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Michael Morley is affiliated with the University of Pennsylvania in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Within these broad areas, they have contributed extensively to molecular biology, pulmonary and respiratory medicine, cardiology and cardiovascular medicine, genetics, and surgery.

The scientist has produced work across key topics including neonatal respiratory health research, cardiomyopathy and myosin studies, congenital heart defects research, RNA modifications and cancer, congenital diaphragmatic hernia studies, cardiovascular function and risk factors, and genetic associations and epidemiology.

Michael Morley's recent published papers include:

  • Genome-wide association and Mendelian randomisation analysis provide insights into the pathogenesis of heart failure, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Human distal airways contain a multipotent secretory cell that can regenerate alveoli, 2022, Nature
  • Defining the role of pulmonary endothelial cell heterogeneity in the response to acute lung injury, 2020, eLife
  • Genomic, epigenomic, and biophysical cues controlling the emergence of the lung alveolus, 2021, Science
  • A census of the lung: CellCards from LungMAP, 2021, Developmental Cell

Michael Morley frequently collaborates with several coauthors, including Edward E. Morrisey, Apoorva Babu, Thomas P. Cappola, Kenneth B. Margulies, and Maria C. Basil.

Their publications are often featured in notable venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Nature Communications, Cell Stem Cell, Circulation Research, and Circulation.

Best Publications

  • Genetic analysis of genome-wide variation in human gene expression

    Michael Morley;Cliona M. Molony;Teresa M. Weber;Teresa M. Weber;James L. Devlin

  • Making and reading microarrays

    Vivian G. Cheung;Michael Morley;Francisco Aguilar;Aldo Massimi

  • Natural variation in human gene expression assessed in lymphoblastoid cells

    Vivian G. Cheung;Laura K. Conlin;Teresa M. Weber;Melissa Arcaro

  • Mapping determinants of human gene expression by regional and genome-wide association

    Vivian G. Cheung;Richard S. Spielman;Kathryn G. Ewens;Teresa M. Weber;Teresa M. Weber

  • Multi-Ethnic Genome-wide Association Study for Atrial Fibrillation

    Carolina Roselli;Mark D. Chaffin;Lu Chen Weng;Lu Chen Weng;Stefanie Aeschbacher

  • Regeneration of the lung alveolus by an evolutionarily conserved epithelial progenitor

    William J. Zacharias;David B. Frank;Jarod A. Zepp;Michael P. Morley

  • Common genetic variants account for differences in gene expression among ethnic groups

    Richard S Spielman;Laurel A Bastone;Joshua T Burdick;Michael Morley

  • Targeting cardiac fibrosis with engineered T cells.

    Haig Aghajanian;Toru Kimura;Joel G. Rurik;Aidan S. Hancock

  • Identification of a mesenchymal progenitor cell hierarchy in adipose tissue

    David Merrick;Alexander Sakers;Zhazira Irgebay;Chihiro Okada

  • Distinct Mesenchymal Lineages and Niches Promote Epithelial Self-Renewal and Myofibrogenesis in the Lung

    Jarod A. Zepp;William J. Zacharias;David B. Frank;Christina A. Cavanaugh;Christina A. Cavanaugh

  • Differentiation of Human Pluripotent Stem Cells into Functional Lung Alveolar Epithelial Cells.

    Anjali Jacob;Anjali Jacob;Michael Morley;Finn Hawkins;Finn Hawkins;Katherine B. McCauley;Katherine B. McCauley

  • A microRNA-Hippo pathway that promotes cardiomyocyte proliferation and cardiac regeneration in mice

    Ying Tian;Ying Tian;Ying Liu;Tao Wang;Ning Zhou

  • Genetic association study of QT interval highlights role for calcium signaling pathways in myocardial repolarization

    Dan E. Arking;Sara L. Pulit;Sara L. Pulit;Sara L. Pulit;Lia Crotti;Pim Van Der Harst

  • NADPH production by the oxidative pentose-phosphate pathway supports folate metabolism

    Li Chen;Zhaoyue Zhang;Atsushi Hoshino;Henry D. Zheng

  • RNA-Seq Identifies Novel Myocardial Gene Expression Signatures of Heart Failure

    Yichuan Liu;Michael Morley;Jeffrey Brandimarto;Sridhar Hannenhalli

  • Emergence of a Wave of Wnt Signaling that Regulates Lung Alveologenesis by Controlling Epithelial Self-Renewal and Differentiation

    David B. Frank;Tien Peng;Jarod A. Zepp;Melinda Snitow

  • Genetic analysis of radiation-induced changes in human gene expression

    Denis A. Smirnov;Michael Morley;Eunice Shin;Richard S. Spielman

  • Suppression of detyrosinated microtubules improves cardiomyocyte function in human heart failure.

    Christina Yingxian Chen;Matthew A. Caporizzo;Kenneth Bedi;Alexia Vite

  • Thyroid Dysfunction in Heart Failure and Cardiovascular Outcomes

    Lakshmi Kannan;Pamela A. Shaw;Michael P. Morley;Jeffrey Brandimarto

  • Hedgehog actively maintains adult lung quiescence and regulates repair and regeneration

    Tien Peng;David B. Frank;Rachel S. Kadzik;Michael P. Morley

Frequent Co-Authors

Kenneth B. Margulies
Kenneth B. Margulies University of Pennsylvania
Edward E. Morrisey
Edward E. Morrisey University of Pennsylvania
Vivian G. Cheung
Vivian G. Cheung University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Patrick T. Ellinor
Patrick T. Ellinor Harvard University
Christopher Newton-Cheh
Christopher Newton-Cheh Harvard University
Bruce M. Psaty
Bruce M. Psaty University of Washington
Nicholas L. Smith
Nicholas L. Smith University of Washington
Pim van der Harst
Pim van der Harst University Medical Center Utrecht
Hakon Hakonarson
Hakon Hakonarson Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

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