overview
y laboratory is interested in determining the role of factors in normal development and how disruption of these pathways results in associated pathologies.
education and training
- Baylor College of Medicine - (Houston, Texas, United States), Postdoctoral Training 2001
- The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center - (Dallas, Texas, United States), Postdoctoral Training 1998
- Ph.D. in Toxicology, Texas A&M University - (College Station, Texas, United States) 1997
- B.S. in Genetics, Texas A&M University - (College Station, Texas, United States) 1991
selected publications
Academic Articles56
- Elswood, J., Pearson, S. J., Payne, H. R., Barhoumi, R., Rijnkels, M., & W Porter, W. (2020). Autophagy regulates functional differentiation of mammary epithelial cells. Autophagy. 17(2), 1-19.
- Wyatt, G. L., Crump, L. S., Young, C. M., Wessells, V. M., McQueen, C. M., Wall, S. W., ... Lyons, T. R. (2019). Cross-talk between SIM2s and NFκB regulates cyclooxygenase 2 expression in breast cancer. Breast Cancer Research. 21(1), 131.
- Pearson, S. J., Elswood, J., Barhoumi, R., Ming-Whitfield, B., Rijnkels, M., & Porter, W. W. (2019). Loss of SIM2s inhibits RAD51 binding and leads to unresolved replication stress. Breast Cancer Research. 21(1), 125.
- Pearson, S. J., Roy Sarkar, T., McQueen, C. M., Elswood, J., Schmitt, E. E., Wall, S. W., ... Porter, W. W. (2018). ATM-dependent activation of SIM2s regulates homologous recombination and epithelial–mesenchymal transition. Oncogene. 38(14), 2611-2626.
- McQueen, C. M., Schmitt, E. E., Sarkar, T. R., Elswood, J., Metz, R. P., Earnest, D., Rijnkels, M., & Porter, W. W. (2018). PER2 regulation of mammary gland development. Development. (6), dev157966.
Conference Papers4
- Schmitt, E. E., Porter, W. W., & Lightfoot, J. T. (2015). Endocrine-disruption And The Regulation Of Physical Activity And Mammary Gland Development In Mice. MEDICINE AND SCIENCE IN SPORTS AND EXERCISE. 47(5S), 76-76.
- Rezaei, R., Dahanayaka, S., Porter, W. W., Burghardt, R. C., Johnson, G. A., Tian, Y., Bazer, F. W., & Wu, G. (2013). Preparation and culture of porcine mammary epithelial cells. AMINO ACIDS. 45(3), 605-605.
- Scribner, K. C., & Porter, W. W. (2011). The bHLH/PAS transcription factor, Singleminded-2s (Sim2s), promotes breast tumor cell differentiation and inhibits metastasis. CLINICAL & EXPERIMENTAL METASTASIS. 28(2), 213-213.
- Safe, S., Wang, F., Porter, W., Duan, R., & McDougal, A. (1998). Ah receptor agonists as endocrine disruptors: antiestrogenic activity and mechanisms. Toxicology Letters. 102, 343-347.
researcher on
Principal Investigator4
Investigator3
- Fellow 2 - THAILAND - Cadmium Food Contamination awarded by USDA-Foreign Agricultural Service 2017 - 2019
- Nutrition, Biostatistics and Bioinformatics Training Grant awarded by DHHS-NIH-National Cancer Institute 2013 - 2021
recent teaching activities
- BICH491 Hnr-research Instructor
- BICH491 Research Instructor
- BIMS491 Research Instructor
- GENE691 Research Instructor
- GENE691 Research: In-ab Instructor
chaired theses and dissertations
- Rychlik, Kristal Ann (2017-05). Prenatal Exposure to Particulate Air Pollution and Effects on Postnatal Immune Response. (Doctoral Dissertation)
- Nemec, Matthew James (2016-08). Polyphenolics from Mango (Mangifera Indica L.) Suppress Breast Cancer Ductal Carcinoma In Situ Proliferation Both In Vitro And In Vivo: Potential Role of the IGFR-1-AKT-AMPK-mTOR-Signaling Axis. (Doctoral Dissertation)
- Pfent, Catherine Marie (2015-12). Characterization and Inhibition of Canine Osteosarcoma Tumor-Initiating Cells. (Doctoral Dissertation)
- Scribner, Kelly C (2013-08). Regulation of Mammary cell Differentiation and Metabolism by Singleminded-2s. (Doctoral Dissertation)
- Wellberg, Elizabeth (2009-05). Regulation of Mammary Lactogenic Differentiation by Singleminded-2s. (Doctoral Dissertation)
Email
wporter@tamu.edu
First Name
Weston
Last Name
Porter
mailing address
Texas A&M University; Veterinary Integrative Biosciences; 4458 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-7784
USA