Richard Edmund Phillips, MD PhD
Presidential Assistant Professor of Neurology
Chief, Division of Neuro-Oncology, Department of Neurology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
Neuro-Oncology Fellowship Director, Department of Neurology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
Department: Neurology
Contact information
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Department of Neurology
3400 Spruce Street, 3 West Gates
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Department of Neurology
3400 Spruce Street, 3 West Gates
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Graduate Group Affiliations
Education
BSc (Genetics)
University College London, 2001.
MD (Medicine)
Kings' College London, 2009.
PhD (Immunology)
King's College London, 2009.
BSc (Genetics)
University College London, 2001.
MD (Medicine)
Kings' College London, 2009.
PhD (Immunology)
King's College London, 2009.
Post-Graduate Training
Resident in Internal Medicine, Massachussetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School, 2009-2010.
Resident in Neurology, Mass General Brigham/Harvard Medical School, 2010-2013.
Fellow in Neuro-Oncology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, 2013-2015.
Postdoctoral Researcher in Chromatin Biology and Epigenetics, Rockefeller University, 2014-2020.
Resident in Internal Medicine, Massachussetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School, 2009-2010.
Resident in Neurology, Mass General Brigham/Harvard Medical School, 2010-2013.
Fellow in Neuro-Oncology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, 2013-2015.
Postdoctoral Researcher in Chromatin Biology and Epigenetics, Rockefeller University, 2014-2020.
Certifications
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (Neurology), 2013.
United Council for Neurological Specialties(Neuro-Oncology), 2015.
Permanent linkAmerican Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (Neurology), 2013.
United Council for Neurological Specialties(Neuro-Oncology), 2015.
Selected Publications
Lagan E, Gannon D, Silva AJ, Bibawi P, Doherty AM, Nimmo D, McCole R, Monger C, Genesi GL, Vanderlinden A, Innes JA, Jones CLE, Yang L, Chen B, van Mierlo G, Jansen PWTC, Pednekar C, Von Kriegsheim A, Wynne K, Sánchez-Rivera FJ, Soto-Feliciano YM, Carcaboso AM, Vermeulen M, Oliviero G, Chen CW, Phillips RE, Bracken AP, Brien GL: A specific form of cPRC1 containing CBX4 is co-opted to mediate oncogenic gene repression in diffuse midline glioma. Molecular Cell 85(11): 2110-2127, Jun 2025.Dáire Gannon, Eimear Lagan, Ademar Jesus Silva, Peter Bibawi, Anthony M. Doherty, Darragh Nimmo, Rachel McCole, Craig Monger, Giovani Genesi, Aurelie Vanderlinden Dibekeme, James A. Innes, Lu Yang, Bryan Chen, Guido van Mierlo, Pascal W.T.C Jansen, Keiran Wynne, Fran-cisco J. Sánchez-Rivera, Yadira M. Soto-Feliciano, Michiel Vermeulen, Giorgio Oliverio, Chun-Wei Chen, Richard E. Phillips, Adrian P. Bracken, Gerard L. Brien: Specific cPRC1 complexes are co-opted to mediate oncogenic gene repression in diffuse midline glioma. Biorxiv December 2023.
Liang R., Tomita D. Sasaki Y., Ginn J,, Michino M., Huggins D., Baxt L., Kargman S., Shahid M., Kazuyoshi A., Duggan M., Stamford A., DeStanchina E., Liverton N., Meinke P., Foley M., Phillips R.E. : A chemical strategy toward brain penetrant EZH2 inhibitors. ACS Medicinal Chemistry Letters 13(3): 377–387, Feb 2022.
Phillips RE, Soshnev AA, Allis CD. : Epigenomic Reprogramming as a Driver of Malignant Glioma. Cancer Cell 38(5): 647-660, Nov 2020.
Phillips, R. E., Yang, Y., Smith, R. C., Thompson, B. M., Yamasaki, T., SotoFeliciano, Y. M., Funato, K., Liang, Y., Garcia-Bermudez, J., Wang, X., Garcia, B. A., Yamasaki, K., McDonald, J. G., Birsoy, K., Tabar, V., & Allis, C. D. : Target identification reveals lanosterol synthase as a vulnerability in glioma. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 116(16): 7957–7962, Apr 2019.
Phillips, R. E., Curran, K. J., & Khakoo, Y : Management of late extraneural recurrence of medulloblastoma without high-dose chemotherapy. Journal of Neuro-Oncology 124(3): 523–524, Sep 2015.
Awosika, O. O., Lyons, J. L., Ciarlini, P., Phillips, R. E., Alfson, E. D., Johnson, E. L., Koo, S., Marty, F., Drew, C., Zaki, S., Folkerth, R. D., & Klein, J. P. : Fatal adenovirus encephalomyeloradiculitis in an umbilical cord stem cell transplant recipient. Neurology 80(18): 1715–1717, Apr 2013.
Bartel, G., Brown, K., Phillips, R., Peng, Q., Zhou, W., Sacks, S. H., & Wong, W. : Donor specific transplant tolerance is dependent on complement receptors. Transplant International 26(1): 99-108, Jan 2013.
Wood, B. R., Klein, J. P., Lyons, J. L., Milner, D. A., Phillips, R. E., Schutten, M., Folkerth, R. D., Ciarlini, P., Henrich, T. J., & Johnson, J. A. : HIV-2 encephalitis: Case report and literature review. AIDS Patient Care and STDs 26 (7): 383–387 Jul 2012.
Brown, K., Phillips, R. E., & Wong, W : What have we learnt from experimental renal transplantation? Nephron Experimental Nephrology 115(1): e9-e14, 2010 Notes: doi: 10.1159/000309420. Epub 2010 Apr 14.