Monte S Willis MD MBA, PhD, FASCP, FCAP (He/Him)

PubMed

• 1 citations
  Presenilin L166P Mutation, a Model of Familial Alzheimer's Disease, Leads to Early Onset Bone Loss.
  Vidyani Suryadevara, Connor J Krehbial, Anuradha K Valiya, Melinda Vang, Julian Balanta-Melo
  Comprehensive Physiology. 2026-02-01
• Low intensity vibration with zoledronate reduces musculoskeletal weakness and adiposity in estrogen deprived female mice.
  Gabriel M Pagnotti, Trupti Trivedi, Laura E Wright, Sutha K John, Sreemala Murthy
  Nature Communications. 2026-01-21
• 2 citations
  Cardiac Localized Polycystin-2 in the Natriuretic Peptide Signaling Pathway and Hypertension.
  Karla M Márquez-Nogueras, Brandon Elliott, Paula Thuo, Elisabeth DiNello, Ryne M Knutila
  Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. 2025-01-01

Journal Articles

• Regulation of the Ubiquitin Proteasome and Calpain Systems in a Dog Model of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy.  
  Wadosky KM, Li L, Rodríguez JE, Min J, Bogan D, Gonzalez J, Patterson C, Kornegay JN, Willis MS, Muscle and Nerve
• Bmper inhibits endothelial inflammation and protects against atherosclerosis.  
  Pi X, Lockyer P, Dyer L, Schisler J, Carey S, Sweet DT, Chen Z, Tzima E, Willis MS, Homeister JW, Moser M, Patterson C, Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol
• A Critical Role for Muscle Ring Finger-1 in Acute Lung Injury-Associated Skeletal Muscle Wasting.  
  Files DC, Franco RD, Johnston LF, Kesari P, Aggarwal NR, Garibaldi BT, Mock JR, Simmers JL, DeGorordo A, Murdoch J, Willis MS, Patterson C, Tanskersley CG, Messi ML, L..., Am J Respir Crit Care Med

Books/Book Chapters

• Molecular and Translational Vascular Medicine. 
  Willis MS, Homeister JWSpringer Science, Business Media, New York, NY
• ASCP Caseset Laboratory Medicine. 
  Chapter: Transfusion Medicine Overview 
  Page 200 - 206Afenyi-Annan A, Willis MEditors: Willis MS, Wians FH.ASCP Press, Ohio
• Ubiquitylation dependent signaling in heart disease. 
  Willis MS, Portbury A, Ronnebaum S, Zungu M, Townley-Tilson D, Patterson CEditors: Willis MS, Patterson C.Springer Science+Business Media, New York, NY

Abstracts/Posters

• STAT3 activation in cardiac hypertrophy induced by ryanodine receptor 2 mutation.
  Huang T, Lee J, Zou M, Pasek DA, Willis MS, Meissner G, American Society for Investigative Pathology, Oral presentation: Cardiac Pathobiology Minisymposium, Boston, MA
• Muscle Ring Finger-1 (MuRF1) inhibits PPARα through mono-ubiquitination of specific lysines adjacent to a novel nuclear export sequence (NES).
  Willis MS, Liao J, American Physiology Society, Boston, MA
• Knockout of the Glucocorticoid Receptor in Cardiomyocytes Leads to Spontaneous Cardiovascular Disease and Death.
  Cruz-Topete D, Oakley R, Ren R, Willis MS, Cidlowski JA, The Endocrine Society, Glucocorticoids & Glucocorticoid Actions Symposium, San Francisco, CA

Lectures

• Bedbugs in the 21st century-The re-emergence of an old foe. 
  UNC
• Regulation of cardiac hypertrophy and metabolism by the ubiquitin ligase muscle ring finger-1. 
  American Society of Investigative Pathology sponsored Workshop, Anaheim, CA
• The Ubiquitin Ligase Muscle Ring Finger-1 (MuRF1) Protects Against Cardiac Ischemia Reperfusion Injury In Vivo. 
  Ubiquitin Drug Discovery and Diagnostics 2009. Philadelphia, PA

Other

• The case of the coca-cola colored urine. 
  Narayan SB, Willis MS, Baskin LB, Latimer MJ, Lab Med
• Fever and neutropenia in an adolescent with leukemia. 
  Willis MS, Cavuoti DC, Lab Med
• Confounding issues in the diagnosis of multiple sclerosis: lyme disease testing. 
  Willis MS, Bai Y, Lab Med