Kathleen A. Hill

Kathleen Hill is an Associate Professor in Biology at Western University, London ON Canada. She is a geneticist with research expertise in mutation detection, mutagenesis, mutation signatures and genomic signatures. Her PhD thesis research studied pervasive patterns in DNA sequence composition using Chaos Game Representation. Her postdoctoral training [Biochemistry, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN] investigated the origins of mutations in haemophilia. Her research in Molecular Medicine at City of Hope [Duarte, CA] characterized mutations arising with development, ageing and carcinogenesis. At Western University, her team has expertise in mutation research, environmental mutagenesis, population genetics and genome evolution. Her research uses molecular assays, bioinformatics tools and in silico supervised and unsupervised machine learning approaches to study mutations and genome composition. Her trainees study patterns and associations in mutation data in chromosomal and genome landscapes to gain insight into mutagenesis and selection in models of genetic disorders and carcinogenesis. Kathleen designs and teaches university courses in science communication, genetics, political biology, and bioethics for undergraduate and graduate students.