Research

Dr. Li’s complete list of published work can be found on her My NCBI page.

• Lee S, Sears MJ, Zhang Z, Li H, Salhab I, Krebs P, Xing Y, Nah HD, Williams T, Carstens RP. Cleft lip and cleft palate (CL/P) in Esrp1 KO mice is associated with alterations in epithelial-mesenchymal crosstalk. Development (2020), doi: 10.1242/dev.187369. 
• Li H, Jones KL, Hooper JE, Williams T. The molecular anatomy of mammalian upper lip and primary palate fusion at single cell resolution. Development (2019), 146(12), dev174888. 
• Van Otterloo E, Li H, Jones K, Williams T. AP-2α and AP-2β cooperatively orchestrate homeobox gene expression during branchial arch patterning. Development (2018), 145 (2), dev157438.
• Hooper J, Feng W, Li H, Leach S, Phang T, Siska C, Jones K, Spritz R, Hunter L, Williams T. Systems biology of facial development: contributions of ectoderm and mesenchyme. Developmental Biology (2017), 426 (1): 97-114.
• Green R, Feng W, Phang T, Fish J, Li H, Spritz R, Marcucio R, Hooper J, Jamniczky H, Hallgrímsson B, and Williams T. Tfap2a-dependent changes in mouse facial morphology result in clefting that can be ameliorated by a reduction in Fgf8 gene dosage. Disease Models & Mechanisms (2015), 7: 31-43.
• Li H, Sheridan R, Williams T. Analysis of TFAP2A mutations in Branchio-Oculo-Facial Syndrome indicates functional complexity within the AP-2α DNA-binding domain. Human Molecular Genetics (2013), 22(16), 3195-3206.
• Li H, & Williams T. Separation of mouse embryonic facial ectoderm and mesenchyme. Journal of Visualized Experiments (2013), (74). doi:10.3791/50248.