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MARGOT WILLIAMS

TitleAssistant Professor
InstitutionBaylor College of Medicine
DepartmentDepartment of Molecular & Cellular Biology
AddressOne Baylor Plaza
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    TitleAssistant Professor
    InstitutionBaylor College of Medicine
    DepartmentCenter for Precision Environmental Health
    DivisionCenter for Precision Env Health


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    R01HD104784     (WILLIAMS, MARGOT L.K.)Jun 22, 2022 - Mar 31, 2027
    NIH
    Molecular drivers of tissue-specific morphogenetic programs
    Role: Principal Investigator
    R00HD091386     (WILLIAMS, MARGOT L.K.)Sep 1, 2018 - Oct 31, 2022
    NIH
    Defining Direct and Indirect Roles of Nodal Signaling in Convergence & Extension
    Role: Principal Investigator
    K99HD091386     (WILLIAMS, MARGOT L.K.)Sep 1, 2018 - Aug 31, 2020
    NIH
    Defining Direct and Indirect Roles of Nodal Signaling in Convergence & Extension
    Role: Principal Investigator
    F32GM113396     (WILLIAMS, MARGOT L.K.)Jun 1, 2015 - May 31, 2017
    NIH
    Regulation of mediolateral cell polarity by PCP and notochord boundary signaling
    Role: Principal Investigator

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    1. Kocere A, Chiavacci E, Soneson C, Jacobson ST, Harrison EN, M?ndez-Acevedo KM, MacGowan JS, Wells HH, Hiltabidle MS, Raghunath A, Shavit JA, Pan?kov? D, Williams MLK, Robinson MD, Mosimann C, Burger A. Rbm8a deficiency causes hematopoietic defects by modulating Wnt/PCP signaling. Dev Biol. 2025 Sep 02; 528:34-56. PMID: 40907933.
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    2. Li X, Huebner RJ, Williams MLK, Sawyer J, Peifer M, Wallingford JB, Thirumalai D. Emergence of cellular nematic order is a conserved feature of gastrulation in animal embryos. Nat Commun. 2025 Jul 01; 16(1):5946. PMID: 40595575; PMCID: PMC12217158.
      Citations:    Fields:    Translation:Animals
    3. Li X, Huebner RJ, Williams MLK, Sawyer J, Peifer M, Wallingford JB, Thirumalai D. Emergence of cellular nematic order is a conserved feature of gastrulation in animal embryos. ArXiv. 2025 Jun 09. PMID: 39070041; PMCID: PMC11275694.
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    4. Li X, Huebner RJ, Williams MLK, Sawyer J, Peifer M, Wallingford JB, Thirumalai D. Emergence of cellular nematic order is a conserved feature of gastrulation in animal embryos. bioRxiv. 2025 May 15. PMID: 39071444; PMCID: PMC11275887.
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    5. MacGowan J, Cardenas M, Williams MK. Fold-and-fuse neurulation in zebrafish requires vangl2. Dev Biol. 2025 Aug; 524:55-68. PMID: 40334836.
      Citations:    Fields:    Translation:Animals
    6. Emig AA, Hansen M, Grimm S, Coarfa C, Lord ND, Williams MK, Emig AA, Hansen M, Grimm S, Coarfa C, Lord ND, Williams MK. Temporal dynamics of BMP/Nodal ratio drive tissue-specific gastrulation morphogenesis. Development. 2025 May 01; 152(9). PMID: 39651654; PMCID: PMC12070064.
      Citations: 2     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    7. MacGowan J, Cardenas M, Williams MK, MacGowan J, Cardenas M, Williams MK. Fold-and-fuse neurulation in zebrafish requires Vangl2. bioRxiv. 2024 Dec 02. PMID: 37986956; PMCID: PMC10659374.
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    8. Emig AA, Hansen M, Grimm S, Coarfa C, Lord ND, Williams MK. Temporal dynamics of BMP/Nodal ratio drive tissue-specific gastrulation morphogenesis. bioRxiv. 2024 Feb 07. PMID: 38370754; PMCID: PMC10871350.
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    9. Kocere A, Chiavacci E, Soneson C, Wells HH, M?ndez-Acevedo KM, MacGowan JS, Jacobson ST, Hiltabidle MS, Raghunath A, Shavit JA, Pan?kov? D, Williams MLK, Robinson MD, Mosimann C, Burger A. Rbm8a deficiency causes hematopoietic defects by modulating Wnt/PCP signaling. bioRxiv. 2024 Feb 01. PMID: 37090609; PMCID: PMC10120739.
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    10. Emig AA, Williams MLK. Gastrulation morphogenesis in synthetic systems. Semin Cell Dev Biol. 2023 05 30; 141:3-13. PMID: 35817656; PMCID: PMC9825685.
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    11. Williams MK, Arur S. In preprints: buckling under pressure during gastrulation. Development. 2022 05 01; 149(9). PMID: 35535741.
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    12. Alaniz Emig A, Williams MLK. Generation of Na?ve Blastoderm Explants from Zebrafish Embryos. J Vis Exp. 2021 07 30; (173). PMID: 34398141; PMCID: PMC8892589.
      Citations:    Fields:    Translation:Animals
    13. Williams ML, Solnica-Krezel L. Nodal and planar cell polarity signaling cooperate to regulate zebrafish convergence and extension gastrulation movements. Elife. 2020 04 22; 9. PMID: 32319426; PMCID: PMC7250581.
      Citations: 9     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    14. Budine TE, de Sena-Tom?s C, Williams MLK, Sepich DS, Targoff KL, Solnica-Krezel L. Gon4l/Udu regulates cardiomyocyte proliferation and maintenance of ventricular chamber identity during zebrafish development. Dev Biol. 2020 06 15; 462(2):223-234. PMID: 32272116; PMCID: PMC10318589.
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    15. Williams MLK, Solnica-Krezel L. Cellular and molecular mechanisms of convergence and extension in zebrafish. Curr Top Dev Biol. 2020; 136:377-407. PMID: 31959296; PMCID: PMC9306301.
      Citations: 4     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    16. Williams MLK, Sawada A, Budine T, Yin C, Gontarz P, Solnica-Krezel L. Gon4l regulates notochord boundary formation and cell polarity underlying axis extension by repressing adhesion genes. Nat Commun. 2018 04 03; 9(1):1319. PMID: 29615614; PMCID: PMC5882663.
      Citations: 11     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
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