Emily M Walker
Research Assistant Professor
Internal Medicine
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Available to mentor
Emily M Walker
Research Assistant Professor
  • Center Memberships
  • Recent Publications
    • Center Memberships
    • Center Member
      Caswell Diabetes Institute
    Recent Publications See All Publications
    • Preprint
      Defining unique structural features in the MAFA and MAFB transcription factors that control Insulin gene activity.
      Cha J, Tong X, Coate KC, Guo M, Liu J-H, Reynolds G, Walker EM, Stein RA, Mchaourab H, Stein R. 2024 May 29; DOI:10.1101/2023.08.23.554429
      PMID: 37662349
    • Journal Article
      A versatile pumpless multi-channel fluidics system for maintenance and real-time functional assessment of tissue and cells.
      Kamat V, Grumbine MK, Bao K, Mokate K, Khalil G, Cook D, Clearwater B, Hirst R, Harman J, Boeck M, Fu Z, Smith LEH, Goswami M, Wubben TJ, Walker EM, Zhu J, Soleimanpour SA, Scarlett JM, Robbings BM, Hass D, Hurley JB, Sweet IR. Cell Rep Methods, 2023 Nov 20; 3 (11): 100642 DOI:10.1016/j.crmeth.2023.100642
      PMID: 37963464
    • Journal Article
      Species-specific roles for the MAFA and MAFB transcription factors in regulating islet β cell identity.
      Cha J, Tong X, Walker EM, Dahan T, Cochrane VA, Ashe S, Russell R, Osipovich AB, Mawla AM, Guo M, Liu J-H, Loyd ZA, Huising MO, Magnuson MA, Hebrok M, Dor Y, Stein R. JCI Insight, 2023 Aug 22; 8 (16): DOI:10.1172/jci.insight.166386
      PMID: 37606041
    • Preprint
      Species-specific roles for the MAFA and MAFB transcription factors in regulating islet β cell identity
      Cha J, Tong X, Walker E, Dahan T, Cochrane V, Ashe S, Russell R, Osipovich A, Mawla A, Guo M, Liu J-H, Huising M, Magnuson M, Hebrok M, Dor Y, Stein R. bioRxiv, DOI:10.1101/2022.10.20.512880
    • Presentation
      Retrograde Mitochondrial Signaling Governs the Identity and Maturity of Metabolic Tissues
      Walker E. 2022 Sep 14;
    • Preprint
      Retrograde mitochondrial signaling governs the identity and maturity of metabolic tissues
      Pearson G, Walker E, Lawlor N, Lietzke A, Sidarala V, Zhu J, Stromer T, Reck E, Stendahl A, Li J, Levi-D’Ancona E, Pasmooij M, Hubers D, Renberg A, Mohamed K, Parekh V, Zhang I, Thompson B, Zhang D, Ware S, Haataja L, Parker SCJ, Arvan P, Yin L, Kaufman B, Satin L, Sussel L, Stitzel M, Soleimanpour S. 2022 bioRxiv, DOI:10.1101/2022.08.02.502357
    • Journal Article
      Heterogenous impairment of α cell function in type 2 diabetes is linked to cell maturation state.
      Dai X-Q, Camunas-Soler J, Briant LJB, Dos Santos T, Spigelman AF, Walker EM, Arrojo E Drigo R, Bautista A, Jones RC, Avrahami D, Lyon J, Nie A, Smith N, Zhang Y, Johnson J, Manning Fox JE, Michelakis ED, Light PE, Kaestner KH, Kim SK, Rorsman P, Stein RW, Quake SR, MacDonald PE. Cell Metab, 2022 Feb 1; 34 (2): 256 - 268.e5. DOI:10.1016/j.cmet.2021.12.021
      PMID: 35108513
    • Journal Article
      Mitofusin 1 and 2 regulation of mitochondrial DNA content is a critical determinant of glucose homeostasis.
      Sidarala V, Zhu J, Levi-D'Ancona E, Pearson GL, Reck EC, Walker EM, Kaufman BA, Soleimanpour SA. Nat Commun, 2022 Apr 29; 13 (1): 2340 DOI:10.1038/s41467-022-29945-7
      PMID: 35487893