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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.[Abstract] 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.
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