Publications

Clinical & Translational Science and Team Science

• Mendell AM, Knerich V, Ranwala D, Jones CT, Piechowski P, Striley CW, McCormack WT, Cross JE. 2024. Team science competencies across the career life course for translational science teams. Journal of Clinical & Translational Science 2024:1-24. https://doi:10.1017/cts.2024.494
• Wood C, Lugo VA, Garcia-Salas M, McCormack WT. 2023. A Team Science Training Approach to Enhance Cross-Disciplinary Collaboration  in Communication Science and Disorders Programs. Teaching and Learning in Communication Sciences & Disorders  7(2) Article 8. https://ir.library.illinoisstate.edu/tlcsd/vol7/iss2/8
• Sancheznieto F, Sorkness C, Attia J, Buettner K, Edelman D, Hobbs S, McIntosh S, McManus LM, Sandberg K, Schnaper HW, Scholl L, Umans JG, Weavers K, Windebank A, McCormack WT. 2021. Clinical and Translational Science Award T32/TL1 Training Programs: Program Goals and Mentorship Practices. Journal of Clinical & Translational Science 6(1), E13. https://doi:10.1017/cts.2021.884
• McCormack WT, Levites Strekalova YA. 2021. CTS Teams: A New Model for Translational Team Training and Team Science Intervention. Journal of Clinical & Translational Science 5(1), E183  https://doi.org/10.1017/cts.2021.854
• Levites Strekalova YA, Qin Y, McCormack WT. 2021. Strategic Team Science: Scaffolded Training for Diversity, Equity, Research Self-Efficacy, and Inclusive Excellence in Biomedical Research. Journal of Clinical & Translational Science 5(1), E195. https://doi.org/10.1017/cts.2021.810 
• Wood C, Romano M, Levites Strekalova YA, Lugo V, McCormack WT. 2021. State of the Practice of Team Science in Speech Language Pathology and Audiology. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research 64:3549-3563.  https://doi.org/10.1044/2021_JSLHR-21-00072
• Lotrecchiano GR, DiazGranados D, Sprecher J, McCormack WT, Ranwala D, Wooten K, Lackland D, Billings H, Brasier AR. 2020. Individual and Team Competencies in Translational Science Teams. Journal of Clinical & Translational Science 5(1), E72.  https://doi.org/10.1017/cts.2020.551
• McCormack WT, Bredella MA, Ingbar DH, Jackson RD, Meagher E, Morris C, Nagel JD, Pusek S, Rubio DM, Sandberg S, Schnaper HW, Tsevat J, Umans JG, McIntosh S. 2020. Immediate Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on CTSA TL1 and KL2 Training and Career Development. Journal of Clinical & Translational Science 4(6), 556-561.  https://doi.org/10.1017/cts.2020.504
• Sebastian M, Robinson MA, Dumeny L, Dyson KA, Fantone JC, McCormack WT, May WS. 2019. Training methods that improve MD-PhD student self-efficacy for clinical research skills. Journal of Clinical & Translational Science 3(6), 316-324.  https://doi.org/10.1017/cts.2019.419
• Begg MD, Crumley CG, Fair AM, Martina CA, McCormack WT, Merchant C, Patino-Sutton CM, Umans JG. 2014. Approaches To Preparing Young Scholars For Careers in Interdisciplinary Team Science. Journal of Investigative Medicine 62(1):14-25. doi: 10.231/JIM.0000000000000021.
• Lee LS, Pusek SN, McCormack WT, Helitzer DL, Martina CA, Dozier A, Ahluwalia JS, Schwartz L, McManus LM, Reynolds B, Haynes E, Rubio DM. 2012. Clinical and Translational Scientist Career Success: Metrics for Evaluation. Clinical and Translational Science 5:400-407. doi: 10.1111/j.1752-8062.2012.00422.x

Vitiligo Research

• Jin Y, Andersen G, Yorgov D, Ferrara TM, Ben S, Brownson KM, Holland PJ, Birlea SA, Siebert J, Hartmann A, Lienert A, van Geel N, Lambert J, Luiten RM, Wolkerstorfer A, Wietze van der Veen JP, Bennett DC, Taïeb A, Ezzedine K, Kemp EH, Gawkrodger DJ, Weetman AP, Kõks S, Prans E, Kingo K, Karelson M, Wallace MR, McCormack WT, Overbeck A, Moretti S, Colucci R, Picardo M, Silverberg NB, Olsson M, Valle Y, Korobko I, Böhm M, Lim HW, Hamzavi I, Zhou L, Mi QS, Fain PR, Santorico SA, Spritz RA. 2016. Genome-wide association studies of autoimmune vitiligo identify 23 new risk loci and highlight key pathways and regulatory variants.  Nature Genetics 48(11):1418-1424.
• Jin Y, Birlea SA, Fain PR, Ferrara TM, Ben S, Riccardi SL, Cole JB, Gowan K, Holland PJ, Bennett DC, Luiten RM, Wolkerstorfer A, Wietze van der Veen JP, Hartmann A, Eichner S, Schuler G, van Geel N, Lambert J, Kemp EH, Gawkrodger DJ, Weetman AP, Taϊeb A, Jouary T, Ezzedine K, Wallace MR, McCormack WT, Picardo M, Leone G, Overbeck A, Silverberg NB, Spritz RA. 2012. Genome-wide association study and meta-analysis identifies 13 new melanocyte-specific and immunoregulatory susceptibility loci for generalized vitiligo. Nature Genetics 44(6):676-80.
• Birlea SA, Bennett DC, Herbstman DM, Wallace MR, McCormack WT, Kemp EH, Gawkrodger DJ, Weetman AP, Picardo M, Leone G, Taïeb A, Jouary T, Ezzedine K, van Geel N, Lambert J, Overbeck A, Fain PR, Spritz RA. 2011. Comprehensive association analysis of candidate genes for generalized vitiligo supports XBP1, FOXP3, and TSLP. Journal of Investigative Dermatology 131:371-81.
• Jin Y, Birlea SA, Fain PR, Gowan K, Riccardi SL, Holland PJ, Bennett DC, Herbstman DM, Wallace MR, McCormack WT, Kemp EH, Gawkrodger DJ, Weetman AP, Picardo M, Leone G, Taïeb A, Jouary T, Ezzedine K, van Geel N, Lambert J, Overbeck A, Spritz RA. 2011. Genome-wide analysis identifies a quantitative trait locus in the MHC class II region associated with generalized vitiligo age of onset. Journal of Investigative Dermatology 131:1308-12.
• Jin Y, Birlea SA, Fain PR, Gowan K, Riccardi SL, Holland PJ, Mailloux CM, Sufit AJD, Hutton SM, Amadi-Myers A, Bennett DC, Wallace MR, McCormack WT, Kemp EH, Gawkrodger DJ, Weetman AP, Picardo M, Leone G, Taïeb A, Jouary T, Ezzedine K, van Geel N, Lambert J, Overbeck A, Spritz RA. 2010. Variant of TYR and autoimmunity susceptibility loci in generalized vitiligo. New England Journal of Medicine 362(18):1686-97.
• Jin Y, Birlea SA, Fain PR, Mailloux CM, Riccardi SL, Gowan K, Holland PJ, Bennett DC, Wallace MR, McCormack WT, Kemp EH, Gawkrodger DJ, Weetman AP, Picardo M, Leone G, Taïeb A, Jouary T, Ezzedine K, van Geel N, Lambert J, Overbeck A, Spritz RA. 2010. Common variants in FOXP1 are associated with generalized vitiligo. Nature Genetics 42(7):576-8.
• Casp CB, She JX, McCormack WT.  2003.  Genes of the TAP/LMP cluster are associated with the human autoimmune disease vitiligo.  Genes & Immunity 4:492-499.
• Casp CB, She JX, McCormack WT.  2002.  Genetic association of the catalase gene (CAT) with vitiligo suscpetibility.  Pigment Cell Research 15:62-66