Dr. Robert Kyle Phillips

Kyle is a Texas native who arrived to Aggieland in 2003.  He completed his undergraduate studies at Texas A&M University with a degree in biomedical sciences (BIMS) and psychology and a minor in English.  From 2009 to 2015, Kyle worked at the Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory (TVMDL).  During this time, he would rise through the TVMDL ranks to ultimately lead the serology department while concurrently earning his masters in BIMS with an emphasis in nutrition.  Kyle joined the Gastrointestinal Laboratory (GI Lab) in 2015, tasked with operational management of the GC/MS laboratory.  In 2024, Kyle defended his PhD in BIMS on the topic of novel non-invasive biomarkers of liver disease in dogs.  His dissertation research focused on the changes in serum amino acids and urine isoprostane concentrations observed across different hepatopathies.  Currently, Kyle is working as a postdoctoral research associate in the GI Lab with aspirations to one day become a university professor.

Away from the lab, Kyle enjoys impromptu road trips, adventurous home cooking (à la the tv show “Chopped”), and spending quality time with his miniature schnauzers.