Phillip Wilcox

My Māori tribal affiliations are Ngāti Rakaipaaka, Ngāti Kahungunu ki te Wairoa, Rongomaiwahine and Te Aitanga a Mahaki. I am based in the University of Otago’s Department of Mathematics and Statistics, and have experience in applied genomics and statistical genetics, as well as engagement with indigenous communities regarding gene technologies. I am also an Affiliate of the University of Otago’s Bioethics Centre, and the current convenor of MapNet, a NZ-wide collective of gene mapping scientists. I led the Virtual Institute for Statistical Genetics from 2008 to 2013. I am also a Deputy Director of the Maurice Wilkins Centre. For over 20 years I have worked in the interface of genetic sciences and Te Ao Māori, and co-lead four genomics-based projects focussing on Māori health. I have also worked on genetics of plant species (particularly forest trees) and Māori health. I co-initiated the Summer Internship of iNdigenous peoples in Genomics Aotearoa (SING-Aotearoa), and was a member of the Health Research Council of New Zealand’s Ethics Committee which oversees New Zealand’s institutional and regional ethics committees