Selected recent publications:

• Zhao X, Bose A, Komita H, Taylor JL, Kawabe M, Chi N, Spokas L, Lowe DB, Goldbach C, Alber S, Watkins SC, Butterfield LH, Kalinski P, Kirkwood JM, Storkus WJ. Intratumoral IL-12 gene therapy results in the crosspriming of tc1 cells reactive against tumor-associated stromal antigens. Molecular Therapy [Internet]. 2011;19(4):805-14.
• O'Reilly LP, Watkins SC, Smithgall TE. An unexpected role for the clock protein timeless in developmental apoptosis. PLoS ONE [Internet]. 2011;6(2)
  
• Geng X, Lou H, Wang J, Li L, Swanson AL, Sun M, Beers-Stolz D, Watkins S, Perez RG, Drain P. α-Synuclein binds the KATP channel at insulin-secretory granules and inhibits insulin secretion. American Journal of Physiology - Endocrinology and Metabolism [Internet]. 2011;300(2):E276-86.
  
• Abdullah EJ, Bil C, Watkins S. Numerical simulation of an adaptive airfoil system using SMA actuators. In: 48th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting Including the New Horizons Forum and Aerospace Exposition [Internet]; 20102010
  
• Vo N, Seo H-, Robinson A, Sowa G, Bentley D, Taylor L, Studer R, Usas A, Huard J, Alber S, Watkins SC, Lee J, Coehlo P, Wang D, Loppini M, Robbins PD, Niedernhofer LJ, Kang J. Accelerated aging of intervertebral discs in a mouse model of progeria. Journal of Orthopaedic Research [Internet]. 2010;28(12):1600-7.
  
• Liu S, Kuo W, Yang W, Liu W, Gibson GA, Dorko K, Watkins SC, Strom SC, Wang T. The second extracellular loop dictates occludin-mediated HCV entry. Virology [Internet]. 2010;407(1):160-70.
  
• Wang X, Watkins S. Reduction of roof rack noise and vibration. International Journal of Vehicle Noise and Vibration [Internet]. 2010;6(2-4):105-17.
  
• Abdulrahim M, Watkins S, Segal R, Marino M, Sheridan J. Dynamic sensitivity to atmospheric turbulence of unmanned air vehicles with varying configuration. J Aircr [Internet]. 2010;47(6):1873-83.
  
• Zahid M, Phillips BE, Albers SM, Giannoukakis N, Watkins SC, Robbins PD. Identification of a cardiac specific protein transduction domain by in vivo biopanning using a M13 phage peptide display library in mice. PLoS ONE [Internet]. 2010;5(8)
  
• Vujanovic L, Szymkowski DE, Alber S, Watkins SC, Vujanovic NL, Butterfield LH. Virally infected and matured human dendritic cells activate natural killer cells via cooperative activity of plasma membrane-bound TNF and IL-15. Blood [Internet]. 2010;116(4):575-83.
  
• Han J, Goldstein LA, Hou W, Froelich CJ, Watkins SC, Rabinowich H. Deregulation of mitochondrial membrane potential by mitochondrial insertion of granzyme B and direct hax-1 cleavage. J Biol Chem [Internet]. 2010;285(29):22461-72.
  
• Pandit KV, Corcoran D, Yousef H, Yarlagadda M, Tzouvelekis A, Gibson KF, Konishi K, Yousem SA, Singh M, Handley D, Richards T, Selman M, Watkins SC, Pardo A, Ben-Yehudah A, Bouros D, Eickelberg O, Ray P, Benos PV, Kaminski N. Inhibition and role of let-7d in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine [Internet]. 2010;182(2):220-9.
  
• Long KR, Yamamoto Y, Baker AL, Watkins SC, Coyne CB, Conway JF, Aridor M. Sar1 assembly regulates membrane constriction and ER export. J Cell Biol [Internet]. 2010;190(1):115-28.
  
• Tyurina YY, Tyurin VA, Kaynar M, Kapralova VI, Wasserloos K, Li J, Mosher M, Wright L, Wipf P, Watkins S, Pitt BR, Kagan VE. Oxidative lipidomics of hyperoxic acute lung injury: Mass spectrometric characterization of cardiolipin and phosphatidylserine peroxidation. American Journal of Physiology - Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology [Internet]. 2010;299(1):L73-85.
• Myerburg MM, King Jr. JD, Oyster NM, Fitch AC, Magill A, Baty CJ, Watkins SC, Kolls JK, Pilewski JM, Hallows KR. AMPK agonists ameliorate sodium and fluid transport and inflammation in cystic fibrosis airway epithelial cells. American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology [Internet]. 2010;42(6):676-84.

CONTACT INFORMATION

Dr. Simon Watkins
Phone: (412) 648-3051
Email: swatkins@pitt.edu