MonteSWillisMDMBA, PhD, FASCP, FCAP(He/Him)

PubMed

• 1 citations
  The Role of Muscle Ring Finger-1 (MuRF1), MuRF2, MuRF3, and Atrogin-1 on Bone Microarchitecture In Vivo.
  Vidyani Suryadevara, Connor J Krehbial, Danielle Halsey, Monte S Willis> ;Cell Biochemistry and Biophysics. 2022 Jun 1
• Correction: The Role of Bone Muscle Ring Finger-1 (MuRF1), MuRF2, MuRF3, and Atrogin-1 on Microarchitecture In Vivo.
  Vidyani Suryadevara, Connor J Krehbial, Danielle Halsey, Monte S Willis> ;Cell Biochemistry and Biophysics. 2022 Jun 1
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  Atrogin-1 inhibits Akt-dependent cardiac hypertrophy in mice via ubiquitin-dependent coactivation of Forkhead proteins.
  Hui-Hua Li, Monte S Willis, Pamela Lockyer, Nathaniel Miller, Holly McDonough, David J Glass, Cam Patterson> ;The Journal of Clinical Investigation. 2022 Jan 4
• 8 citations
  Cardiomyocyte microRNA-150 confers cardiac protection and directly represses proapoptotic small proline–rich protein 1A
  Tatsuya Aonuma, Bruno Moukette, Satoshi Kawaguchi, Nipuni P Barupala, Marisa N Sepúlveda, Christopher Corr, Yao Liang Tang, Suthat Liangpunsakul, R. Mark Payne, Monte ...> ;JCI Insight. 2021 Sep 22
• 54 citations
  Cardiomyocyte contractile impairment in heart failure results from reduced BAG3-mediated sarcomeric protein turnover
  Thomas G Martin, Valerie D. Myers, Praveen K Dubey, Shubham Dubey, Edith Perez, Christine S. Moravec, Monte S. Willis, Arthur M. Feldman, Jonathan A. Kirk> ;Nature Communications. 2021 May 19
• The Access Technology Program of the Indiana Clinical Translational Sciences Institute (CTSI): A model to facilitate access to cutting-edge technologies across a state.
  Christie M. Orschell, Todd C. Skaar, Melanie E. DeFord, Joel A. Ybe, Julie Driscol, Christine Drury, Lilith Reeves, Monte S. Willis, Jill L. Reiter, Jenna York, Rob Or...> ;Journal of Clinical and Translational Science. 2021 Jan 1
• 8 citations
  Chemokine-Based Therapeutics for the Treatment of Inflammatory and Fibrotic Convergent Pathways in COVID-19.
  Dana R Julian, Megan A Kazakoff, Akhil Patel, Jesse Jaynes, Monte S Willis, Cecelia C Yates> ;Current Pathobiology Reports. 2021 Jan 1
• 22 citations
  ACVR2B antagonism as a countermeasure to multi-organ perturbations in metastatic colorectal cancer cachexia.
  Joshua R. Huot, Fabrizio Pin, Ashok Narasimhan, Leah J. Novinger, Austin S Keith, Teresa A. Zimmers, Monte S. Willis, Andrea Bonetto> ;Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle. 2020 Nov 16
• 21 citations
  CHIP phosphorylation by protein kinase G enhances protein quality control and attenuates cardiac ischemic injury.
  Mark J. Ranek, Christian U. Oeing, Rebekah Sanchez-Hodge, Kristen M. Kokkonen-Simon, Danielle Dillard, M. Imran Aslam, Peter P. Rainer, Sumita Mishra, Brittany Dunkerl...> ;Nature Communications. 2020 Oct 20
• 11 citations
  New insights into immunomodulation via overexpressing lipoic acid synthase as a therapeutic potential to reduce atherosclerosis
  Shaomin Tian, Jun Nakamura, Sylvia Hiller, Stephen W. Simington, Darcy Holley, Roberto Mota, Monte S. Willis, Scott J. Bultman, J. Christopher Luft, Joseph M. DeSimone...> ;Vascular Pharmacology. 2020 Aug 1
• 2 citations
  The Unraveling: Cardiac and Musculoskeletal Defects and Their Role in Common Alzheimer Disease Morbidity and Mortality.
  Vidyani Suryadevara, Michael Klüppel, Federica del Monte, Monte S. Willis> ;The American Journal of Pathology. 2020 May 11
• 4 citations
  Walk the line: The role of ubiquitin in regulating transcription in myocytes
  Vidyani Suryadevara, Monte S. Willis> ;Physiology. 2019 Sep 1
• 11 citations
  Identification of Metabolic Changes in Ileum, Jejunum, Skeletal Muscle, Liver, and Lung in a Continuous I.V. Pseudomonas aeruginosa Model of Sepsis Using Nontargeted M...
  Amro Ilaiwy, Gabriella A. M. Ten Have, James R. Bain, Michael J. Muehlbauer, Sara K. O’Neal, Jessica M. Berthiaume, Traci L. Parry, Nicolaas E. P. Deutz, Monte S. Willis> ;The American Journal of Pathology. 2019 Sep 1
• 59 citations
  Cardiomyocyte glucocorticoid and mineralocorticoid receptors directly and antagonistically regulate heart disease in mice.
  Robert H. Oakley, Diana Cruz-Topete, Bo He, Julie F. Foley, Page Myers, Xiaojiang Xu, Celso E. Gomez-Sanchez, Pierre Chambon, Monte S. Willis, John A. Cidlowski> ;Science Signaling. 2019 Apr 16
• 10 citations
  F-box protein-32 down-regulates small-conductance calcium-activated potassium channel 2 in diabetic mouse atria
  Tian You Ling, Fu Yi, Tong Lu, Xiao Li Wang, Xiaojing Sun, Monte S. Willis, Li Qun Wu, Win Kuang Shen, John P. Adelman, Hon Chi Lee> ;The Journal of Biological Chemistry. 2019 Mar 15
• 53 citations
  The sympathetic nervous system regulates skeletal muscle motor innervation and acetylcholine receptor stability.
  Anna Carolina Zaia Rodrigues, María Laura Messi, Zhong-Min Wang, Martín Carlos Abba, Andrea S. Pereyra, Alexander Birbrair, Tan Zhang, Meaghan O’Meara, Ping Kwan, Elsa...> ;Acta Physiologica. 2019 Mar 1
• 69 citations
  Doxorubicin Exposure Causes Subacute Cardiac Atrophy Dependent on the Striated Muscle-Specific Ubiquitin Ligase MuRF1.
  Monte S. Willis, Traci L. Parry, David I. Brown, Roberto Mota, Wei Huang, Ju Youn Beak, Michael Sola, Cynthia Zhou, Sean T Hicks, Melissa C. Caughey, Ralph B. D'Agosti...> ;Circulation. Heart Failure. 2019 Mar 1
• 2 citations
  Image-Based Methods for Phase Estimation, Gating, and Temporal Superresolution of Cardiac Ultrasound
  Deepak Roy Chittajallu, Matt McCormick, Samuel Gerber, Tomasz J. Czernuszewicz, Ryan C. Gessner, Monte S. Willis, Marc Niethammer, Roland Kwitt, Stephen R. Aylward> ;IEEE Transactions on Bio-Medical Engineering. 2019 Jan 1
• Muscle-specific regulation of right ventricular transcriptional responses to chronic hypoxia-induced hypertrophy by the muscle ring finger-1 (MuRF1) ubiquitin ligase i...
  Robert H. Oakley, Matthew J. Campen, Michael L. Paffett, Xin Chen, Zhongjing Wang, Traci L. Parry, Carolyn Hillhouse, John A. Cidlowski, Monte S. Willis> ;BMC Medical Genetics. 2018 Sep 21
• 24 citations
  Disrupted structure and aberrant function of CHIP mediates the loss of motor and cognitive function in preclinical models of SCAR16.
  Chang He Shi, Carrie E. Rubel, Sarah E. Soss, Rebekah Sanchez-Hodge, Shoutao Zhang, Sabrina C. Madrigal, Saranya Ravi, Holly McDonough, Richard C. Page, Walter J. Chaz...> ;Plos Genetics. 2018 Sep 17
• 6 citations
  Adverse Effects of Fenofibrate in Mice Deficient in the Protein Quality Control Regulator, CHIP.
  Saranya Ravi, Traci L. Parry, Monte S. Willis, Pamela Lockyer, Cam Patterson, James R. Bain, Robert Stevens, Olga Ilkayeva, Christopher B. Newgard, Jonathan C. Schisler> ;Journal of Cardiovascular Development and Disease. 2018 Aug 15
• 12 citations
  Increasing Cardiomyocyte Atrogin-1 Reduces Aging-Associated Fibrosis and Regulates Remodeling in Vivo.
  Roberto Mota, Traci L. Parry, Cecelia C. Yates, Zhaoyan Qiang, Samuel C. Eaton, Jean Marie Mwiza, Deepthi Y. Tulasi, Jonathan C. Schisler, Cam Patterson, Tania Zaglia,...> ;The American Journal of Pathology. 2018 May 23
• 22 citations
  Tumor necrosis factor receptor-associated factor 6 as a nuclear factor kappa B-modulating therapeutic target in cardiovascular diseases: at the heart of it all.
  Muhammad Abdullah, Jessica M. Berthiaume, Monte S. Willis> ;Translational Research. 2018 May 1
• 5 citations
  Applicability of Precision Medicine Approaches to Managing Hypertension in Rural Populations
  Jacqueline R. Halladay, Kaitlin C. Lenhart, Kimberly Robasky, Wendell D. Jones, Wayne F. Homan, Doyle M. Cummings, Crystal W. Cené, Alan L. Hinderliter, Cassandra Mill...> ;Journal of Personalized Medicine. 2018 Apr 30
• 6 citations
  Modeling the Transition From Decompensated to Pathological Hypertrophy
  Florencia Pascual, Jonathan C. Schisler, Trisha J. Grevengoed, Monte S. Willis, Rosalind A. Coleman> ;Journal of the American Heart Association. 2018 Apr 1
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Journal Articles

• Myosin light chain phosphorylation is critical for adaptation to cardiac stress.  
  Warren SA, Briggs LE, Zeng H, Chuang J, Chang EI, Terada R, Li M, Swanson MS, Lecker SH, Willis MS, Spinale FG, Maupine-Furlow J, McMullen JR, Moss RL, Kasahara H, Circulation
• 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
• 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
• Selective inhibition of NF-kappa-B with NBD peptide reduces tumor-induced wasting in a murine model of cancer cachexia in vivo.  
  Wysong A, Asher SA, Yin X, Gore MR, Weinstein L, Guttridge D, Baldwin A, Couch M, Willis MS, J Cancer Sci Ther
• Metabolomic analysis of cancer cachexia reveals distinct lipid and glucose alterations.  
  O’Connell TM, Ardeshirpour F, Asher SA, Winnike J, Yin X, George J, Guttridge DC, He W, Wysong A, Willis MS, Couch ME, Metabolomics
• Morphological variation of Allocreadium lobatum (Digenea: Allocreadiidae) in the creek chub, Semotilus atromaculatus (Osteichthyes: Cyprinidae), in Nebraska, USA.  
  Willis MS, Trans Neb Aca Sci
• Population Biology of Allocreadium lobatum (Digenea: Allocreadiidae) in the creek chub, Semotilus atromaculatus, Mitchill, in a Nebraska creek.  
  Willis MS, Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro
• Predation on gastropods by Placobdella spp.  
  Moser WE, Willis MS, Am Midl Nat
• Heart rate variability (HRV) as a tool for diagnostic and monitoring performance in sport and physical activities.  
  Makivić B, Djordjević-Nikić M, Willis MS, J Exerc Physiol Online
• Ernest Everett Just, PhD: Pioneer in Ecological Developmental (Eco-Devo) Biology.  
  Williams KM, Wilson BA, O’Connor WG, Willis, MS, J South Carolina Acad Sci
• Enhanced 2-deoxy-2-(18F)fluoro-D-glucose (FDG) Uptake on PET-CT Due to a Benign Condition and Hodgkin’s Lymphoma.  
  O’Connor WG, Willis MS, Sheikh A, J Nuc Med Rad Therapy
• Cancer cachexia’s metabolic signature in a murine model confirms a distinct entity.  
  Der-Torossian H, Asher SA, Winnike JH, Wysong A, Yin X, Willis MS, O’Connell TM, Couch ME, Metabolomics
• Reducing laboratory billing defects using six sigma principles.  
  Levtzow CB, Willis MS, Lab Medicine
• The molecular pathophysiology, differential diagnosis, and treatment of myeloperoxidase deficiency.  
  Ren R, Fedoriw Y, Willis MS, J Clin Exp Pathology
• Bedbugs in the 21st Century-The Reemergence of an Old Foe.  
  Williams K, Willis MS, Lab Med
• Kids in America: Newborn screening for Cystic Fibrosis.  
  Bender L, Cotten S, Willis M, Lab Med
• Luminaries in Laboratory Medicine: Konrad Bloch.  
  Pendse A, Lockyer P, Schisler J, Willis M, Lab Med
• Edge of the world: Practical considerations and a clinical perspective of Next-Generation Sequencing for hereditary cardiac disease.  
  Jensen BC, Willis MS, Expert Opin Med Diagn
• Luminaries in Laboratory Medicine: Percy Lavon Julian Pioneer of Medicinal Chemistry Synthesis.  
  Wilson BA, Willis MS, Lab Med
• Urine crystals in a 1 year old male.  
  Fender J, Willis MS, Fedoriw Y, Lab Med
• The challenges and complexities of thyroid hormone replacement.  
  Kansagra S, McCudden CM, Willis MS, Lab Med
• Luminaries in Laboratory Medicine: Sir Hans Adolf Krebs.  
  Wilson BA, Schisler JC, Willis MS, Lab Med
• Ubiquitin Drug Discovery and Diagnostics 2009.  
  Schisler JC, Willis MS, Target Intelligence Service/ Current BioData Ltd
• Luminaries in Laboratory Medicine: Ivar Asbjörn Følling.  
  Gonzalez J, Willis MS, Lab Med
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Books/Book Chapters

• Molecular and Translational Vascular Medicine. 
  Willis MS, Homeister JWSpringer Science, Business Media, New York, NY
• Translational Cardiology: Molecular Basis of Cardiac Metabolism, Cardiac Remodeling, Translational Therapies and Imaging Techniques. 
  Willis MS, Patterson CSpringer Science+Business Media, New York, NY
• 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
• ASCP Caseset Laboratory Medicine. 
  Willis MS and Wians FHASCP Press
• ASCP Caseset Laboratory Medicine. 
  Chapter: Transfusion Medicine Overview 
  Page 200 - 206Afenyi-Annan A, Willis MEditors: Willis MS, Wians FH.ASCP Press, Ohio
• ENCYCLOPEDIA OF LIFE SCIENCES 2010. 
  Chapter: Atherosclerosis: Pathogenesis, Genetics and Experimental Models 
  Homeister, JW, Willis MSJohn Wiley & Sons, Ltd
• Clinical Chemistry: Principles, Procedures, Correlations. 
  Chapter: Method evaluation and quality management 
  Page 88 - 129McCudden CR, Rogers M, Erickson J, Erickson R, Willis MSEditors: Bishop ML, Fody EP, Schoeff LE.Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, MDEdition 6,
• Clinical Chemistry: Principles, Procedures, Correlations. 
  Chapter: Circulating tumor markers: basic concepts and clinical applications 
  Page 637 - 650McCudden CR, Willis MSEditors: Bishop ML, Fody EP, Schoeff LE.Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, MDEdition 6,
• Contemporary Practice in Clinical Chemistry. 
  Chapter: Hypothalamic, pituitary, and gonadal disorders 
  Page 351 - 364Grenache DG, Willis MSEditors: Clarke W, DuFour DR.AACC Press, Washington, DC
• The Molecular Basis of Human Cancer. 
  Chapter: Novel cancer therapies targeting angiogenesis 
  Willis MS, Klauber-DeMore NEditors: Coleman WB and Tsongalis GJ.Springer Science+Business Media, New York, NYEdition 2,
• Clinical Chemistry: Principles, Procedures, Correlations. 
  Chapter: Circulating Tumor Markers: Basic Concepts and Clinical Applications 
  McCudden CR, Willis MSEditors: Bishop ML, Fody EP, Schoeff LE.Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, MDEdition 7,
• Clinical Chemistry: Principles, Procedures, Correlations. 
  Chapter: Method Evaluation 
  Henderson M, Willis MS, Cotten SW, Rogers MW, McCudden CEditors: Bishop ML, Fody EP, Schoeff LE.Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, MDEdition 7,
• Clinical Chemistry: Principles, Procedures, Correlations. 
  Chapter: Laboratory Markers of Cardiac Damage and Function 
  Durando M, Jensen B, Willis MSEditors: Bishop ML, Fody EP, Schoeff LE.Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, MDEdition 7,
• Clinical Chemistry: Principles, Procedures, Correlations. 
  Chapter: Lean Six Sigma Methodology for Quality Improvement in the Clinical Chemistry Laboratory 
  Cotten SW, McCudden CR, Rogers MW, Willis MSEditors: Bishop ML, Fody EP, Schoeff LE.Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, MDEdition 7,
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Abstracts/Posters

• 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
• The molecular pathophysiology, differential diagnosis, and treatment of myeloperoxidase deficiency.
  Ren R, Fedoriw Y, Willis MS, 2nd International Conference and Exhibition on Pathology, Las Vegas, NV
• 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
• Muscle Ring Finger 1 (MuRF1) and MuRF2 Regulate Gene Expression Mediated by the E2F Transcription Factors and are Necessary but Functionally Redundant During Developme...
  Willis MS, Wadosky K, Patterson C, American Society for Investigative Pathology, Boston, MA
• Muscle RING finger-1 (MuRF1) inhibits thyroid hormone-dependent cardiomyocyte growth in vitro and in vivo.
  Wadosky KM, Hite RL, Portman MA, Gerdes AM, Willis MS, American Physiology Society, Boston, MA
• Muscle RING Finger-1 (MuRF1) inhibits insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1)-dependent cardiomyocyte hypertrophy by reducing Akt nuclear activity.
  Wadosky K, Willis MS, American Society for Investigative Pathology, Boston, MA
• Metabolic derangements in the gastrocnemius and the effect of selective NF-κB inhibition in a murine model of cancer cachexia.
  Der-Torossian H, Wysong A, Shadfar, Willis MS, McDunn J, Couch ME, 8th International Conference on Head and Neck Cancer
• Cancer cachexia’s metabolic fingerprint in a murine model confirms a distinct entity.
  Der-Torossian H, Asher SA, Wysong A, Yin X, Willis MS, O’Connell TM, Couch ME, 8th International Conference on Head and Neck Cancer
• Regulation of BK Channel β1 Subunit Expression by Muscle Ring Finger-1 Protein in Diabetic Vessels.
  Lu T, Fu Y, Willis MS, Lee H, International Stroke Conference, Honolulu, HI
• Bmper inhibits expression of inflammatory adhesion molecules and protects against atherosclerosis.
  Lockyer P, Pi X, Schisler JC, Timothy D, Chen Z, Tzima E, Willis MS, Homeister JW, Patterson C, NAVBO Workshops in Vascular Biology, Asilomar, CA
• Muscle RING finger-1 inhibits thyroid receptorα transcriptional activity and thyroid hormone-dependent cardiac hypertrophy.
  Wadosky KM, Zungu M, Portman M, Willis MS, Experimental Biology Annual Meeting, American Society of Investigative Pathology
• Muscle RING finger-1 inhibits IGF1-dependent Akt activation and exercise-induced cardiac hypertrophy.
  Wadosky KM, Rodriguez JE, Willis MS, Experimental Biology Annual Meeting, American Physiology Society
• Regulation of the calpain and ubiquitin proteasome system in a canine model of muscular dystrophy with myostatin inhibition.
  Cotten SW, Wadosky KM, Bogan D, Kornegay JN, Willis MS, Experimental Biology Annual Meeting, American Society of Investigative Pathology
• Loss of Cardiac Muscle Ring Finger-1 Augments Right Ventricular Hypertrophy Following Chronic Hypoxia-Induced Pulmonary Hypertension.
  Paffett M, Lucas S, Anderson T, Nysus M, Norenberg J, Willis M, Campen M, Experimental Biology Annual Meeting, American Society of Investigative Pathology
• Atrophic muscle ring finger-1 modulates right ventricular remodeling in response to chronic hypoxia.
  Paffett M, Colombo ES, Lucas S, Anderson T, Nysus M, Norenberg J, Willis M, Campen M, 55th Annual Meeting
• Heart rate variability (HRV) as a diagnostic and monitoring tool in sport.
  Makivić B, Willis M, Djordjević-Nikić, Physical Activity Application to Anthropological Status with Children, Youth, and Adults, Republic of Serbia, Belgrade
• The ubiquitin Ligases CHIP and MuRF1 inhibit physiological cardiac growth (hypertrophy) in response to exercise.
  Wadosky KM, Rodriguez JE, Min J, McDonough H, Lockyer P, Walton B, Patterson C, Willis MS, Sigma Xi Annual Meeting, Raleigh, NC
• MuRF1 regulates cardiac function, glucose, and fatty acid oxidation in the working heart.
  Young ME, Willis MS, Ninth Annual Scientific Sessions of the Society for Heart and Vascular Metabolism meeting, Brussels, Belgium
• Muscle Ring Finger-1 (MuRF1) Inhibits Cardiac PPARα Activity by Directing Its Nuclear Export and Not Its Degradation.
  Rodríguez JE, Li L, Willis MS, Experimental Biology, FASEB J, Washington, DC
• Regulation of the Calpain and Ubiquitin Proteasome Systems in a Canine Model of Muscular Dystrophy.
  Wadosky KM, Rodríguez JE, Li L, Bogan D, Kornegay JN, Willis MS, Experimental Biology, FASEB J, Washington, DC
• Cardiac Muscle Ring Finger-1 (MuRF1) alters myocardial ROS production in vivo.
  Willis MS, Rodríguez JE, Anderson E, Experimental Biology, FASEB J, Washington, DC
• Muscle Ring Finger-1 (MuRF1), MuRF2, and MuRF3 Differentially Regulate the transcription factors PPARα, PPARγ, and PPARβ/δ, respectively, in vivo.
  Rodríguez JE, Li L, Willis MS, Experimental Biology, FASEB J, Washington, DC
• Carbon nanotube micro-computed tomography imaging of myocardial infarction using delayed contrast enhancement.
  Wang K, Burke L, Kang E, Lee YZ, Cao G, Lu J, Rojas M, Willis MS, Zhou O, Circulation
• Cancer Cachexia: NF-κB inhibition protects against tumor induced cardiac atrophy in vivo using the novel compound Resveratrol.
  Shadfar S, Couch M, McKinney, Yin X, Weinstein L, Guttridge, Willis M, American Head and Neck Society Research Workshop, Biology, Prevention and Treatment of Head & Neck Cancer
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Lectures

• The regulation of cardiac mass and metabolism in cardiac pathology. 
  East Carolina University Department of Pathology, Greenville, NC
• Regulation of Protein Turnover in the Heart and its Relationship to Cardiac Hypertrophy. Symposium: Mechanisms of Fetal and Neonatal Cardiac Growth. 
  Pediatric Academy of Sciences Annual Meeting. Washington, DC
• The emerging role of the ubiquitin proteasome system in heart failure and ischemic heart disease. 
  Duke University Department of Pathology, Durham, NC
• Mechanisms of cardiac atrophy in cancer. 
  Cancer Cachexia Conference / Society of Sarcopenia, Cachexia, and Wasting Disorders. Boston, MA
• Regulation of Cardiac Hypertrophy, Energy Metabolism, and Mitochondrial Function by the Ubiquitin Ligase Muscle Ring Finger-1 (MuRF1). 
  University of North Carolina Molecular and Cellular Physiology Department Seminar Series. NC
• The role of ubiquitin proteasome system in regulating PPARα-mediated energy metabolism and cardiac mass. 
  University of North Carolina Department of Internal Medicine, Section of ERC
• The regulation of nuclear receptors and physiological hypertrophy by the ubiquitin proteasome system. 
  NIEHS Receptor Mechanisms Discussion Group, Research Triangle Park, NC
• Muscle Ring Finger 1(MuRF1)’s regulation of cardiac hypertrophy and energy metabolism. 
  Learner Research Institute, The Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
• The role of the Ubiquitin proteasome system in heart failure. 
  International Society of Heart Research (ISHR)/North American Section, Banff, Alberta, Canada
• Developing ideas into fundable research grant proposals. 
  Experimental Biology, San Diego, CA
• Regulating cardiomyocyte size and energy metabolism by the ubiquitin proteasome system. 
  University of New Mexico (2011); Elizabeth City State University Graduate Seminar Series (2012)
• The role of ubiquitin ligases in the regulation of cardiac metabolism and mitochondrial biology in cardiac disease. 
  American Heart Association Scientific Sessions 2011
• Muscle Ring Finger 1(MuRF1)’s Regulation of Cardiac Hypertrophy, Energy Metabolism, and Mitochondrial Function. 
  University of Washington School of Medicine (2010); Experimental Biology, Washington, DC (2011)
• Cardiac manifestations of cancer cachexia. 
  Annual New England Cancer Cachexia Forum, University of Vermont
• Muscle Ring Finger-1 regulation of cardiomyocyte size and oxidative metabolism by its interactions with nuclear receptors. 
  University of North Carolina, Department of Pathology Ground Rounds, Chapel Hill, NC
• The Role of Muscle Ring Finger-1 (MuRF1) in the regulation of cardiomyocyte size and oxidative Metabolism. 
  NIEHS Laboratory of Signal Transduction Seminar Series, Research Triangle Park, NC
• The use of animal models of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy cardiomyopathy to test novel experimental therapies. 
  Seattle Children’s Research Institute, Seminar, Seattle, WA
• The Role of Ubiquitin Ligase MuRF1 in regulating cardiac mass and PPARα mediated energy metabolism. 
  University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha Veteran’s Affairs Medical Center Seminar
• Regulation of cardiac hypertrophy and metabolism by the ubiquitin ligase MuRF1. 
  University of South Dakota, Graduate Student Association Invitation, Vermillion, SD
• Regulation of cardiac hypertrophy and metabolism by MuRF-family of ubiquitin ligases. 
  University of Calgary, Department of Physiology & Libin Cardiovascular Institute Seminar
• Ubiquitylation-dependenet signaling in heart disease. 
  King’s British Heart Foundation Centre of Research Excellence Symposium
• Cardiac Dystrophin Treatment in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. 
  Second International Conference on Cardiomyopathy in Children, Washington, D.C
• Transcriptional regulation of cardiac ischemia reperfusion injury and metabolism by muscle-specific ubiquitin ligases. 
  American Physiology Society Cardiovascular Section sponsored Symposium, Anaheim, CA
• 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
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Other

• Chest pain, dyspnea, and fatigue in a 57-year-old man. 
  Roth M, Aitsebaomo J, Willis MS, Lab Med
  http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/564056
• Biclonal M-spike in a 7 year-old child. 
  Fritchie K, Willis MS, Lab Med
  http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/559099
• Hepatosplenomegaly in an 8-month-old child. 
  Willis MS, Basinger AA, Fan Z, Pendyal S, Muenzer J, Hammett-Stabler C, Lab Med
• Recurrent nephrolithiasis in a 9-year-old female. 
  Willis MS, Lab Med
  http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/545525
• Neck pain and rash in an 18-year-old student. 
  Willis MS, Roth M, Gilligan P, Lab Med
  http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/509096
• Aortic valve insufficiency in a 45-year-old male. 
  Willis MS, Roth M, Gilligan P, Lab Med
  http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/507228
• Refeeding syndrome in a severely malnourished child. 
  Willis TM, Boswell R, Willis MS, Lab Med
  http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/489090
• Periumbilical rash in an immunosuppressed patient. 
  White MD, Willis MS, Fuda FS, Gander RM, Southern PM, Lab Med
• Nasal discharge in a 50-year-old woman. 
  Chamberlain W, White MD, Wians FH, Willis MS, Lab Med
• Proximal extremity weakness and altered mental status. 
  Brouse CF, Willis MS, 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
• Failure to thrive in a 14-month-old child. 
  Willis MS, Bennett MJ, Lab Med
• Chronic cough in an older female. 
  Sigauke E, Kamba TT, Willis MS, Lab Med
• Abdominal tenderness in a male. 
  Willis MS, Wians FH Jr, Baskin, LB, Lab Med
• Altered mental status in a middle-aged male. 
  Willis MS, Fuda FS, Burns D, Baskin LB, Lab Med
• Bone pain in a middle-age woman. 
  Willis MS, Baskin LB, Wians FH Jr, Lab Med
• The case of recurrent sinusitis. 
  Willis MS, Latimer MJ, Lab Med
• The case of the coca-cola colored urine. 
  Narayan SB, Willis MS, Baskin LB, Latimer MJ, Lab Med
• Mixed aphasia in an adult male with AIDS. 
  Willis MS, Bell ML, Najera RY, Wians FH Jr, Lab Med
• Acute diarrhea in a young traveler. 
  Willis MS, So SG, Lab Med
• The case of the needle-shaped crystals. 
  Willis MS, Baskin LB, Lab Med
• Marked proteinuria in a young male. 
  Willis MS, Wians FH, Lab Med
• Chronic myelogenous leukemia. 
  Willis MS, Wilson KS, Lab Med
• Primary amoebic meningoencephalitis. 
  Fuda F, Sigauke E, Cavuoti D, Gander R, Kroft S, Willis M, Lab Med
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