Kathleen Hill is an Associate Professor in the Department of Biology at Western. She is an Alumna of Western [PhD, Zoology] with postdoctoral training at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester MN [Biochemistry] and City of Hope in Duarte CA [Molecular Genetics]. Kathleen’s research training and expertise are 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. Her trainees study genetic variation 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.