas
Chiara, Matteo
Chozas, Sergio
Čiampor, Fedor
Crottini, Angelica
Cruaud, Corinne
Cruz, Fernando
Dalen, Love
De Biase, Alessio
del Campo, Javier
Delic, Teo
Dennis, Alice B.
Derks, Martijn F. L.
Diroma, Maria Angela
Djan, Mihajla
Duprat, Simone
Eleftheriadi, Klara
Feulner, Philine G. D.
Flot, Jean-François
Forni, Giobbe
Fosso, Bruno
Fournier, Pascal
Fournier-Chambrillon, Christine
Gabaldon, Toni
Garg, Shilpa
Gissi, Carmela
Giupponi, Luca
Gomez-Garrido, Jessica
González, Josefa
Grilo, Miguel L.
Grüning, Björn
Guerin, Thomas
Guiglielmoni, Nadege
Gut, Marta
Haesler, Marcel P.
Hahn, Christoph
Halpern, Balint
Harrison, Peter W.
Heintz, Julia
Hindrikson, Maris
Höglund, Jacob
Howe, Kerstin
Hughes, Graham M.
Istace, Benjamin
Cock, Mark J.
Janžekovič, Franc
Jonsson, Zophonias O.
Joye-Dind, Sagane
Koskimäki, Janne J.
Krystufek, Boris
Kubacka, Justyna
Kuhl, Heiner
Kusza, Szilvia
Labadie, Karine
Lähteenaro, Meri
Lantz, Henrik
Lavrinienko, Anton
Leclère, Lucas
Lopes, Ricardo Jorge
Madsen, Ole
Magdelenat, Ghislaine
Magoga, Giulia
Manousaki, Tereza
Mappes, Tapio
Marques, Joao Pedro
Redondo, Gemma I. Martinez
Maumus, Florian
McCarthy, Shane A.
Megens, Hendrik-Jan
Melo-Ferreira, Jose
Mendes, Sofia L.
Montagna, Matteo
Moreno, Joao
Mosbech, Mai-Britt
Moura, Mónica
Musilova, Zuzana
Myers, Eugene
Nash, Will J.
Nater, Alexander
Nicholson, Pamela
Niell, Manuel
Nijland, Reindert
Noel, Benjamin
Noren, Karin
Oliveira, Pedro H.
Olsen, Remi-Andre
Ometto, Lino
Oomen, Rebekah A.
Ossowski, Stephan
Palinauskas, Vaidas
Palsson, Snaebjorn
Panibe, Jerome P.
Pauperio, Joana
Pavlek, Martina
Payen, Emilie
Pawlowska, Julia
Pellicer, Jaume
Pesole, Graziano
Pimenta, Joao
Pippel, Martin
Pirttilä, Anna Maria
Poulakakis, Nikos
Rajan, Jeena
M.C. Rego, Rúben
Resendes, Roberto
Resl, Philipp
Riesgo, Ana
Rodin-Morch, Patrik
Soares, Andre E. R.
Fernandes, Carlos Rodriguez
Romeiras, Maria M.
Roxo, Guilherme
Rüber, Lukas
Ruiz-Lopez, Maria Jose
Saarma, Urmas
da Silva, Luis P.
Sim-Sim, Manuela
Soler, Lucile
Sousa, Vitor C.
Santos, Carla Sousa
Spada, Alberto
Stefanovic, Milomir
Steger, Viktor
Stiller, Josefin
Stöck, Matthias
Struck, Torsten H.
Sudasinghe, Hiranya
Tapanainen, Riikka
Tellgren-Roth, Christian
Trindade, Helena
Tukalenko, Yevhen
Urso, Ilenia
Vacherie, Benoit
Van Belleghem, Steven M.
Van Oers, Kees
Vargas-Chavez, Carlos
Velickovic, Nevena
Vella, Noel
Vella, Adriana
Vernesi, Cristiano
Vicente, Sara
Villa, Sara
Pettersson, Olga Vinnere
Volckaert, Filip A. M.
Voros, Judit
Wincker, Patrick
Winkler, Sylke
Ciofi, Claudio
Waterhouse, Robert M.
Mazzoni, Camila J.
Julkaisu
2023
Saatavilla Open Access kautta
Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Planetary Well-Being. Routledge.
Brila, Ilze
Hämäläinen, Anni M.
Jernfors, Toni
Kallio, Eva R.
Kesäniemi, Jenni
Koskela, Esa
Lavrinienko, Anton
Scholier, Tiffany
Wang, Yingying
Watts, Phillip C.