Email

will.bauer@bcm.edu

Positions

PhD Candidate

Genetics and Genomics
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas United States

Education

BSc from Acadia University

04/2020 - Wolfville, Nova Scotia Canada

Honours in Biology

MSc from McGill University

08/2022 - Montreal, Quebec Canada

Human Genetics

Professional Interests

• Inborn Errors of Cobalamin and Folate Metabolism
• Pathophysiology of Metabolic Inborn Errors of Cobalamin
• Gene Therapy

Professional Statement

I research the developmental pathophysiology associated with inborn errors of cobalamin (vitamin B12) metabolism, using in vivo genetically engineered mice and in vitro patient-derived fibroblast cultures. Inborn errors of cobalamin metabolism are extensively described clinically, but there is a poor understanding of the cellular origins of associated phenotypes such as retinal degeneration, heart defects, neural tube defects, ataxia, and dementia. By using a developmental biology approach along with advanced techniques in genetics and genomics, we can begin to fill these gaps in knowledge, thereby improving our understanding of cobalamin metabolism and developing more effective therapies.

Websites

Selected Publications

• Bauer WG, Stewart DT, Céspedes RQ, Arias S, Easy RH "DNA barcoding evidence of the tropical invasive lineage of Sinanodonta woodiana in Costa Rica." Neotrop. Nat.. 2021 Jan;5:1-8.
• Cormier M, Ghouili F, Roumand P, Bauer W, Touabia J, Martin LJ "Influences of flavones on cell viability and cAMP-dependent steroidogenic gene regulation in MA-10 Leydig cells." Cell Biol Toxi. 2018;34(1):23-38.
• Bauer WG, Watkins D, Zacharias C, Gilfix BM, Rosenblatt DS "Growth requirement for methionine in human melanoma-derived cell lines with different levels of MMACHC expression and methylation." Mol. Gen. Met.. 2024 Jan 4;141(1) Pubmed PMID: 38103461
• Freeman EJG, Bauer WG, Easy RH, Céspedes RQ, Valverde SA, Stewart DT "Phylogenetic Analysis of the Freshwater Mussel Nephronaias tempisquensis (Bivalvia: Unionidae: Popenaiadini) from Costa Rica." Malacologia. 2025;67

Projects

PhD Thesis

Genetics and Genomics (01/2023 - present)

Defining the developmental pathophysiology of cblC using in vivo genetically engineered mouse models.

Capstone Project

Clinical Translational Research (01/2024 - 09/2025)

Generating a humanized mouse model for cblC.

Languages

French