UMBC An Honors University in Maryland
UMBC Biological Sciences
Jeff Leips
Contact Information
Office: BS 464
Phone: 410-455-2238
Jeff Leips
Associate Professor
PhD, Florida State University, 1997; BS, Florida State University, 1983
Selected publications

Bunt, S.K., Yang, L., Sinha, P., Clements, V.K., Leips, J., Ostrand-Rosenberg, S.  2007.  Reduced inflammation in the tumor microenvironment delays the accumulation of myeloid-derived suppressor cells and limits tumor progression. Cancer Research 67:10019-10026.

Lai, C.Q., Leips, J., Zou, W., Roberts, J.F., Wollenberg, K.R., Parnell, L.D., Zeng, Z.B., Ordovas, J.M., Mackay, T.F.C.  2007. Speed-mapping quantitative trait loci using microarrays.  Nature Methods 4:839-841.

Reynolds, R.M., Temiyasathit, S., Reedy, M.M., Ruedi, E.A., Drnevich, J.M., Leips, J. and Hughes, K.A. 2007. Age specificity of inbreeding load in Drosophila melanogaster and implications for the evolution of late-life mortality plateaus.  Genetics 177:587-595.
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De Luca, M. and J. Leips.  2007. Mapping genetic polymorphisms affecting natural variation in Drosophila longevity.  Methods in Molecular Biology 371:307-320.

Kiere, L.M., Hofmann, C.M., Tracy, I.E., Cronin, T.W., Leips, J., and K.E. Omland. 2007. Using color to define species boundaries: quantitative analysis in the orchard oriole complex supports the recognition of two species. Condor 109:692-697.

Lesser, K., I. Paiusi and Leips, J.  2006. Naturally occurring genetic variation in the age-specific immune response of Drosophila melanogaster. Aging Cell, 5:293-295.

Leips, J., Gilligan, P. and Mackay, T.F.C. 2006.  Quantitative trait loci with age-specific effects on fecundity in Drosophila melanogaster. Genetics 172:1595-1605.

Hughes, K.A. and Leips, J.  2006.   A genetic analysis of male mating success and sperm competition in Drosophila melanogaster. Evolution 60:1427-1434.

Bunt, S.K., Sinha, P., Clements, V.K., Leips, J., and Ostrand-Rosenberg, S. 2006.  Inflammation induces myeloid-derived suppressor cells that facilitate tumor progression. Journal of Immunology 176:284-290.

Carbone, M.A., Jordan, K.W., Lyman, R.F., Harbison, S.T., Leips, J., Morgan, T.J., DeLuca, M., Awadalla, P. and Mackay, T.F.C.  2006.  Phenotypic variation and natural selection at Catsup, a pleiotropic quantitative trait gene in Drosophila. Current Biology, 16:912-919

De Luca, M., Yi, N., Allison, D.B., Leips, J. and Ruden, D.M.  2005.  Mapping quantitative trait loci affecting variation in Drosophila triacylglycerol storage.  Obesity Research 13:1596-1605.

Leips, J., and T.F.C. Mackay. 2002.  The complex genetic architecture of Drosophila lifespan. Experimental Aging Research 28:361-390.

Leips, J., C.T. Baril, F.H. Rodd, D.N. Reznick, F. Bashey, G.J. Visser and J. Travis.  2001.   The suitability of calcein to mark Poeciliid fish and a new method of detection. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 130:501-507

Leips, J., and T.F.C. Mackay.  2000.  Quantitative trait loci for lifespan in Drosophila melanogaster: interactions with genetic background and larval density. Genetics 155:1773-1788.

Leips, J., J. Travis, and F.H. Rodd. 2000.  Genetic influences on experimental population dynamics of the least killifish.  Ecological Monographs 70:289-309.

Leips, J., M.G. McManus, and J. Travis. 2000.  Life-history responses of treefrog larvae to drying ponds: comparing temporary and permanent pond breeders. Ecology 81:2997-3008.

Leips, J. and J. Travis.  1999.  The relationship between life histories and population dynamics: a study of four natural populations of the least killifish, Heterandria formosa.   Journal of Animal Ecology 68:595-616.

Garganus, M., S.V. Nuzhdin, J. Leips, and T.F.C. Mackay.  1999.  High resolution mapping of quantitative trait loci for sternopleural bristle number in Drosophila melanogaster. Genetics 152:1585-1604.

Leips, J. and J. Travis.  1994.  Metamorphic responses to changing food levels in two species of hylid frogs. Ecology 75:1345-1356.

Miller, T., D. Cassill, C. Johnson, C. Kindell, J. Leips, D. McInnes, T. Bevis, D. Mehlmann, and B. Richard. Intraspecific and interspecific competition of Wyeomyia smithii (Coq.) (Culicidae) in pitcher plant communities. American Midland Naturalist 131:136-145.