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Connective tissue disorders research

Last updated July 15, 2026

Rising Stars

Fresh ink, massive impact

Researchers

1
Linglan Fu
University of British Columbia
2
L. Gardeazabal
Biogipuzkoa Health Research Institute
3
Joel T. Gibson
The Royal Melbourne Hospital
4
Shixing Ma
Shandong University
5
Yiming Liam Liu
Chinese PLA General Hospital
6
Christopher K. Revell
University of Manchester
7
Nadia Garibaldi
University of Pavia
8
Ingunn Westerheim
Organogenesis (United States)
9
Wei Xia
Southern Medical University
10
Krashn Kumar Dwivedi
Division of Materials Science and Engineering

Papers

1
Elastin and collagen fibres in cutaneous wound healing
Experimental Dermatology|2024
157 cit.
2
Fibrous periosteum repairs bone fracture and maintains the healed bone throughout mouse adulthood
Developmental Cell|2024
56 cit.
3
Age- and sex-specific biomechanics and extracellular matrix remodeling of the ascending aorta in a mouse model of severe Marfan syndrome
American Journal of Physiology-Heart and Circulatory Physiology|2024
14 cit.
4
Ionic Crosslinking Improves the Stiffness and Toughness of Protein Hydrogels
Polymer science & technology.|2025
8 cit.
5
Publication in Acta Biomaterialia (2025) [5 citations, W4410629890]
Acta Biomaterialia|2025
5 cit.
6
A novel chemical chaperone ameliorates osteoblast homeostasis and extracellular matrix in osteogenesis imperfecta
Life Sciences|2024
4 cit.
7
Publication in Journal of Investigative Dermatology (2024) [W4404533751]
Journal of Investigative Dermatology|2024
0 cit.
8
Publication (2025) [W4413979091]
Unknown Journal|2025
0 cit.
9
Publication in Journal of Bone and Mineral Metabolism (2026) [W7140082408]
Journal of Bone and Mineral Metabolism|2026
0 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Drafting the new consensus

Researchers

1
Emma Reinhold
University of Helsinki
2
Chelsea S. Bahney
University of California, San Francisco
3
Paul D. Upton
University of Cambridge
4
Gerhard Sengle
University of Cologne
5
Alicia N. Lyle
National Center for Environmental Health
6
Dimitra Micha
Amsterdam Neuroscience
7
Songlin Peng
Sun Yat-sen University
8
Fleur S. van Dijk
London North West Healthcare NHS Trust
9
Julia Quitmann
Universität Hamburg
10
Chaoyong Liu
Beijing University of Chemical Technology

Papers

1
Living with a rare disease - experiences and needs in pediatric patients and their parents
Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases|2023
100 cit.
2
RETRACTED ARTICLE: Circular RNA circStag1 promotes bone regeneration by interacting with HuR
Bone Research|2022
59 cit.
3
Dual‐Gradient Silk‐Based Hydrogel for Spatially Targeted Delivery and Osteochondral Regeneration
Advanced Materials|2025
54 cit.
4
Sensitive asprosin detection in clinical samples reveals serum/saliva correlation and indicates cartilage as source for serum asprosin
Scientific Reports|2022
38 cit.
5
Cancer Nanobombs Delivering Artoxplatin with a Polyigniter Bearing Hydrophobic Ferrocene Units Upregulate PD‐L1 Expression and Stimulate Stronger Anticancer Immunity
Advanced Science|2023
29 cit.
6
Factors of family impact in a Swedish–German cohort of children born with esophageal atresia
Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases|2022
23 cit.
7
Targeting Hypoxic Tumor Plasticity for Recapturing Photodynamic‐Immunotherapy Sensitivity via Fluorinated Polysensitizers
Advanced Functional Materials|2023
23 cit.
8
Prodrug-inspired adenosine triphosphate–activatable celastrol-Fe(III) chelate for cancer therapy
Science Advances|2024
23 cit.
9
<i>ATP13A3</i> variants promote pulmonary arterial hypertension by disrupting polyamine transport
Cardiovascular Research|2024
21 cit.
10
Osteogenic transdifferentiation of primary human fibroblasts to osteoblast-like cells with human platelet lysate
Scientific Reports|2022
20 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Wrote the book, still writing it

Researchers

1
Harry C. Dietz
Johns Hopkins University
2
Ashutosh Chilkoti
Duke University
3
Peter H. Byers
Cornell University
4
Dianna M. Milewicz
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
5
Francesco Ramirez
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
6
Robert P. Mecham
Washington University in St. Louis
7
Clair A. Francomano
Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis
8
Matthew L. Warman
Boston Children's Hospital
9
Lynn Y. Sakai
Oregon Health & Science University
10
Karl Tryggvason
Singapore Eye Research Institute

Papers

1
LDL Receptor-Related Protein 5 (LRP5) Affects Bone Accrual and Eye Development
Cell|2001
2.2k cit.
2
Marfan syndrome caused by a recurrent de novo missense mutation in the fibrillin gene
Nature|1991
2.1k cit.
3
Positionally Cloned Gene for a Novel Glomerular Protein—Nephrin—Is Mutated in Congenital Nephrotic Syndrome
Molecular Cell|1998
1.9k cit.
4
Preparation of PCR-Quality Mouse Genomic DNA with Hot Sodium Hydroxide and Tris (HotSHOT)
BioTechniques|2000
1.8k cit.
5
Losartan, an AT1 Antagonist, Prevents Aortic Aneurysm in a Mouse Model of Marfan Syndrome
Science|2006
1.8k cit.
6
A syndrome of altered cardiovascular, craniofacial, neurocognitive and skeletal development caused by mutations in TGFBR1 or TGFBR2
Nature Genetics|2005
1.8k cit.
7
Aneurysm Syndromes Caused by Mutations in the TGF-β Receptor
New England Journal of Medicine|2006
1.6k cit.
8
Dysregulation of TGF-β activation contributes to pathogenesis in Marfan syndrome
Nature Genetics|2003
1.4k cit.
9
Clinical and Genetic Features of Ehlers–Danlos Syndrome Type IV, the Vascular Type
New England Journal of Medicine|2000
1.3k cit.
10
Fibrillin, a new 350-kD glycoprotein, is a component of extracellular microfibrils.
The Journal of Cell Biology|1986
1.1k cit.

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