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• Akaaboune et al. Distinct roles of the dystrophin-glycoprotein complex: α-dystrobrevin and α-syntrophin in the maintenance of the postsynaptic apparatus of the neuromuscular synapse. Hum Mol Genet. 2022.

• Akaaboune M et al. Rapid and reversible effects of activity on acetylcholine receptor density at the neuromuscular junction in vivo. Science. 1999.

• Akaaboune M et al. Neurotransmitter Receptor Dynamics Studied in vivo by Reversible Photo-Unbinding of Fluorescent Ligands. Neuron. 2002.

• Akaaboune M et al. Neuregulin/ErbB regulate neuromuscular junction development by phosphorylation of α-dystrobrevin. J Cell Biol. 2011.

• Akaaboune M et al. AChRs Are Essential for the Targeting of Rapsyn to the Postsynaptic Membrane of NMJs in Living Mice. J Neurosci. 2016.

• Akaaboune M et al. The disassembly of the neuromuscular synapse in high-fat diet-induced obese male mice. Mol Metab. 2020.

• Baker BM et al. Matrix degradability controls multicellularity of 3D cell migration. Nat Commun. 2017.

• Baker BM et al. Cell force-mediated matrix reorganization underlies multicellular network assembly. Sci Rep. 2019.

• Baker BM et al. Actomyosin contractility-dependent matrix stretch and recoil induces rapid cell migration. Nat Commun. 2019.

• Baker BM et al. Functional angiogenesis requires microenvironmental cues balancing endothelial cell migration and proliferation. Lab Chip. 2020.

• Baker BM et al. Microengineered 3D pulmonary interstitial mimetics highlight a critical role for matrix degradation in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. Sci Adv. 2020.

• Baker BM et al. Microenvironmental determinants of organized iPSC-cardiomyocyte tissues on synthetic fibrous matrices. Biomater Sci. 2021.

• Baker BM et al. Stable and transient bubble formation in acoustically-responsive scaffolds by acoustic droplet vaporization: theory and application in sequential release. Ultrason Sonochem. 2021.

• Baker BM et al. Stromal cell identity modulates vascular morphogenesis in a microvasculature-on-a-chip platform. Lab Chip. 2021.

• Baker BM et al. New directions and dimensions for bioengineered models of fibrosis. Nat Review Mater. 2021.

• Baker BM et al. Quantification and immunoprofiling of bladder cancer cell-derived extracellular vesicles with microfluidic chemiluminescent ELISA. Biosens Bioelectron: X. 2021.

• Baker et al. Sequestered cell-secreted extracellular matrix proteins improve murine folliculogenesis and oocyte maturation for fertility preservation. Acta Biomater. 2021.

• Baker et al. Engineered Extracellular Matrices with Integrated Wireless Microactuators to Study Mechanobiology. Adv Mater. 2021.

• Baker et al. Spatiotemporal control of myofibroblast activation in acoustically-responsive scaffolds via ultrasound-induced matrix stiffening. Acta Biomater. 2022.

• Baker et al. Micropatterning of acoustic droplet vaporization in acoustically-responsive scaffolds using extrusion-based bioprinting. Bioprinting. 2022.

• Baker et al. Nonswelling and Hydrolytically Stable Hydrogels Uncover Cellular Mechanosensing in 3D. Adv Sci (weinh). 2022.

• Baker et al. The living interface between synthetic biology and biomaterial design. Nat Mater. 2022.

• Buchman et al. Association between habitual snoring, middle ear disease, and speech problems in young children with non-syndromic cleft palate anomalies. Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2022.

• Buchman et al. Impact of sleep-disordered breathing on behavior and quality of life in children aged 2 to 7 years with non-syndromic cleft lip and/or palate. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2021.

• Buchman SR et al. Radioprotection With Amifostine Enhances Bone Strength and Regeneration and Bony Union in a Rat Model of Mandibular Distraction Osteogenesis. Ann Plast Surg. 2018.

• Buchman SR et al. Topical Deferoxamine Alleviates Skin Injury and Normalizes Atomic Force Microscopy Patterns Following Radiation in a Murine Breast Reconstruction Model. Ann Plast Surg. 2018.

• Buchman SR et al. Nonvascularized Bone Graft Reconstruction of the Irradiated Murine Mandible: An Analogue of Clinical Head and Neck Cancer Treatment. J Craniofac Surg. 2019.

• Buchman SR et al. The Role of Deferoxamine in Irradiated Breast Reconstruction: A Study of Oncologic Safety. Plast Reconstr Sur. 2019.

• Buchman SR et al. Implantable hyaluronic acid-deferoxamine conjugate prevents nonunions through stimulation of neovascularization. NPJ Regen Med. 2019.

• Buchman SR et al. A Simplified Approach to Myelomeningocele Defect Repair. Ann Plast Surg. 2021.

• Buchman SR et al. Achieving the Optimal Aesthetic Benefit While Correcting Midface Deficiency: Utilizing A High Winged Le Fort I in Cleft and Craniofacial Patients. J Craniofac Surg. 2021.

• Buchman SR et al. Sleep-related movement disorders and growing pains: differences in daytime and bedtime behavior in 2–6 year old children with cleft palate. Sleep Med. 2021.

• Cederna PS et al. Impact of Human Epidermal Growth Factor on Tissue-Engineered Skeletal Muscle Structure and Function. Tissue Eng Part A. 2021.

• Chen et al. MiCas9 increases large size gene knock-in rates and reduces undesirable on-target and off-target indel edits. Nat Commun. 2020.

• Chen YE et al. Patient-specific cardiovascular progenitor cells derived from integration-free induced pluripotent stem cells for vascular tissue regeneration. Biomaterials. 2015.

• Chen YE et al. Cell-free 3D scaffold with two-stage delivery of miRNA-26a to regenerate critical-sized bone defects. Nat Commun. 2016.

• Chen YE et al. RS-1 enhances CRISPR/Cas9- and TALEN-mediated knock-in efficiency. Nat Commun. 2016.

• Chen YE et al. Direct Reprogramming of Fibroblasts Into Smooth Muscle-Like Cells With Defined Transcription Factors. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2018.

• Chen YE et al. In Vitro Lineage-Specific Differentiation of Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells in Response to SMAD3 Deficiency: Implications for SMAD3-Related Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2020.

• Chen YE et al. Phenotypes of CF rabbits generated by CRISPR/Cas9-mediated disruption of the CFTR gene. JCI Insight. 2021.

• Chen YE et al. Human apolipoprotein A-II reduces atherosclerosis in knock-in rabbits. Atherosclerosis. 2021.

• Chen YE et al. Transcription factor EB regulates cardiovascular homeostasis. EBioMedicine. 2021.

• Chen YE et al. Synthetic high-density lipoproteins delivering liver X receptor agonist prevent atherogenesis by enhancing reverse cholesterol transport. J Control Rel. 2021.

• Coleman et al. Engineering Closed-Loop, Autoregulatory Gene Circuits for Osteoarthritis Cell-Based Therapies. Curr Rheumatol Rep. 2022.

• Dressler et al. Multiple roles for Pax2 in the embryonic mouse eye. Dev Biol. 2021.

• Dressler et al. Identification of Pax protein inhibitors that suppress target gene expression and cancer cell proliferation. Cell Chem Biol. 2022.

• Duan C et al. Hypoxia converts the myogenic action of insulin-like growth factors into mitogenic action by differentially regulating multiple signaling pathways. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2010.

• Duan C et al. Hypoxia-inducible factor 3 is an oxygen-dependent transcription activator and regulates a distinct transcriptional response to hypoxia. Cell Rep. 2014.

• Duan C et al. Ca2+ concentration-dependent premature death of igfbp5a mutant zebrafish reveals a critical role of IGF signaling in adaptive epithelial growth. Sci Signal. 2018.

• Duan C et al. Cell-autonomous regulation of epithelial cell quiescence by calcium channel Trpv6. Elife. 2019.

• Duan C et al. The metalloproteinase Papp-aa controls epithelial cell quiescence to proliferation transition. Elife. 2020.

• Duan et al. Calcium State-Dependent Regulation of Epithelial Cell Quiescence by Stanniocalcin 1a. Front Cell Dev Biol. 2021.

• Duan et al. IGF-2 mRNA binding protein 2 regulates primordial germ cell development in zebrafish. Gen Comp Endocrinol. 2021.

• Duncan et al. The nematode C. elegans senses airborne sound. Neuron. 2021.

• Duncan et al. Measurements From Ears With Endolymphatic Hydrops and 2-Hydroxypropyl-Beta-Cyclodextrin Provide Evidence That Loudness Recruitment Can Have a Cochlear Origin. Front Surg. 2021.

• Duncan RK et al. Matrigel is required for efficient differentiation of isolated, stem cell-derived otic vesicles into inner ear organoids. Stem Cell Res. 2021.

• Feldman EL et al. Human neural stem cell transplantation into the corpus callosum of Alzheimer’s mice. Ann Clin Transl Neurol. 2017.

• Feldman EL et al. Long-term Phase 1/2 intraspinal stem cell transplantation outcomes in ALS. Ann Clin Transl Neurol. 2018.

• Feldman EL et al. Human neural stem cell transplantation improves cognition in a murine model of Alzheimer’s disease. Sci Rep. 2018.

• Feldman EL et al. Stem cell treatments for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: a critical overview of early phase trials. Expert Opin Investig Drugs. 2019.

• Feldman EL et al. Magnetic resonance imaging of human neural stem cells in rodent and primate brain. Stem Cells Transl Med. 2020.

• Feldman EL et al. Magnetic resonance imaging of human neural stem cells in rodent and primate brain. Stem Cells Transl Med. 2021.

• Feldman EL et al. Altered plasma serine and 1-deoxydihydroceramide profiles are associated with diabetic neuropathy in type 2 diabetes and obesity. J Diabetes Complications. 2021.

• Feldman EL et al. NK cells associate with ALS in a sex- and age-dependent manner. JCI Insight 2021.

• Feldman EL et al. Inclusion body myositis: small steps towards future advances. Lanc Rheum. 2021.

• Feldman et al. Untargeted metabolomics yields insight into ALS disease mechanisms. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 2020.

• Feldman et al. Covid-19 and diabetes: A collision and collusion of two diseases. Diabetes. 2020.

• Feldman et al.Differential effects of empagliflozin on microvascular complications in murine models of type 1 and type 2 diabetes. Biology (Basel). 2020

• Giger RJ et al. THAP1 modulates oligodendrocyte maturation by regulating ECM degradation in lysosomes. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA. 2021.

• Goldman D et al. A role for alpha1 tubulin-expressing Müller glia in regeneration of the injured zebrafish retina. J Neurosci. 2006.

• Goldman D et al. Ascl1a regulates Müller glia dedifferentiation and retina regeneration via a Lin-28-dependent, let-7 miRNA signaling pathway. Nat Cell Biol. 2010.

• Goldman D et al. HB-EGF is necessary and sufficient for Müller glia dedifferentiation and retina regeneration. Dev Cell. 2012.

• Goldman D et al. Analysis of DNA methylation reveals a partial reprogramming of the Müller glia genome during retina regeneration. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2013.

• Goldman D et al. Tgfb3 collaborates with PP2A and Notch signaling pathways to inhibit retina regeneration. Elife. 2020.

• Harder JL et al. High-Throughput Screening Enhances Kidney Organoid Differentiation from Human Pluripotent Stem Cells and Enables Automated Multidimensional Phenotyping. Cell Stem Cell. 2018.

• Harder JL et al. Organoid single cell profiling identifies a transcriptional signature of glomerular disease. JCI Insight. 2020.

• Harder JL et al. Single cell transcriptomics identifies focal segmental glomerulosclerosis remission endothelial biomarker. JCI Insight. 2020.

• Harder JL et al. SARS-CoV-2 receptor networks in diabetic and COVID-19 associated kidney disease. Kidney Int. 2020.

• Heemskerk I et al. Roadmap for the multiscale coupling of biochemical and mechanical signals during development. Phys Biol. 2021.

• Isom et al. Gastrointestinal Symptoms and Channelopathy-Associated Epilepsy. J Pediatr. 2021.

• Isom et al. Modulation of the effects of class Ib antiarrhythmics on cardiac NaV1.5-encoded channels by accessory NaVβ subunits. JCI Insight 2021.

• Isom et al. Subcellular dynamics and functional activity of the cleaved intracellular domain of the Na+ channel β1 subunit. J Biol Chem. 2022.

• Iwase et al. Activation of Xist by an evolutionarily conserved function of KDM5C demethylase. Nat Commun. 2022.

• Iwase et al. Soma-to-germline transformation in chromatin-linked neurodevelopmental disorders?. FEBS J. 2022.

• Kim et al. Observation of magneto-electric rectification at non-relativistic intensities. Nat Commun. 2020.

• Kohn DH et al. Connexin 43 as a signaling platform for increasing the volume and spatial distribution of regenerated tissue. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2009.

• Kohn DH et al. Gene delivery via DNA incorporation within a biomimetic apatite coating. Biomaterials. 2009.

• Kohn DH et al. PTH signaling mediates perilacunar remodeling during exercise. Matrix Biol. 2016.

• Kohn DH et al. Dual-functioning peptides discovered by phage display increase the magnitude and specificity of BMSC attachment to mineralized biomaterials. Biomaterials. 2017.

• Kohn DH et al. Cell and material-specific phage display peptides increase iPS-MSC mediated bone and vasculature formation in vivo. Adv Healthc Mater. 2019.

• Kretzler et al. The clinical application of urine soluble CD163 in ANCA-associated vasculitis. J Am Soc Nephrol. 2021.

• Kretzler et al. Nephrotic syndrome disease activity is proportional to its associated hypercoagulopathy. Thromb Res. 2021.

• Kretzler et al. Rationale and design of the Kidney Precision Medicine Project. Kidney Int. 2021.

• Kretzler et al. Patient perspectives and involvement in precision medicine research. Kidney Int. 2021.

• Kretzler et al. Innovating and invigorating the clinical trial infrastructure for glomerular diseases. Kidney Int. 2021.

• Kretzler et al. APOL1 genotype-associated morphologic changes among patients with focal segmental glomerulosclerosis. Pediatr Nephrol. 2021.

• Kretzler et al. Annexin A1 alleviates kidney injury by promoting the resolution of inflammation in diabetic nephropathy. Kidney Int. 2021.

• Kretzler et al. IGFBP-1 expression is reduced in human type 2 diabetic glomeruli and modulates β1-integrin/FAK signalling in human podocytes. Diabetologia. 2021.

• Kretzler et al. Angiotensin II up-regulates sodium-glucose co-transporter 2 expression and SGLT2 inhibitor attenuates Ang II-induced hypertensive renal injury in mice. Clin Sci (Lond). 2021.

• Kretzler et al. Urinary EGF and MCP-1 and risk of CKD after cardiac surgery. JCI Insight 2021.

• Kretzler et al. Perspectives on a Way Forward to Implementation of Precision Medicine in Patients With Diabetic Kidney Disease; Results of a Stakeholder Consensus-Building Meeting. Front Pharmacol. 2021.

• Kretzler et al. Cadherin-11, Sparc-related modular calcium binding protein-2, and Pigment epithelium-derived factor are promising non-invasive biomarkers of kidney fibrosis. Kidney Int. 2021.

• Kretzler et al. Pro-cachectic factors link experimental and human chronic kidney disease to skeletal muscle wasting programs. J Clin Invest. 2021.

• Kretzler et al. Comprehensive search for novel circulating mirnas and axon guidance pathway proteins associated with risk of eskd in diabetes. J Am Soc Nephrol. 2021.

• Kretzler et al. Diminished retinal complex lipid synthesis and impaired fatty acid β-oxidation associated with human diabetic retinopathy. JCI Insight. 2021.

• Kretzler et al. Serum Level of Polyubiquitinated PTEN and Loss of Kidney Function in American Indians With Type 2 Diabetes. Am J Kidney Dis. 2022.

• Kretzler et al. Multiplexed droplet single-cell sequencing (Mux-Seq) of normal and transplant kidney. Am J Transplant. 2022.

• Kretzler et al. Quantification of Glomerular Structural Lesions: Associations With Clinical Outcomes and Transcriptomic Profiles in Nephrotic Syndrome. Am J Kidney Dis. 2022.

• Kretzler et al. A Participant-Centered Approach to Understanding Risks and Benefits of Participation in Research Informed by the Kidney Precision Medicine Project. Am J Kidney Dis. 2022.

• Kretzler et al. A glomerular transcriptomic landscape of apolipoprotein L1 in Black patients with focal segmental glomerulosclerosis. Kidney Int. 2022.

• Kretzler et al. Glomerular endothelial cell-podocyte stresses and crosstalk in structurally normal kidney transplants. Kidney Int. 2022.

• Kretzler et al. Unsupervised machine learning for identifying important visual features through bag-of-words using histopathology data from chronic kidney disease. Sci Rep. 2022.

• Kretzler et al. Integrated single-cell sequencing and histopathological analyses reveal diverse injury and repair responses in a participant with acute kidney injury: a clinical-molecular-pathologic correlation. Kidney Int. 2022.

• Kretzler et al. Urinary Proteomics Identifies Cathepsin D as a Biomarker of Rapid eGFR Decline in Type 1 Diabetes. Diabetes Care. 2022.

• Kretzler et al. Micro-dissection and integration of long and short reads to create a robust catalog of kidney compartment-specific isoforms. PLoS Comput Biol. 2022.

• Kretzler et al. Molecular Characterization of Membranous Nephropathy. J Am Soc Nephrol. 2022.

• Kretzler et al. Kidney Biopsy Features Most Predictive of Clinical Outcomes in the Spectrum of Minimal Change Disease and Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis. J Am Soc Nephrol. 2022.

• Kretzler et al. A reference tissue atlas for the human kidney. Sci Adv. 2022.

• Kretzler et al. Uncovering genetic mechanisms of hypertension through multi-omic analysis of the kidney. Nat Genet. 2021.

• Larkin et al. Impact of Human Epidermal Growth Factor on Tissue-Engineered Skeletal Muscle Structure and Function. Tissue Eng Part A. 2021.

• Larkin et al. Impact of Cell Seeding Density and Cell Confluence on Human Tissue Engineered Skeletal Muscle. Tissue Eng Part A. 2022.

• Larkin et al. Repairing Volumetric Muscle Loss in the Ovine Peroneus Tertius Following a 6-Month Recovery. Tissue Eng Part A. 2022.

• Larkin et al. Morphologic and histologic characterization of sheep and porcine TMJ as large animal models for tissue engineering applications. Clin Oral Investig. 2022.

• Mistretta et al. The fungiform papilla is a complex, multimodal, oral sensory organ. Curr Opin Physiol. 2021.

• Mistretta et al. Probing the multimodal fungiform papilla: complex peripheral nerve endings of chorda tympani taste and mechanosensitive fibers before and after Hedgehog pathway inhibition. Cell Tissue Res. 2022.

• Mistretta et al. Unique lingual expression of the Hedgehog pathway antagonist Hedgehog-interacting protein in filiform papillae during homeostasis and ectopic expression in fungiform papillae during Hedgehog signaling inhibition. Dev Dyn. 2022.

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• Moon et al. Oral nanomedicine for modulating immunity, intestinal barrier functions, and gut microbiome. Adv Drug Deliv Rev. 2021.

• Moon et al. Generation of systemic antitumour immunity via the in situ modulation of the gut microbiome by an orally administered inulin gel. Nat Biomed Eng. 2021.

• Moon et al. Efficacy of an ALDH peptide-based dendritic cell vaccine targeting cancer stem cells. Cancer Immunol Immunother. 2022.

• Moon JJ et al. Modularly Programmable Nanoparticle Vaccine Based on Polyethyleneimine for Personalized Cancer Immunotherapy. Adv Sci. 2021.

• Moon JJ et al. Designer vaccine nanodiscs for personalized cancer immunotherapy. Nat Mater. 2017.

• Moon JJ et al. Engineering strategies for personalized cancer immunotherapy: a paradigm shift. Nat Biomed Eng. 2019.

• Moon JJ et al. Hyaluronic acid-bilirubin nanomedicine for targeted modulation of dysregulated intestinal barrier, microbiome, and immune responses in colitis. Nat Mater. 2020.

• Moon JJ et al. Multilamellar Vaccine Particle Elicits Potent Immune Activation with Protein Antigens and Protects Mice against Ebola Virus Infection. ACS Nano. 2019.

• Moon JJ et al. Inhibition of 2-hydroxyglutarate elicits metabolic reprogramming and mutant IDH1 glioma immunity in mice. J Clin Invest. 2021.

• Moon JJ et al. Non-viral COVID-19 vaccine delivery systems. Adv Drug Deliv Rev. 2021.

• Moon JJ et al. Lipid-based vaccine nanoparticles for induction of humoral immune responses against HIV-1 and SARS-CoV-2. J Control Release. 2021.

• Moon JJ et al. Modularly Programmable Nanoparticle Vaccine Based on Polyethyleneimine for Personalized Cancer Immunotherapy. Adv Sci (Weinh). 2021.

• Moon JJ et al. Personalized combination nano-immunotherapy for robust induction and tumor infiltration of CD8+ T cells. Biomaterials. 2021.

• Moon JJ et al. Targeting Neuroinflammation in Brain Cancer: Uncovering Mechanisms, Pharmacological Targets, and Neuropharmaceutical Developments. Front Pharmacol. 2021.

• Moon JJ et al. Vaccine nanodiscs plus polyICLC elicit robust CD8+ T cell responses in mice and non-human primates. J Control Release. 2021.

• Moon JJ et al. Photothermal Therapy Combined with Neoantigen Cancer Vaccination for Effective Immunotherapy against Large Established Tumors and Distant Metastasis. Adv Ther (Weinh). 2021.

• Moon JJ et al. Cancer nanomedicine for combination cancer immunotherapy. Nat Rev Mater. 2019.

• Moon JJ et al. Synthetic high-density lipoproteins delivering liver X receptor agonist prevent atherogenesis by enhancing reverse cholesterol transport. J Control Rel. 2021.

• Nör et al. Propolis reduces the stemness of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. Arch Oral Biol. 2021.

• Nor et al. Fabrication of Vascularized DPSC Constructs for Efficient Pulp Regeneration. J Dent Res. 2021.

• Nor et al. Cephaeline is an inductor of histone H3 acetylation and inhibitor of mucoepidermoid carcinoma cancer stem cells. J Oral Pathol Med. 2022.

• Nor et al. A Member-Centric Association. J Dent Res. 2021.

• Nör JE et al. mTOR Inhibition Ablates Cisplatin-Resistant Salivary Gland Cancer Stem Cells. J Dent Res. 2021.

• Nör JE et al. VEGFR1 primes a unique cohort of dental pulp stem cells for vasculogenic differentiation. Eur Cell Mater. 2021.

• Nör JE et al. Inverse and reciprocal regulation of p53/p21 and Bmi-1 modulates vasculogenic differentiation of dental pulp stem cells. Cell Death Dis. 2021.

• Putnam AJ et al. Stromal Cell Identity Influences the In Vivo Functionality of Engineered Capillary Networks Formed by Co-Delivery of Endothelial Cells and Stromal Cells. Tissue Eng Part A. 2013.

• Putnam AJ et al. Protease-Sensitive PEG Hydrogels Regulate Vascularization In Vitro and In Vivo. Macromol Biosci. 2014.

• Putnam AJ et al. Evaluating the potential of endothelial cells derived from human induced pluripotent stem cells to form microvascular networks in 3D cultures. Sci Rep. 2018.

• Putnam AJ et al. A Systems Mechanobiology Model to Predict Cardiac Reprogramming Outcomes on Different Biomaterials. Biomaterials. 2018.

• Putnam AJ et al. Cell-mediated matrix stiffening accompanies capillary morphogenesis in ultrasoft amorphous hydrogels. Biomaterials. 2020.

• Putnam AJ et al. Injectable pre-cultured tissue modules catalyze the formation of extensive functional microvasculature in vivo. Sci Rep. 2020.

• Rao RC et al. Efficient serum-free derivation of oligodendrocyte precursors from neural stem cell-enriched cultures. Stem Cells. 2009.

• Rao RC et al. Dynamic patterns of histone lysine methylation in the developing retina. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2010.

• Rao RC et al. Postnatal onset of retinal degeneration by loss of embryonic Ezh2 repression of Six1. Sci Rep. 2016.

• Rao RC et al. Stem Cells for Retinal Disease: A Perspective on the Promise and Perils. Am J Ophthalmol. 2017.

• Rao RC et al. p53 Integrates Temporal WDR5 Inputs during Neuroectoderm and Mesoderm Differentiation of Mouse Embryonic Stem Cells. Cell Rep. 2020.

• Rao RC et al. The endangered physician-scientist and COVID-19. Cell Rep Med. 2021.

• Rui et al. Leptin receptor-expressing neuron Sh2b1 supports sympathetic nervous system and protects against obesity and metabolic disease. Nat Commun. 2020.

• Rui L et al. Insulin/Snail1 axis ameliorates fatty liver disease by epigenetically suppressing lipogenesis. Nat Commun. 2018.

• Rui L et al. Brown fat activation mitigates alcohol-induced liver steatosis and injury in mice. J Clin Invest. 2019.

• Rui L et al. Medullary thymic epithelial NF-kB-inducing kinase (NIK)/IKKŒ± pathway shapes autoimmunity and liver and lung homeostasis in mice. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2019.

• Rui L et al. Leptin receptor-expressing neuron Sh2b1 supports sympathetic nervous system and protects against obesity and metabolic disease. Nat Commun. 2020.

• Rui L et al. Hepatic Slug epigenetically promotes liver lipogenesis, fatty liver disease, and type 2 diabetes. J Clin Invest. 2020.

• Shea et al. Restoring normal islet mass and function in type 1 diabetes through regenerative medicine and tissue engineering. Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol. 2021.

• Shea et al. Engineered immunological niches to monitor disease activity and treatment efficacy in relapsing multiple sclerosis. Nat Commun. 2020.

• Shea et al. Tolerance induced by antigen-loaded plg nanoparticles affects the phenotype and trafficking of transgenic cd4+ and cd8+ t cells. Cells. 2021.

• Shea et al. Mechanistic contributions of Kupffer cells and liver sinusoidal endothelial cells in nanoparticle-induced antigen-specific immune tolerance. Biomaterials. 2022.

• Shea et al. Neutrophil and natural killer cell imbalances prevent muscle stem cell-mediated regeneration following murine volumetric muscle loss. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2022.

• Shea LD et al. Microporous scaffolds support assembly and differentiation of pancreatic progenitors into ß-cell clusters. Acta Biomater. 2019.

• Shea LD et al. Intravascular innate immune cells reprogrammed via intravenous nanoparticles to promote functional recovery after spinal cord injury. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2019.

• Shea LD et al. Metastatic Conditioning of Myeloid Cells at a Subcutaneous Synthetic Niche Reflects Disease Progression and Predicts Therapeutic Outcomes. Cancer Res. 2020.

• Shea LD et al. Polycistronic Delivery of IL-10 and NT-3 Promotes Oligodendrocyte Myelination and Functional Recovery in a Mouse Spinal Cord Injury Model. Tissue Eng Part A. 2020.

• Shea LD et al. Engineered immunological niches to monitor disease activity and treatment efficacy in relapsing multiple sclerosis. Nat Commun. 2020.

• Shea LD et al. An injectable PEG hydrogel controlling neurotrophin-3 release by affinity peptides. J Control Release. 2021.

• Shea LD et al. Disease-induced immunomodulation at biomaterial scaffolds detects early pancreatic cancer in a spontaneous model. Biomaterials. 2021.

• Shea LD et al. Cargo-free immunomodulatory nanoparticles combined with anti-PD-1 antibody for treating metastatic breast cancer. Biomaterials. 2021.

• Shea LD et al. IL-10 lentivirus-laden hydrogel tubes increase spinal progenitor survival and neuronal differentiation after spinal cord injury. Biotechnol Bioeng. 2021.

• Soleimanpour et al. Mitofusins Mfn1 and Mfn2 Are Required to Preserve Glucose- but Not Incretin-Stimulated β-Cell Connectivity and Insulin Secretion. Diabetes. 2022.

• Soleimanpour SA et al. The pancreatic β cell and type 1 diabetes: innocent bystander or active participant?. Trends Endocrinol Metab. 2013.

• Soleimanpour SA et al. The diabetes susceptibility gene Clec16a regulates mitophagy. Cell. 2014.

• Soleimanpour SA et al. Diabetes susceptibility genes Pdx1 and Clec16a function in a pathway regulating mitophagy in beta cells. Diabetes. 2015.

• Soleimanpour SA et al. Clec16a, Nrdp1, and USP8 form a ubiquitin-dependent tripartite complex that regulates beta cell mitophagy. Diabetes. 2018.

• Soleimanpour SA et al. The E3 ubiquitin ligase parkin is dispensable for metabolic homeostasis in murine pancreatic beta cells and adipocytes. J Biol Chem. 2019.

• Soleimanpour SA et al. Cell Cycle Regulation of the Pdx1 Transcription Factor in Developing Pancreas and Insulin-Producing β-Cells. Diabetes. 2021.

• Soleimanpour SA et al. New aspects of diabetes research and therapeutic development. Pharmacol Rev. 2021.

• Weiland et al. Spatial Transcriptomics as a Novel Approach to Redefine Electrical Stimulation Safety. Front Neurosci. 2022.

• Weiland et al. Retinal ganglion cell desensitization is mitigated by varying parameter constant excitation pulse trains. Front Cell Neurosci. 2022.