Bret Evers, M.D., Ph.D.

• Alzheimer disease
• Analysis of mouse phenotypes
• Comparative histopathology
• Frontotemporal lobar degeneration (FTLD)
• Lipid biology and lipidomics
• Medical and graduate student education
• Neurodegeneration
• Neuropathology
• Ophthalmic pathology

 Featured Publications

Genome-wide analyses as part of the international FTLD-TDP whole-genome sequencing consortium reveals novel disease risk factors and increases support for immune dysfunction in FTLD.

Pottier C, Ren Y, Perkerson RB, Baker M, Jenkins GD, van Blitterswijk M, DeJesus-Hernandez M, van Rooij JGJ, Murray ME, Christopher E, McDonnell SK, Fogarty Z, Batzler A, Tian S, Vicente CT, Matchett B, Karydas AM, Hsiung GR, Seelaar H, Mol MO, Finger EC, Graff C, Öijerstedt L, Neumann M, Heutink P, Synofzik M, Wilke C, Prudlo J, Rizzu P, Simon-Sanchez J, Edbauer D, Roeber S, Diehl-Schmid J, Evers BM, King A, Mesulam MM, Weintraub S, Geula C, Bieniek KF, Petrucelli L, Ahern GL, Reiman EM, Woodruff BK, Caselli RJ, Huey ED, Farlow MR, Grafman J, Mead S, Grinberg LT, Spina S, Grossman M, Irwin DJ, Lee EB, Suh E, Snowden J, Mann D, Ertekin-Taner N, Uitti RJ, Wszolek ZK, Josephs KA, Parisi JE, Knopman DS, Petersen RC, Hodges JR, Piguet O, Geier EG, Yokoyama JS, Rissman RA, Rogaeva E, Keith J, Zinman L, Tartaglia MC, Cairns NJ, Cruchaga C, Ghetti B, Kofler J, Lopez OL, Beach TG, Arzberger T, Herms J, Honig LS, Vonsattel JP, Halliday GM, Kwok JB, White CL, Gearing M, Glass J, Rollinson S, Pickering-Brown S, Rohrer JD, Trojanowski JQ, Van Deerlin V, Bigio EH, Troakes C, Al-Sarraj S, Asmann Y, Miller BL, Graff-Radford NR, Boeve BF, Seeley WW, Mackenzie IRA, van Swieten JC, Dickson DW, Biernacka JM, Rademakers R Acta Neuropathol. 2019 Feb

Potential genetic modifiers of disease risk and age at onset in patients with frontotemporal lobar degeneration and GRN mutations: a genome-wide association study.

Pottier C, Zhou X, Perkerson RB, Baker M, Jenkins GD, Serie DJ, Ghidoni R, Benussi L, Binetti G, López de Munain A, Zulaica M, Moreno F, Le Ber I, Pasquier F, Hannequin D, Sánchez-Valle R, Antonell A, Lladó A, Parsons TM, Finch NA, Finger EC, Lippa CF, Huey ED, Neumann M, Heutink P, Synofzik M, Wilke C, Rissman RA, Slawek J, Sitek E, Johannsen P, Nielsen JE, Ren Y, van Blitterswijk M, DeJesus-Hernandez M, Christopher E, Murray ME, Bieniek KF, Evers BM, Ferrari C, Rollinson S, Richardson A, Scarpini E, Fumagalli GG, Padovani A, Hardy J, Momeni P, Ferrari R, Frangipane F, Maletta R, Anfossi M, Gallo M, Petrucelli L, Suh E, Lopez OL, Wong TH, van Rooij JGJ, Seelaar H, Mead S, Caselli RJ, Reiman EM, Noel Sabbagh M, Kjolby M, Nykjaer A, Karydas AM, Boxer AL, Grinberg LT, Grafman J, Spina S, Oblak A, Mesulam MM, Weintraub S, Geula C, Hodges JR, Piguet O, Brooks WS, Irwin DJ, Trojanowski JQ, Lee EB, Josephs KA, Parisi JE, Ertekin-Taner N, Knopman DS, Nacmias B, Piaceri I, Bagnoli S, Sorbi S, Gearing M, Glass J, Beach TG, Black SE, Masellis M, Rogaeva E, Vonsattel JP, Honig LS, Kofler J, Bruni AC, Snowden J, Mann D, Pickering-Brown S, Diehl-Schmid J, Winkelmann J, Galimberti D, Graff C, Öijerstedt L, Troakes C, Al-Sarraj S, Cruchaga C, Cairns NJ, Rohrer JD, Halliday GM, Kwok JB, van Swieten JC, White CL, Ghetti B, Murell JR, Mackenzie IRA, Hsiung GR, Borroni B, Rossi G, Tagliavini F, Wszolek ZK, Petersen RC, Bigio EH, Grossman M, Van Deerlin VM, Seeley WW, Miller BL, Graff-Radford NR, Boeve BF, Dickson DW, Biernacka JM, Rademakers R Lancet Neurol 2018 Jun 17 6 548-558

Lipidomic and Transcriptomic Basis of Lysosomal Dysfunction in Progranulin Deficiency.

Evers BM, Rodriguez-Navas C, Tesla RJ, Prange-Kiel J, Wasser CR, Yoo KS, McDonald J, Cenik B, Ravenscroft TA, Plattner F, Rademakers R, Yu G, White CL, Herz J Cell Rep 2017 Sep 20 11 2565-2574

Hair growth defects in Insig-deficient mice caused by cholesterol precursor accumulation and reversed by simvastatin.

Evers BM, Farooqi MS, Shelton JM, Richardson JA, Goldstein JL, Brown MS, Liang G J. Invest. Dermatol. 2010 May 130 5 1237-48

Severe facial clefting in Insig-deficient mouse embryos caused by sterol accumulation and reversed by lovastatin.

Engelking LJ, Evers BM, Richardson JA, Goldstein JL, Brown MS, Liang G J. Clin. Invest. 2006 Sep 116 9 2356-65

Schoenheimer effect explained--feedback regulation of cholesterol synthesis in mice mediated by Insig proteins.

Engelking LJ, Liang G, Hammer RE, Takaishi K, Kuriyama H, Evers BM, Li WP, Horton JD, Goldstein JL, Brown MS J. Clin. Invest. 2005 Sep 115 9 2489-98

The Integrated Stress Response Pathway Coordinates Translational Control of Multiple Immune Checkpoints in Lung Cancer.

Thomas-Jardin S, Suresh S, Arce A, Novaresi N, Deng Q, Stein E, Thomas L, Lewis C, Ahn C, Evers BM, Akbay EA, Salvatierra ME, Lu W, Khan K, Solis Soto LM, Wistuba II, Minna JD, O'Donnell KA, Cancer Res 2025 May

Aging Compromises Terminal Differentiation Program of Cytotoxic Effector Lineage and Promotes Exhaustion in CD8⁺ T Cells Responding to Coronavirus Infection.

Zhu Z, Lou G, Luo Y, Yihunie K, Hoar J, Daniel JA, Evers BM, Yao C, Wu T, Aging Cell 2025 May e70109

Deciphering distinct genetic risk factors for FTLD-TDP pathological subtypes via whole-genome sequencing.

Pottier C, Küçükali F, Baker M, Batzler A, Jenkins GD, van Blitterswijk M, Vicente CT, De Coster W, Wynants S, Van de Walle P, Ross OA, Murray ME, Faura J, Haggarty SJ, van Rooij JG, Mol MO, Hsiung GR, Graff C, Öijerstedt L, Neumann M, Asmann Y, McDonnell SK, Baheti S, Josephs KA, Whitwell JL, Bieniek KF, Forsberg L, Heuer H, Lago AL, Geier EG, Yokoyama JS, Oddi AP, Flanagan M, Mao Q, Hodges JR, Kwok JB, Domoto-Reilly K, Synofzik M, Wilke C, Onyike C, Dickerson BC, Evers BM, Dugger BN, Munoz DG, Keith J, Zinman L, Rogaeva E, Suh E, Gefen T, Geula C, Weintraub S, Diehl-Schmid J, Farlow MR, Edbauer D, Woodruff BK, Caselli RJ, Donker Kaat LL, Huey ED, Reiman EM, Mead S, King A, Roeber S, Nana AL, Ertekin-Taner N, Knopman DS, Petersen RC, Petrucelli L, Uitti RJ, Wszolek ZK, Ramos EM, Grinberg LT, Tempini MLG, Rosen HJ, Spina S, Piguet O, Grossman M, Trojanowski JQ, Keene CD, Jin LW, Prudlo J, Geschwind DH, Rissman RA, Cruchaga C, Ghetti B, Halliday GM, Beach TG, Serrano GE, Arzberger T, Herms J, Boxer AL, Honig LS, Vonsattel JP, Lopez OL, Kofler J, White CL, Gearing M, Glass J, Rohrer JD, Irwin DJ, Lee EB, Van Deerlin V, Castellani R, Mesulam MM, Tartaglia MC, Finger EC, Troakes C, Al-Sarraj S, Dalgard CL, Miller BL, Seelaar H, Graff-Radford NR, Boeve BF, Mackenzie IR, van Swieten JC, Seeley WW, Sleegers K, Dickson DW, Biernacka JM, Rademakers R, Nat Commun 2025 Apr 16 1 3914

Genetic or therapeutic disruption of the Reelin/Apoer2 signaling pathway improves inflammatory arthritis outcomes.

Calvier L, Wasser CR, Solow EB, Wu S, Evers BM, Karp DS, Kounnas MZ, Herz J, Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2025 Mar 122 11 e2418642122

 Featured Books

 Mass effect and edema. In Neuropathologic and Neuroradiologic Correlations: A differential diagnostic text and atlas

Evers, B., Danielsen, T., and Kumar, M. (2017). Cambridge, UK, Cambridge University Press

• Carl B. and Florence E. King Foundation Endowed Fund in Alzheimer's Disease Research Award
  (2015-2017)
• Vernie A. Stembridge, M.D., Scholarship Award in Pathology (UT Southwestern)
  (2012)
• Distinguished Biochemistry Research Scholar (Texas A&M University)
  (2004)
• Barry M. Goldwater Scholar
  (2002)
• Bruce D. Fallis, M.D., Resident Award for Teaching (UT Southwestern)
  2013 and 2014
• Commencement Marshal for the Medical School Classes of 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025
  
• Outstanding Teacher Award (UT Southwestern Medical School)
  2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2024, and 2025
• UT Southwestern Academy of Teachers (SWAT) Outstanding Biomedical Science Educator
  2018 and 2022

• American Association of Neuropathologists (2014)
• Phi Beta Kappa (2004)
• Sigma Xi (2004)
• Verhoeff-Zimmerman Society (2019)