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Jeanne Wilson-Rawls

Jeanne Wilson-Rawls

Associate Professor,
School of Life Sciences
  • JEANNE.WILSON-RAWLS@asu.edu
  • Phone: 480-727-6675
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  • LSE 529 School of Life Sciences TEMPE, AZ 85287-4501
  • Mail code: 4501
    Campus: Tempe
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Long Bio

Jeanne Wilson-Rawls is an associate professor in the School of Life Sciences and director of the Molecular and Cellular Biology Interdisciplinary Graduate program.

Research in the Wilson-Rawls lab is focused on understanding the regulation of cell fate during development and regeneration with an emphasis on skeletal muscle stem cells and gametogenesis. Her research group and collaborators, both at ASU and externally, are applying cellular, molecular, and genomic approaches to understanding these processes.

She earned a B.Sc. from McMaster University and a PhD. from St. Louis University School of Medicine. She was a postdoctoral fellow at University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center and University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas. 

 

Education
  • PhD St. Louis University School of Medicine
  • BSc McMaster University 

 

 

Google Scholar URL
https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=BS0lWcAAAAAJ&sortby=pubdate&vie…
ORCID Profile ID
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3704-6956
Research Interests

Research in the Wilson-Rawls lab is focused on understanding the regulation of cell fate during development and regeneration with an emphasis on skeletal muscle stem cells and gametogenesis. Dr. Wilson-Rawls research group and collaborators, both at ASU and externally, are applying cellular, molecular, and genomic approaches to understanding these processes.

Publications
  • Rawls, A, BK Diviak, CI Smith, GW Severson, SA Acosta, J Wilson-Rawls. (2023). Pharmacotherapeutic Approaches to Treatment of Muscular Dystrophies. Biomolecules, 13:1536. https://doi.org/10.3390/biom13101536
  • Andre AB, Rees KP, O’Connor S, Severson GW, Newbern JM, Wilson-Rawls J, Plaisier CL and Rawls A (2023), Single cell analysis reveals satellite cell heterogeneity for proinflammatory chemokine expression. Frontiers Cell Developmental Biology 11:1084068. doi: 10.3389/fcell.2023.1084068
  • Andre, AB, L Zhang, J Nix, N Elmadouly, AR Lucas, J Wilson-Rawls, and A Rawls. (2022). Myxomavirus Serp-1 protein ameliorates inflammation in a mouse model of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. Biomedicines, 10(5), 1154; https://doi.org/10.3390/biomedicines10051154
  • Xu, C, J Palade, RE Fisher, CI Smith, AR Clark, S Sampson, R Bourgeois, A Rawls, RM Elsey, J Wilson-Rawls*  and K Kusumi*. (2020) Anatomical and histological analyses reveal that tail repair is coupled with regrowth in wild-caught, juvenile American alligators (Alligator mississippiens).  Scientific Reports 10:20122. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-77052-8
  • Pal, A, CI Smith, J Palade, S Nagaraju, BA Alarcon-Benedetto, J Kilbourne, J Wilson-Rawls, A Rawls, B Vernon and M Nikkhah. (2020). PNIPAAm-base dual-crosslinking biohybrid injectable hydrogels for vascularization. Acta Biomaterialia, 97, 296-309. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actbio.2019.08.019
  • Xu, C, ED Hutchins, MA Tokuyama, J Wilson-Rawls and K Kusumi. (2020). Transcriptional analysis of scar free wound healing during early stages of tail regeneration in the lizard, Anolis carolinensis. Journal of Immunology and Regenerative Medicine, 7, 100025. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.regen.2019.100025
  • Palade, J, A Pal, A Rawls, S Stabenfeldt and J Wilson-Rawls. (2019). Molecular analysis of muscle progenitor cells on extracellular matrix coatings and hydrogels. Acta Biomaterialia 97, 296-309. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actbio.2019.08.019
  • Palade, J, D Djordjevic, ED Hutchins, RM George, JA Cornelius, A Rawls, JWK Ho, K Kusumi, and J Wilson-Rawls. (2018). Identification of satellite cells from anole lizard skeletal muscle and demonstration of expanded musculoskeletal potential. Developmental Biology 433, 344-356.DOI 10.1016/j.ydbio.2017.08.037
  • Tollis M, ED Hutchins, J Stapley, SM Rupp, WL Eckalbar, I Mayaan,  E Lasku, CR Infante, SR Dennis, JA Robertson, CM May, MR Crusoe, E Bermingham, DF DeNardo, ST Hsieh, R Kulathinal, WO McMillan, DB Menke, SC Pratt, JA Rawls, O Sanjur, J Wilson-Rawls, MA Wilson-Sayres, RE Fisher and K Kusumi. (2018). Comparative genomics reveals accelerated evolution in conserved pathways during the diversification of anole lizards. Genome Biology & Evolution 10(2), 489-506.  doi:10.1093/gbe/evy013.
  • Tokuyama, MA, C Xu, RE Fisher, J Wilson-Rawls, K Kusumi, and J Newbern. (2018). Developmental and adult-specific processes contribute to de novo neuromuscular regeneration in the lizard tail. Developmental Biology 433, 287-296. DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2017.10.003
  • George RM, KL Hahn, A Rawls, RS Viger, and J Wilson-Rawls. (2015). Notch signaling represses GATA4-induced expression of genes involved in steroid biosynthesis. Reproduction 150, 383-394. doi: 10.1530/REP-15-0226
  • Hutchins ED, GJ Markov, WL Eckalbar, RM George, JM King, MA Tokuyama, LA Geiger, N Emmert, MJ Ammar, AN Allen, AL Siniard, JJ Corneveaux, RE Fisher, J Wade, DF DeNardo, JA Rawls, MJ Huentelman, J Wilson-Rawls, and K Kusumi. Transcriptomic analysis of tail regeneration in the lizard Anolis carolinensis reveals activation of conserved vertebrate developmental and repair mechanisms. PLoS ONE (2014).
  • Rajani M. George, Stefano Biressi, Brian Beres, Erik Rogers, Amanda Mulia, Ronald E. Allen, Alan Rawls, Thomas A. Rando and Jeanne Wilson-Rawls. Numb deficient satellite cells have regeneration and proliferation defects. Proccedings of the National Academy of Sciences (2013).
  • Anderson DM, George R, Noyes MB, Rowton M, Liu W, Jiang R, Wolfe SA, Wilson-Rawls J, Rawls A. Characterization of the DNA-binding properties of the Mohawk (Mkx) homeobox transcription factor. Journal of Biological Chemistry (2012).
  • Eckalbar, W.L., E. Lasku, C.R. Infante, G.J. Markov, A.N. Allen, J. J. Corneveaux, J.B. Losos, D.F. DeNardo, M.J. Huentelman, J. Wilson-Rawls, A. Rawls, and K. Kusumi. The lizard segmentation clock reveals convergent evolution in amniote somitogenesis. Developmental Biology (2012).
  • Fisher RE, LA. Geiger, LK Stroik, ED Hutchins, RM George, DF DeNardo, K Kusumi, JA Rawls J Wilson-Rawls. A histological comparison of the original and regenerated tail in the green anole, Anolis carolinensis. The Anatomical Record (2012).
  • Fisher, R.E., H.F. Smith, K. Kusumi, E.C. Tassone, A. Rawls, and J. Wilson-Rawls. Mutations in the Notch Pathway alter the Patterning of Multifidus. Anatomical Record (2012).
  • Fisher, R.E., H.F. Smith, K. Kusumi, E.C. Tassone, A. Rawls, and J. Wilson-Rawls. Mutations in the Notch Pathway alter the Patterning of Multifidus. The Anatomical Record (2012).
  • Ritzman, TB, LK Stroik, E Julik, ED Hutchins, E Lasku, DF DeNardo, J Wilson-Rawls, JA Rawls, K Kusumi. The gross anatomy of the original and regenerated tail in the green anole. The Anatomical Record (2012).
  • Beres, B, J, R. George, E. J. Lougher, M. Barton, B. C. Verrelli, C. J. McGlade, J. A. Rawls and J. Wilson-Rawls. Numb regulates Notch1, but not Notch3, during myogenesis. Mechanisms of Development (2011).
  • Jiangxin Wang, Xiaoshan Zhu, Xuezhi Zhang, Zheng Zhao, Huan Liu, Rajani George, Jeanne Wilson-Rawls, Yung Chang, Yongsheng Chen. Disruption of zebrafish (Danio rerio) reproduction upon chronic exposure to TiO(2) nanoparticles. CHEMOSPHERE (2011).
  • Kusumi, K., R.J. Kulathinal, A. Abzhanov, S. Boissinot, N.G. Crawford, B.C. Faircloth, T.C. Glenn, J.B. Losos, D.B. Menke, S. Poe, T.J. Sanger, C. Schneider, J. Stapley, J. Wade and J. Wilson-Rawls. Developing a Community-Based Genetic Nomenclature and Comparative Analysis of the Anole Lizards. BMC Genomics (2011).
  • Kenro Kusumi and Jeanne Wilson-Rawls. Development of functional genomic resources, a gene expression database, and cell culture reagents for molecular analysis of Anolis carolinensis: http://anolisgenome.org. Anolis Newsletter VI (2010).
  • Michael K Skinner, Alan Rawls, Jeanne Wilson-Rawls, Eric H Roalson. Basic helix-loop-helix transcription factor gene family phylogenetics and nomenclature. Differentiation (2010).
  • Thomas J. Sanger, Kenro Kusumi, Juli Wade, Doug B. Menke, Arhat Abzhanov, Travis C. Glenn, Rob J. Kulathinal, and Jeanne Wilson-­Rawls. The Anolis gene nomenclature working group. Anolis Newsletter VI D. Luke Mahler, Anthony Herrel, Jonathan B. Losos editors (2010).
  • Anderson, D.M., B.J. Beres, Wilson-Rawls, J., and Rawls, A. The Homeobox gene Mohawk Represses transcription by recruiting the SIN3A/HDAC Co-Repressor Complex. Developmental Dynamics (2009).
  • Hahn, K.L., B. Beres, M. Rowton, S. Howard, Y. Chang, M. K. Skinner, A. Rawls and J. Wilson-Rawls. A lack of Lunatic fringe is associated with cystic dilation of the rete testis. Reproduction (2009).
  • Muir, T., J. Wilson-Rawls, J. Stephens, A. Rawls, R. Schweitzer, C. H. Kang, and M. K. Skinner. Integration of CREB and bHLH transcriptional signaling pathways through heterodimerization of the proteins: role in muscle and Sertoli cell development. Molecular Reproduction and Development (2008).
  • Ryan, M. J., C. Bales, A. Nelson, D. M. Gonzalez, L. Underkoffler, M. Segalov, J. Wilson-Rawls, S. Cole, J. L. Moran, P. Russo, N. B. Spinner , K. Kusumi and K. M. Loomes. Bile duct proliferation in Jag1/Fringe heterozygous mice identifies candidate modifiers of the Alagille Syndrome hepatic phenotype. Hepatology (2008).
  • D Anderson, J Arredondo, K Hahn, G Valencia, J Martin, J Wilson-Rawls, A Rawls. Mohawk is a novel homeobox gene expressed in the developing embryo. Developmental Dynamics (2006).
  • D Anderson, J Arredondo, K Hahn, G Valencia, J Martin, Jeanne Wilson-Rawls, A Rawls. Mohawk is a novel homeobox gene expressed in the developing embryo. Developmental Dynamics (2006).
  • K Hahn, B Beres, J Johnson, J. Wilson-Rawls. A loss of Lunatic fringe is associated with female infertility. Development (2006).
  • K. L. Hahn, B.J. Beres, J. Johnson, J.Wilson-Rawls. A loss of Lunatic fringe is associated with female infertility. Development (2006).
Courses
2025 Summer
Course Number Course Title
BIO 351 Developmental Biology
BIO 351 Developmental Biology
2025 Spring
Course Number Course Title
BIO 493 Honors Thesis
BIO 492 Honors Directed Study
MBB 495 Undergraduate Research
BIO 495 Undergraduate Research
MCB 501 Seminar:Molecular/Cell Biology
BIO 450 Advanced Developmental Biology
BIO 598 Special Topics
MCB 598 Special Topics
2024 Fall
Course Number Course Title
BIO 351 Developmental Biology
BIO 492 Honors Directed Study
BIO 493 Honors Thesis
BIO 495 Undergraduate Research
MBB 495 Undergraduate Research
MCB 501 Seminar:Molecular/Cell Biology
2024 Summer
Course Number Course Title
BIO 351 Developmental Biology
BIO 351 Developmental Biology
2024 Spring
Course Number Course Title
BIO 493 Honors Thesis
MBB 495 Undergraduate Research
BIO 495 Undergraduate Research
MCB 501 Seminar:Molecular/Cell Biology
2023 Fall
Course Number Course Title
BIO 351 Developmental Biology
BIO 492 Honors Directed Study
BIO 493 Honors Thesis
BIO 495 Undergraduate Research
2023 Summer
Course Number Course Title
BIO 351 Developmental Biology
BIO 351 Developmental Biology
2023 Spring
Course Number Course Title
BIO 492 Honors Directed Study
BIO 493 Honors Thesis
BIO 495 Undergraduate Research
BIO 450 Advanced Developmental Biology
BIO 598 Special Topics
MCB 598 Special Topics
2022 Fall
Course Number Course Title
BIO 351 Developmental Biology
BIO 492 Honors Directed Study
BIO 493 Honors Thesis
BIO 495 Undergraduate Research
2022 Summer
Course Number Course Title
BIO 351 Developmental Biology
BIO 351 Developmental Biology
2022 Spring
Course Number Course Title
BIO 492 Honors Directed Study
BIO 493 Honors Thesis
BIO 495 Undergraduate Research
BIO 450 Advanced Developmental Biology
BIO 598 Special Topics
MCB 598 Special Topics
2021 Fall
Course Number Course Title
BIO 351 Developmental Biology
BIO 492 Honors Directed Study
BIO 493 Honors Thesis
BIO 495 Undergraduate Research
2021 Summer
Course Number Course Title
BIO 351 Developmental Biology
BIO 351 Developmental Biology
2021 Spring
Course Number Course Title
BIO 492 Honors Directed Study
BIO 493 Honors Thesis
BIO 495 Undergraduate Research
2020 Fall
Course Number Course Title
BIO 351 Developmental Biology
BIO 492 Honors Directed Study
BIO 493 Honors Thesis
BIO 495 Undergraduate Research
BIO 351 Developmental Biology
BIO 351 Developmental Biology
BIO 351 Developmental Biology
2020 Summer
Course Number Course Title
BIO 351 Developmental Biology
BIO 351 Developmental Biology
2020 Spring
Course Number Course Title
BIO 492 Honors Directed Study
BIO 493 Honors Thesis
BIO 495 Undergraduate Research
BIO 450 Advanced Developmental Biology
MCB 598 Special Topics
BIO 598 Special Topics
Honors / Awards

American Heart Association National Panel GE2, member

American Heart Association- National Panel GE3, member (2012 - 2015)

Professional Associations

American Association for the Advancement of Science

Society for Developmental Biology

International Society for Regenerative Biology

Society for the Study of Reproduction

Sigma Xi

Service
  • Director, Molecular and Cellular Biology Interdisciplinary Graduate Program
  • SOLS Graduate Education Committee, member
  • Anolis Genome Nomenclature Committee, member
Expertise Areas
Biochemistry
Developmental Biology
Genetics
Genomics
Molecular Biology
Muscles
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