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Atherosclerosis and Cardiovascular Diseases

Last updated July 15, 2026

Rising Stars

Fresh ink, massive impact

Researchers

1
Andrew L. Koenig
Washington University in St. Louis
2
Andrew D. Hildreth
University of California, Los Angeles
3
Lukas Tombor
Goethe University Frankfurt
4
Yangning Lan
Westlake University
5
Linying Jia
Xi'an Jiaotong University
6
Jean‐Rémi Lavillegrand
Inserm
7
Pamela E. Rios Coronado
Stanford University
8
Tran Do
University of Michigan
9
Cui Tang
Central South University
10
Korbinian Traeuble
Helmholtz Zentrum München

Papers

1
Fate mapping of Spp1 expression reveals age-dependent plasticity of disease-associated microglia-like cells after brain injury
Immunity|2024
103 cit.
2
Alternating high-fat diet enhances atherosclerosis by neutrophil reprogramming
Nature|2024
93 cit.
3
Immunoregulatory Endothelial Cells Interact With T Cells After Myocardial Infarction
Circulation Research|2025
10 cit.
4
069 Single-cell analysis reveals distinct subpopulations of T cells and elevated IL-26 and IL-17 levels in palmoplantar pustulosis lesions
Journal of Investigative Dermatology|2024
0 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Drafting the new consensus

Researchers

1
Robert J. Glynn
Brigham and Women's Hospital
2
Adam S. Butterworth
University of Cambridge
3
Dirk Fitzner
Universitätsmedizin Göttingen
4
Alena Grebe
University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
5
Timothy E. O’Sullivan
University of California, Los Angeles
6
Bram Slütter
Leiden University
7
Scott M. Damrauer
Philadelphia VA Medical Center
8
Tong Wu-song
Pudong New Area People's Hospital
9
Jiyi Zhao
Nantong University
10
Lu-Shan Liu
Capital Medical University

Papers

1
Single-cell T cell receptor sequencing of paired human atherosclerotic plaques and blood reveals autoimmune-like features of expanded effector T cells
Nature Cardiovascular Research|2023
87 cit.
2
Genome-wide association study of thoracic aortic aneurysm and dissection in the Million Veteran Program
Nature Genetics|2023
62 cit.
3
Major Depressive Disorder Impacts Peripheral Artery Disease Risk Through Intermediary Risk Factors
Journal of the American Heart Association|2024
62 cit.
4
Lipid nanoparticle-based mRNA candidates elicit potent T cell responses
Biomaterials Science|2022
46 cit.
5
Cold versus hot snare endoscopic mucosal resection for large (≥15 mm) flat non-pedunculated colorectal polyps: a randomised controlled trial
Gut|2024
45 cit.
6
MEF2C regulates NK cell effector functions through control of lipid metabolism
Nature Immunology|2024
38 cit.
7
The transcription factor Fli1 restricts the formation of memory precursor NK cells during viral infection
Nature Immunology|2022
32 cit.
8
Adipose cDC1s contribute to obesity-associated inflammation through STING-dependent IL-12 production
Nature Metabolism|2023
30 cit.
9
Common-variant and rare-variant genetic architecture of heart failure across the allele-frequency spectrum
Nature Genetics|2025
29 cit.
10
Sterile liver injury induces a protective tissue-resident cDC1-ILC1 circuit through cDC1-intrinsic cGAS-STING-dependent IL-12 production
Cell Reports|2023
25 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Wrote the book, still writing it

Researchers

1
Robert Winchester
Columbia University Irving Medical Center
2
Peter Libby
Harvard University
3
Göran K. Hansson
Karolinska University Hospital
4
Joseph L. Witztum
University of California San Diego
5
Daniel Steinberg
Medical University of South Carolina
6
Jawahar L. Mehta
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
7
Klaus Ley
Augusta University Health
8
Eicke Latz
German Rheumatism Research Centre
9
Cornelia M. Weyand
Mayo Clinic
10
Ziad Mallat
Inserm

Papers

1
The 1982 revised criteria for the classification of systemic lupus erythematosus
Arthritis & Rheumatism|1982
14.6k cit.
2
NLRP3 inflammasomes are required for atherogenesis and activated by cholesterol crystals
Nature|2010
3.9k cit.
3
Silica crystals and aluminum salts activate the NALP3 inflammasome through phagosomal destabilization
Nature Immunology|2008
3k cit.
4
Cutting Edge: NF-κB Activating Pattern Recognition and Cytokine Receptors License NLRP3 Inflammasome Activation by Regulating NLRP3 Expression
The Journal of Immunology|2009
2.9k cit.
5
Evidence for the presence of oxidatively modified low density lipoprotein in atherosclerotic lesions of rabbit and man.
Journal of Clinical Investigation|1989
1.9k cit.
6
TLR9 signals after translocating from the ER to CpG DNA in the lysosome
Nature Immunology|2004
1.3k cit.
7
Regional accumulations of T cells, macrophages, and smooth muscle cells in the human atherosclerotic plaque.
Arteriosclerosis An Official Journal of the American Heart Association Inc|1986
1.3k cit.
8
Natural regulatory T cells control the development of atherosclerosis in mice
Nature Medicine|2006
1.1k cit.
9
Antiatherogenic effect of probucol unrelated to its hypocholesterolemic effect: evidence that antioxidants in vivo can selectively inhibit low density lipoprotein degradation in macrophage-rich fatty streaks and slow the progression of atherosclerosis in the Watanabe heritable hyperlipidemic rabbit.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences|1987
1k cit.
10
Western Diet Triggers NLRP3-Dependent Innate Immune Reprogramming
Cell|2018
1k cit.

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