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Axon Guidance and Neuronal Signaling

Last updated July 15, 2026

Rising Stars

Fresh ink, massive impact

Researchers

1
Diana Tavares‐Ferreira
The University of Texas at Dallas
2
Veena Padmanaban
Rockefeller University
3
Ayana T. Ruffin
University of Pittsburgh
4
Emmet Huang-Hobbs
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
5
Justine Lengrand
Université Libre de Bruxelles
6
Dhananjay Huilgol
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
7
Wendy Xin
Washington University in St. Louis
8
Chrystian Junqueira Alves
Allen Institute for Brain Science
9
Christina Nürnberg
German Cancer Research Center
10
Jiaqi Qin
Anhui Medical University

Papers

1
Neuronal substance P drives metastasis through an extracellular RNA–TLR7 axis
Nature|2024
166 cit.
2
Publication in Nature Nanotechnology (2024) [53 citations, W4404045165]
Nature Nanotechnology|2024
53 cit.
3
Dysfunctional CD11c <sup>−</sup> CD21 <sup>−</sup> extrafollicular memory B cells are enriched in the periphery and tumors of patients with cancer
Science Translational Medicine|2025
17 cit.
4
Publication in Nano Research (2025) [11 citations, W4412683211]
Nano Research|2025
11 cit.
5
Cell and molecular profiles in peripheral nerves shift toward inflammatory phenotypes in diabetic peripheral neuropathy
Journal of Clinical Investigation|2025
10 cit.
6
IL15 and IL21: Better When Membrane-Tethered Together on Antitumor T Cells
Clinical Cancer Research|2024
4 cit.
7
462 RUNX2 regulates the development and function of human anti-tumor CD26<sup>high</sup>CD4 T cells
Regular and Young Investigator Award Abstracts|2024
0 cit.
8
RUNX2 transcriptional activity is required for CD26high CD4+ T cell development
The Journal of Immunology|2024
0 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Drafting the new consensus

Researchers

1
Victor H. Guaiquil
University of Illinois Chicago
2
Stephanie Shiers
The University of Texas at Dallas
3
Suzanne C. Li
Hackensack Meridian Health
4
Lejin Wang
Peking University
5
Xiu Wu Bian
Southwest General Health Center
6
Sara Bottes
University of Zurich
7
Sandra Rebelo
Universidade do Porto
8
Bo Hu
174th hospital of the People's Liberation Army
9
Tomoki Nakashima
Tokyo Medical and Dental University
10
Lorena Riol‐Blanco
FX Palo Alto Laboratory

Papers

1
Ophthalmic Solution of Smart Supramolecular Peptides to Capture Semaphorin 4D against Diabetic Retinopathy
Advanced Science|2022
28 cit.
2
Epidemiological Changes in Respiratory Viral Infections in Children: The Influence of the COVID-19 Pandemic
Viruses|2023
28 cit.
3
The interleukin-6 signal regulates orthodontic tooth movement and pain
Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications|2023
28 cit.
4
The IL-33/ST2 axis is protective against acute inflammation during the course of periodontitis
Nature Communications|2024
28 cit.
5
Osteoblast Lineage Cell-derived Sema3A Regulates Bone Homeostasis Independently of Androgens
Endocrinology|2022
16 cit.
6
Fam102a translocates Runx2 and Rbpjl to facilitate Osterix expression and bone formation
Nature Communications|2025
16 cit.
7
Nageotte nodules in human dorsal root ganglia reveal neurodegeneration in diabetic peripheral neuropathy
Nature Communications|2025
15 cit.
8
Simultaneous augmentation of muscle and bone by locomomimetism through calcium-PGC-1α signaling
Bone Research|2022
12 cit.
9
Expression of axon guidance ligands and their receptors in the cornea and trigeminal ganglia and their recovery after corneal epithelium injury
Experimental Eye Research|2022
11 cit.
10
MNK1 and MNK2 Expression in the Human Dorsal Root and Trigeminal Ganglion
Neuroscience|2023
11 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Wrote the book, still writing it

Researchers

1
Fred H. Gage
Salk Institute for Biological Studies
2
Marc Tessier‐Lavigne
Stanford University
3
Stephen M. Strittmatter
Yale University
4
Arturo Álvarez-Buylla
University of California, San Francisco
5
Rüdiger Klein
Max Planck Institute of Neurobiology
6
Ben A. Barres
Stanford University
7
George D. Yancopoulos
Regeneron (United States)
8
Alex L. Kolodkin
Johns Hopkins University
9
Martin E. Schwab
University of Zurich
10
David A. Greenberg
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

Papers

1
Neurotoxic reactive astrocytes are induced by activated microglia
Nature|2017
8k cit.
2
Neurogenesis in the adult human hippocampus
Nature Medicine|1998
6.3k cit.
3
Subventricular Zone Astrocytes Are Neural Stem Cells in the Adult Mammalian Brain
Cell|1999
3.9k cit.
4
Running increases cell proliferation and neurogenesis in the adult mouse dentate gyrus
Nature Neuroscience|1999
3.9k cit.
5
Angiopoietin-2, a Natural Antagonist for Tie2 That Disrupts in vivo Angiogenesis
Science|1997
3.6k cit.
6
More hippocampal neurons in adult mice living in an enriched environment
Nature|1997
3.5k cit.
7
The Classical Complement Cascade Mediates CNS Synapse Elimination
Cell|2007
3.3k cit.
8
A Transcriptome Database for Astrocytes, Neurons, and Oligodendrocytes: A New Resource for Understanding Brain Development and Function
Journal of Neuroscience|2008
3.2k cit.
9
Running enhances neurogenesis, learning, and long-term potentiation in mice
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences|1999
2.9k cit.
10
Functional neurogenesis in the adult hippocampus
Nature|2002
2.9k cit.

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