Lisa M. Willis

This paper identifies a PERK/FOXO1 axis that enables survival of fibroblasts in diffuse cutaneous systemic sclerosis despite DNA damage, and shows that targeting this axis restores apoptosis.

This paper identifies polysialic acid (polySia) as a conserved marker for Muller glia across vertebrates and introduces tools to detect it in various species and models.

The paper shows polysialic acid (polySia) is present in immune cells and linked to activation, with sex-dependent increases in smokers.

The paper compares carbohydrate-degrading enzyme gene inventories in lichen fungal symbionts and non-symbiont fungi, finding that lichen symbionts retain these genes despite lower numbers, suggesting functional diversity and potential for external carbon sources.