Liz Phillips, BSc

Liz Phillips graduated with a BA in Biology (Minor: Chemistry) from the University of Utah, where she was involved in pre-clinical research of stem cell treatments for kidney disease and diabetes for seven years, and clinical research using PET/CT to detect brown adipose tissue for two years. She joined the Xu Lab in January 2015, where her research includes the post-processing of spectroscopic data acquired in preterm newborns to study metabolic changes over the course of development. Her research interests included pediatric imaging, cancer imaging, and improving the data quality of MRI scans. Liz is currently pursuing an MD degree.