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Connexins and lens biology

Last updated July 15, 2026

Rising Stars

Fresh ink, massive impact

Researchers

1
Sophie Dithmer
Leibniz-Forschungsinstitut für Molekulare Pharmakologie
2
Trevor Krolak
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
3
Shuya Du
Jiangsu Province Hospital
4
Julie Xian
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
5
Elke Gabriel
Düsseldorf University Hospital
6
Churmy Y. Fan
University of Calgary
7
Kandarp M. Dave
Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital
8
Yixun Su
Sun Yat-sen University
9
Ladina Hösli
University of Zurich
10
Pratish Thakore
University of Nevada, Reno

Papers

1
Publication in International Journal of Molecular Sciences (2024) [97 citations, W4398222588]
International Journal of Molecular Sciences|2024
97 cit.
2
Mitochondria-containing extracellular vesicles from mouse vs. human brain endothelial cells for ischemic stroke therapy
Journal of Controlled Release|2024
54 cit.
3
Transient Receptor Potential Canonical 5 (TRPC5): Regulation of Heart Rate and Protection against Pathological Cardiac Hypertrophy
Biomolecules|2024
5 cit.
4
Publication in Neurology (2024) [W4394601329]
Neurology|2024
0 cit.
5
Publication in bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (2026) [W7164990653]
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)|2026
0 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Drafting the new consensus

Researchers

1
Steve Reichow
Oregon Health & Science University
2
Chao Chang
Peking University
3
Juan Du
Northwestern University
4
Robert J. Johnston
Johns Hopkins University
5
Silvia Peñuela
Western University
6
Javier Sancho-Pellúz
Valencia Catholic University Saint Vincent Martyr
7
Neil Davidson
University of Liverpool
8
Dongdong Yuan
Henan Agricultural University
9
Tingting Yang
Guangdong Medical College
10
Yinghong Ji
Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College

Papers

1
Terahertz Photons Improve Cognitive Functions in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Research|2023
121 cit.
2
An ultra-sensitive metasurface biosensor for instant cancer detection based on terahertz spectra
Nano Research|2023
99 cit.
3
Inhibition of Cancer Cell Migration and Glycolysis by Terahertz Wave Modulation via Altered Chromatin Accessibility
Research|2022
75 cit.
4
Multifunctional Terahertz Biodetection Enabled by Resonant Metasurfaces
Advanced Materials|2025
63 cit.
5
Multifield Controlled Terahertz Modulator Based on Silicon‐Vanadium Dioxide Hybrid Metasurface
Advanced Optical Materials|2022
57 cit.
6
Midinfrared Radiation Accelerates DNA Unwinding
ACS Photonics|2024
37 cit.
7
Structures and gating mechanisms of human bestrophin anion channels
Nature Communications|2022
31 cit.
8
SnSe<sub>2</sub>-functionalized ultrafast terahertz switch with ultralow pump threshold
Journal of Materials Chemistry C|2022
26 cit.
9
Temporally dynamic antagonism between transcription and chromatin compaction controls stochastic photoreceptor specification in flies
Developmental Cell|2022
24 cit.
10
Retinoic acid signaling regulates spatiotemporal specification of human green and red cones
PLoS Biology|2024
23 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Wrote the book, still writing it

Researchers

1
David C. Spray
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
2
Gerhard Dahl
University of Miami
3
Juan C. Sáez
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
4
Dale W. Laird
Western University
5
Maiken Nedergaard
University of Rochester Medical Center
6
James M. Anderson
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
7
J.I. Nagy
University of Manitoba
8
Eric C. Beyer
University of Chicago
9
Roger J.W. Truscott
University of Wollongong
10
Jean X. Jiang
The University of Texas at San Antonio Health Science Center

Papers

1
A Paravascular Pathway Facilitates CSF Flow Through the Brain Parenchyma and the Clearance of Interstitial Solutes, Including Amyloid β
Science Translational Medicine|2012
5.6k cit.
2
Sleep Drives Metabolite Clearance from the Adult Brain
Science|2013
5.3k cit.
3
Uniquely Hominid Features of Adult Human Astrocytes
Journal of Neuroscience|2009
1.5k cit.
4
Impairment of paravascular clearance pathways in the aging brain
Annals of Neurology|2014
1.5k cit.
5
The Tight Junction Protein ZO-1 Establishes a Link between the Transmembrane Protein Occludin and the Actin Cytoskeleton
Journal of Biological Chemistry|1998
1.4k cit.
6
Cerebral Arterial Pulsation Drives Paravascular CSF–Interstitial Fluid Exchange in the Murine Brain
Journal of Neuroscience|2013
1.3k cit.
7
Astrocyte-mediated control of cerebral blood flow
Nature Neuroscience|2005
1.1k cit.
8
Impairment of Glymphatic Pathway Function Promotes Tau Pathology after Traumatic Brain Injury
Journal of Neuroscience|2014
1.1k cit.
9
Connexin43: a protein from rat heart homologous to a gap junction protein from liver.
The Journal of Cell Biology|1987
1.1k cit.
10
Direct Signaling from Astrocytes to Neurons in Cultures of Mammalian Brain Cells
Science|1994
1k cit.

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