Will Towler, Ph.D.

Portfolio

First-Author Manuscripts

  • Developmental Biology: Dysregulated BMP signaling through ACVR1 impairs digit joint development in fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva (FOP)
  • Biomolecules: Molecular Developmental Biology of Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva: Measuring the Giant by Its Toe
  • Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology: The Developmental Phenotype of the Great Toe in Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva
  • Bone: Skeletal malformations and developmental arthropathy in individuals who have fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva
  • Developmental Dynamics: BMP signaling and skeletal development in fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva (FOP)
  • European Journal of Medical Genetics: The congenital great toe malformation of fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva? – A close call
Full Publication Record
Proposed schematic of altered signaling through mutated ACVR1 receptor in fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva. Towler+ 2024, Biomolecules. Open access.
Comparisons of hindlimb skeletal elements in human skeletal dysplasias and related genetic mouse models. Towler and Shore 2021, Developmental Dynamics. Free access.

Conference Posters

ASCO 2025 poster for Circle Pharmaceuticals, Inc
ASCO 2025 Trial in Progress poster for Circle Pharmaceuticals, Inc (design, proofreading/editing, Methods text and figure)

Writing Samples

Sample AACR Blog Post:
“Blocking the TCA Cycle in Cancer Cells …” by Yang et al 2025, Cancer Research
Sample AACR Press Release:
“CYP2D6 Phenotype and Breast Cancer …” by MacLehose et al 2025, Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev