Phillip Williamson

Dr. Williamson currently serves as the Chief Scientific Officer for Creative Testing Solutions. Between April 2015 and May 2018, he served as the VP, of Operations and Scientific Affairs. He joined CTS in May 2012 as the VP of Scientific Affairs. Throughout he has overseen the operations of all CTS specialty laboratories. He is also an Affiliate Investigator at Vitalant Research Institute.

Dr. Williamson holds MS and Ph.D. degrees in Molecular Biology. He is a specialist in the molecular biology of prokaryotes and his expertise includes microbial genomics, bacterial physiology, and molecular diagnostics, with specific expertise in the development of rapid nucleic acid and immunologic diagnostic systems, as well as methods and tools for the rapid assessment of disease outbreaks. He is an author of 40+ peer-reviewed publications and serves as a member of the AABB Transfusion Transmitted Disease Committee and the International Society of Blood Transfusion Transmitted Disease Working Party, as well as a reviewer for a variety of journals.