Dr. Timothy Phillips

Professor of Toxicology and Food Science

Director, Center for Food Safety Chair, Faculty of Toxicology 

Texas A & M University

Hours: By Appointment

Contact:

	Phone: 979-845-6414
	Fax: 979-862-4929
	Email:; tphillips@cvm.tamu.edu
	Address: Veterinary Anatomy & Public Health, College of Veterinary Medicine, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843-4458 USA

Education:

	B.S., Gen. Science, Mississippi State University
	M.S., Science Ed./Chemistry Univ. of Southern Mississippi
	Ph.D., Chemistry, Univ. of Southern Mississippi
	Board Certification, Toxicology, Academy of Toxicology Sciences
	Faculty Fellow, Agriculture, TAES (TAMU)

Research Interests:

Food Safety and Environmental Toxicology: Development and evaluation of chemical and biological methods to detect and detoxify food-borne and environmental toxins and microbes; molecular and kinetic assessment of the mechanisms involved in the toxic actions/interactions of mycotoxins, corresponding metabolites and polysubstituted deriv-atives; multifunctional detoxifying clays and matrix-immobilized clay composites for the sorption and inactivation of hazardous mycotoxins and environmental contaminants; molecular modeling and thermodynamics of surface-toxin interactions.

Courses:

	VAPH 618 - Food Toxicology I
	VAPH 619 - Food Toxicology II
	VAPH 404 - Food Toxicology

Recent Publications