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Jennifer L Watts, MD, MPH

TitleChief Emergency Management Medical Officer
InstitutionChildren's Mercy Kansas City
DepartmentEmergency Medicine
Address2401 Gillham Rd
Kansas City MO 64108
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    TitleDirector, Global Health Education for Residents & Fellows
    InstitutionChildren's Mercy Kansas City
    DepartmentEmergency Medicine

    TitlePediatric Emergency Medicine Physician, Emergency Medicine
    InstitutionChildren's Mercy Kansas City
    DepartmentEmergency Medicine

    TitleProfessor
    InstitutionUniversity of Missouri-Kansas City
    DepartmentPediatrics

    TitleClinical Associate Professor
    InstitutionUniversity of Kansas Medical Center
    DepartmentPediatrics


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    University of Kansas School of Medicine, Kansas City, KSMPH2009
    Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MOMD2003
    Children's Mercy Kansas City, Kansas City, MOFellowship2009Pediatric Emergency Medicine
    Children's Mercy Kansas City, Kansas City, MOResidency2006Pediatrics
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    2024 Missouri Hospital Association Visionary Leadership Award
    2023 Becker's Hospital Review - Physician Leaders to Know
    2022 Kansas City's Top 20 to Know
    2022 Antimicrobial Steward of the Month
    2022Managed Healthcare Emerging Industry Leaders
    2020CMH Advocacy Achievement Award
    2020CMH COVID Leadership Award
    2013 - 2019CMH Golden Apple Mentor Award

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    R01DK074114     (WATTS, JENNIFER L)Feb 1, 2006 - Aug 31, 2015
    NIH
    Genetic and Genomic Investigations of Fat Storage and Metabolism in C. elegans
    Role: Principal Investigator
    R01GM133883     (WATTS, JENNIFER L)Mar 1, 2020 - Jan 31, 2024
    NIH
    Induction of Cell Death by Dietary Fatty Acids
    Role: Principal Investigator
    R35GM152060     (WATTS, JENNIFER L)Jan 1, 2024 - Dec 31, 2028
    NIH
    Molecular mechanisms of ferroptosis induction throughout germline development and aging
    Role: Principal Investigator

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    1. Watts JL, Costantino N, Husami A, Dayarathna T, Willeke L, Pe?a LDM, Seiwert E, Gilbert DL, Stottmann RW. Recessive AARS1 variants perturb human and mouse development. HGG Adv. 2026 Jan 08; 7(2):100565. PMID: 41508610.
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    2. Button EL, Dwyer E, Lewis JB, Mortensen MS, McDonald E, Butler E, Pearson F, Tang AE, Watts JL, Veal EA. The 1 -Cys peroxiredoxin, PRDX-6, suppresses an NHR-49-dependent pro-survival response, including the Flavin monooxygenase, FMO-2, that protects against fungal and bacterial infection. Redox Biol. 2026 04; 91:103992. PMID: 41702017.
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    3. Venkatesh SR, Siddiqui R, Sandhu A, Ramani M, Houston IR, Watts JL, Singh V. Homeostatic control of stearoyl desaturase expression via patched-like receptor PTR-23 ensures the survival of C. elegans during heat stress. PLoS Genet. 2023 12; 19(12):e1011067. PMID: 38109437.
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    4. Sarparast M, Pourmand E, Hinman J, Vonarx D, Reason T, Zhang F, Paithankar S, Chen B, Borhan B, Watts JL, Alan J, Lee KSS. Dihydroxy-Metabolites of Dihomo-?-linolenic Acid Drive Ferroptosis-Mediated Neurodegeneration. ACS Cent Sci. 2023 May 24; 9(5):870-882. PMID: 37252355.
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    5. Liang B, Watts JL. Less is more: seipin, phospholipids, and embryogenesis. Life Metab. 2022 Oct; 1(2):99-100. PMID: 39872352.
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    6. Harrison HH, Watts JL. Lipid Extraction and Analysis. Methods Mol Biol. 2022; 2468:271-281. PMID: 35320570.
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    7. Banerjee D, Sasidharan A, Abdulhamid A, Orosco EM, Watts JL, Schuster JE, Myers AL, Weddle G, Selvarangan R. Diagnostic Yield of Saliva for SARS-CoV-2 Molecular Testing in Children. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2021 Nov 11; 10(10):967-969. PMID: 34309674.
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    8. Conlon M, Poltorack CD, Forcina GC, Armenta DA, Mallais M, Perez MA, Wells A, Kahanu A, Magtanong L, Watts JL, Pratt DA, Dixon SJ. A compendium of kinetic modulatory profiles identifies ferroptosis regulators. Nat Chem Biol. 2021 06; 17(6):665-674. PMID: 33686292.
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    9. Perez MA, Watts JL. Worms, Fat, and Death: Caenorhabditis elegans Lipid Metabolites Regulate Cell Death. Metabolites. 2021 Feb 23; 11(2). PMID: 33672292.
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    10. Watts JS, Harrison HF, Omi S, Guenthers Q, Dalelio J, Pujol N, Watts JL. New Strains for Tissue-Specific RNAi Studies in Caenorhabditis elegans. G3 (Bethesda). 2020 11 05; 10(11):4167-4176. PMID: 32943454.
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    11. Watts JL, Ralston A. Universal assembly instructions for the placenta. Nature. 2020 11; 587(7834):370-371. PMID: 33067590.
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    12. Chamoli M, Goyala A, Tabrez SS, Siddiqui AA, Singh A, Antebi A, Lithgow GJ, Watts JL, Mukhopadhyay A. Polyunsaturated fatty acids and p38-MAPK link metabolic reprogramming to cytoprotective gene expression during dietary restriction. Nat Commun. 2020 09 25; 11(1):4865. PMID: 32978396.
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    13. Perez MA, Magtanong L, Dixon SJ, Watts JL. Dietary Lipids Induce Ferroptosis in Caenorhabditiselegans and Human Cancer Cells. Dev Cell. 2020 08 24; 54(4):447-454.e4. PMID: 32652074.
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    14. Abdel-Rahman SM, Jacobsen R, Watts JL, Doyle SL, O'Malley DM, Hefner TD, Dowd MD. Comparative Performance of Pediatric Weight Estimation Techniques: A Human Factor Errors Analysis. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2017 Aug; 33(8):548-552. PMID: 28777773.
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    15. Ding W, Smulan LJ, Hou NS, Taubert S, Watts JL, Walker AK. s-Adenosylmethionine Levels Govern Innate Immunity through Distinct Methylation-Dependent Pathways. Cell Metab. 2015 Oct 06; 22(4):633-45. PMID: 26321661.
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    16. Vrablik TL, Petyuk VA, Larson EM, Smith RD, Watts JL. Lipidomic and proteomic analysis of Caenorhabditis elegans lipid droplets and identification of ACS-4 as a lipid droplet-associated protein. Biochim Biophys Acta. 2015 Oct; 1851(10):1337-45. PMID: 26121959.
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    17. Chu YL, Wu X, Xu J, Watts JL, Her C. DNA damage induced MutS homologue hMSH4 acetylation. Int J Mol Sci. 2013 Oct 18; 14(10):20966-82. PMID: 24145748.
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    18. Shi X, Li J, Zou X, Greggain J, R?dk?r SV, F?rgeman NJ, Liang B, Watts JL. Regulation of lipid droplet size and phospholipid composition by stearoyl-CoA desaturase. J Lipid Res. 2013 Sep; 54(9):2504-14. PMID: 23787165.
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    19. Vrablik TL, Watts JL. Polyunsaturated fatty acid derived signaling in reproduction and development: insights from Caenorhabditis elegans and Drosophila melanogaster. Mol Reprod Dev. 2013 Apr; 80(4):244-59. PMID: 23440886.
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    20. Webster CM, Deline ML, Watts JL. Stress response pathways protect germ cells from omega-6 polyunsaturated fatty acid-mediated toxicity in Caenorhabditis elegans. Dev Biol. 2013 Jan 01; 373(1):14-25. PMID: 23064027.
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    21. Watts J, Cowden JD, Cupertino AP, Dowd MD, Kennedy C. 911 (nueve once): Spanish-speaking parents' perspectives on prehospital emergency care for children. J Immigr Minor Health. 2011 Jun; 13(3):526-32. PMID: 21188532.
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    22. Thyagarajan B, Blaszczak AG, Chandler KJ, Watts JL, Johnson WE, Graves BJ. ETS-4 is a transcriptional regulator of life span in Caenorhabditis elegans. PLoS Genet. 2010 Sep 16; 6(9):e1001125. PMID: 20862312.
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    23. Brooks KK, Liang B, Watts JL. The influence of bacterial diet on fat storage in C. elegans. PLoS One. 2009 Oct 21; 4(10):e7545. PMID: 19844570.
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    24. Watts JL. Fat synthesis and adiposity regulation in Caenorhabditis elegans. Trends Endocrinol Metab. 2009 Mar; 20(2):58-65. PMID: 19181539.
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    25. Brock TJ, Browse J, Watts JL. Fatty acid desaturation and the regulation of adiposity in Caenorhabditis elegans. Genetics. 2007 Jun; 176(2):865-75. PMID: 17435249.
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    26. Kahn-Kirby AH, Dantzker JL, Apicella AJ, Schafer WR, Browse J, Bargmann CI, Watts JL. Specific polyunsaturated fatty acids drive TRPV-dependent sensory signaling in vivo. Cell. 2004 Dec 17; 119(6):889-900. PMID: 15607983.
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    27. Ostlie DJ, Burjonrappa SC, Snyder CL, Watts J, Murphy JP, Gittes GK, Andrews WA, Sharp RJ, Holcomb GW. Thyroglossal duct infections and surgical outcomes. J Pediatr Surg. 2004 Mar; 39(3):396-9; discussion 396-9. PMID: 15017559.
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    28. Watts JL, Phillips E, Griffing KR, Browse J. Deficiencies in C20 polyunsaturated fatty acids cause behavioral and developmental defects in Caenorhabditis elegans fat-3 mutants. Genetics. 2003 Feb; 163(2):581-9. PMID: 12618397.
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    29. Kniazeva M, Sieber M, McCauley S, Zhang K, Watts JL, Han M. Suppression of the ELO-2 FA elongation activity results in alterations of the fatty acid composition and multiple physiological defects, including abnormal ultradian rhythms, in Caenorhabditis elegans. Genetics. 2003 Jan; 163(1):159-69. PMID: 12586704.
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    30. Wallis JG, Watts JL, Browse J. Polyunsaturated fatty acid synthesis: what will they think of next? Trends Biochem Sci. 2002 Sep; 27(9):467. PMID: 12217522.
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