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21. Smith CM, Hammond AS, Urciuoli A, Braga J, Beaudet A, Cazenave M, Laitman JT, & Almécija S. (2025). Divergent otolithic systems in the inner ear of Paranthropus robustus and Australopithecus africanus. Journal of Human Evolution, 199, 103624.
20. Smith CM, David R, Almécija, S, Laitman J, Hammond AS. 2024. First Evolutionary Insights into the Human Otolithic System. Communications Biology. 7, 1244.
19. Smith CM, Curthoys IS, Laitman JT. 2024. A morphometric comparison of the ductus reuniens in humans and guinea pigs, with a note on its evolutionary importance. The Anatomical Record, 1–7. *Volume and issue forthcoming.
18. Racicot R, Smith CM. 2024. Cetology: The bare ‘jaw’ bones of whale evolution. Current Biology. 34(2): R67-R69.
17. Curthoys IS, Smith CM, Burgess A, Dlugaiczyk J. 2023. Neural data shows how a semicircular canal dehiscence causes enhanced oVEMPs, skull vibration induced nystagmus (SVIN) and the Tullio phenomenon. Audiology Research. 13(3): 418–430.
16. Smith CM, Curthoys IS, Laitman J. 2023. First evidence of the link between internal and external structure of the human inner ear otolith system using 3D morphometric modeling. Scientific Reports. 13, 4840.
15. Smith CM, Curthoys IS, Plontke SK, Menzel M, Mukherjee P, Wong C, Laitman J. 2022. Insights into inner ear function and disease through novel visualization of the ductus reuniens, a seminal communication between hearing and balance mechanisms. Journal of the Association for Research in Otolaryngology. 23(5):633-645.
14. Pagano AS, Smith CM, Balzeau A, Márquez S, Laitman JT. 2022. Nasopharyngeal morphology contributes to understanding the “muddle in the middle” of the Pleistocene hominin fossil record. The Anatomical Record. 305(8): 2038-2064.
13. Smith CM, Curthoys IS, Mukherjee P, Wong C, Laitman J. 2022. Three-dimensional visualization of the human membranous labyrinth – The Membrana Limitans and its role in vestibular form. The Anatomical Record. 305(5):1037-1050.
12. Hornibrook J, Mudry A, Curthoys I, Smith CM. 2021. Ductus Reuniens and Its Possible Role in Menière’s Disease. Otology and Neurotology. 42(10): 1585–1593.
11. Pagano AS, Márquez S, Smith CM, Laitman JT. 2021. Identification of critical windows in early development of human upper respiratory tract and middle ear disease. The Anatomical Record. 304(9):1953– 1973.
10. Smith CM, Laitman JT. 2021. Alterations to vestibular morphology in highly bred domestic dogs may affect balance. The Anatomical Record. 304(1):116–126.
9. Diogo R, Ziermann JM, Smith CM, Algahmdi MA, Fuentes JSM, Duerinckx AJ. 2019. First use of anatomical networks to study modularity and integration of heads, forelimbs and hindlimbs in abnormal anencephalic and cyclopic vs normal human development. Scientific Reports. 9:7821.
8. Lopez CD, Kumar A, Lin AY, Bonfield CM, Weinzweig J, Naidich T, Smith CM, Taub PJ. 2018. Demystifying the ‘Triple Point’: Technical Nuances of the Fronto-Orbital Advancement. The Journal of Craniofacial Surgery. 29(3):796–99.
7. Ferrara JLM, Smith CM, Sheets J, Reddy P, Serody JS. 2017. Altered homeostatic regulation of innate and adaptive immunity in lower gastrointestinal tract GVHD pathogenesis. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 127(7):2441-2451.
6. Loganathan R, Rongish BJ, Smith CM, Czirok A, Benazeraf B, Little CD. 2016. Emergent tissue-scale motion patterns and extracellular matrix dynamics characterize amniote morphogenesis. Development. 143(12):2056-2065.
5. Ni J, Bao S, Johnson RI, Zhu B, Li J, Vadaparampil J, Smith CM, Campbell KN, Grahammer F, Huber TB, He JC, D’Agati VD, Chan A, Kaufman L. 2016. MAGI-1 Interacts with Nephrin to Maintain Slit Diaphragm Structure Through Enhanced Rap1 Activation in Podocytes. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 291(47):24406-24417.
4. Diogo R*, Esteve-Altava B*, Smith CM*, Boughner JC, Rasskin-Gutman D. 2015. Anatomical Network Comparison of Human Upper and Lower, Newborn and Adult, and Normal and Abnormal Limbs, with Notes on Development, Pathology and Limb Serial Homology vs. Homoplasy. PLOS One. 10(10): e0140030. *denotes equal contribution
3. Diogo R, Smith CM, Ziermann JM. 2015. Evolutionary Developmental Pathology and Anthropology: a new field linking development, comparative anatomy, human evolution, morphological variations and defects, and medicine. Developmental Dynamics. 244(11):1357-1374.
2. Esteve-Altava, B, Diogo R, Smith CM, Boughner JC, Rasskin-Gutman D. 2015. What’s in your head: anatomical networks link human musculoskeletal modularity, facial expression, and disease. Scientific Reports. 5:8298.
1. Diogo R, Walsh S, Smith CM, Ziermann JM, Abdala V. 2015. Resolution of a long-standing question: limb muscle identity and attachments are mainly related to topological position and not to anlage or homeotic identity of digits. Journal of Anatomy. 226(6):523-529.