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Digestive system and related health

Last updated July 15, 2026

Rising Stars

Fresh ink, massive impact

Researchers

1
Han Zhu
Shanghai Medical College of Fudan University
2
Marsha C. Wibowo
Joslin Diabetes Center
3
Gul Naz Saleem
Yangzhou University
4
Jiahn Choi
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
5
Claudia Capdevila
Columbia University Irving Medical Center
6
Tomotsune Ameku
The Francis Crick Institute
7
Carine Bouffi
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
8
Weston R. Whitaker
Stanford University
9
Maude Jans
Ghent University
10
Gianluigi Agolino
University of Catania

Papers

1
Therapeutic potential of popular fermented dairy products and its benefits on human health
Frontiers in Nutrition|2024
96 cit.
2
Time-resolved fate mapping identifies the intestinal upper crypt zone as an origin of Lgr5+ crypt base columnar cells
Cell|2024
82 cit.
3
Publication in Experimental & Molecular Medicine (2024) [77 citations, W4392767031]
Experimental & Molecular Medicine|2024
77 cit.
4
Publication in Science (2025) [35 citations, W4412490658]
Science|2025
35 cit.
5
Publication in Nature Aging (2025) [1 citation, W4416786815]
Nature Aging|2025
1 cit.
6
Publication in Cancer Research and Treatment (2025) [W4416303992]
Cancer Research and Treatment|2025
0 cit.
7
Publication (2025) [W4416739489]
Unknown Journal|2025
0 cit.
8
Publication (2025) [W4416739516]
Unknown Journal|2025
0 cit.
9
Publication (2025) [W4416739519]
Unknown Journal|2025
0 cit.
10
Publication (2025) [W4416739664]
Unknown Journal|2025
0 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Drafting the new consensus

Researchers

1
Holly M. Mortensen
University of Maryland, College Park
2
Alex Gregorieff
McGill University Health Centre
3
Chris Schiering
NIHR Imperial Biomedical Research Centre
4
Navnidhi Chhikara
Lovely Professional University
5
E.‐C. Lee
Kymab (United Kingdom)
6
Akshata Hopkins
Johns Hopkins University
7
Yoichi Kakuta
The University of Osaka
8
Gislane Lelis Vilela de Oliveira
Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)
9
Chan Kwon Park
The Catholic University of Korea Yeouido St. Mary's Hospital
10
Pawan Kumar
Stony Brook University

Papers

1
IL-17RA-signaling in Lgr5+ intestinal stem cells induces expression of transcription factor ATOH1 to promote secretory cell lineage commitment
Immunity|2022
87 cit.
2
Endothelial sensing of AHR ligands regulates intestinal homeostasis
Nature|2023
78 cit.
3
Detection of Intestinal Dysbiosis in Post-COVID-19 Patients One to Eight Months after Acute Disease Resolution
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health|2022
44 cit.
4
Intestinal IL-22RA1 signaling regulates intrinsic and systemic lipid and glucose metabolism to alleviate obesity-associated disorders
Nature Communications|2024
31 cit.
5
IL-22 promotes mucin-type O-glycosylation and MATH1+ cell-mediated amelioration of intestinal inflammation
Cell Reports|2024
20 cit.
6
The AOP-DB RDF: Applying FAIR Principles to the Semantic Integration of AOP Data Using the Research Description Framework
Frontiers in Toxicology|2022
19 cit.
7
Effect of hydrothermal treatments on physicochemical, rheological and nutritional properties of millet: An analytical review
Grain & Oil Science and Technology|2025
15 cit.
8
The FAIR AOP roadmap for 2025: Advancing findability, accessibility, interoperability, and re-usability of adverse outcome pathways
Computational Toxicology|2025
14 cit.
9
Impact of ultrasonication on physicochemical, morphological, thermal, pasting, and pasta quality attributes of black wheat starch
International Journal of Food Science & Technology|2024
11 cit.
10
An EPA database on the effects of engineered nanomaterials-NaKnowBase
Scientific Data|2022
10 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Wrote the book, still writing it

Researchers

1
Hans Clevers
Hubrecht Institute for Developmental Biology and Stem Cell Research
2
Robert A. Weinberg
Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research
3
Kenya Honda
Keio University
4
Dan R. Littman
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
5
Hector F. DeLuca
University of Wisconsin–Madison
6
Ruggero De Maria
Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore
7
Yo-ichi Nabeshima
Kyoto University
8
Jeffrey I. Gordon
Washington University in St. Louis
9
Peter G. Traber
Selecta Biosciences (United States)
10
Richard D. Kolodner
Ludwig Cancer Research

Papers

1
An obesity-associated gut microbiome with increased capacity for energy harvest
Nature|2006
12.4k cit.
2
Human gut microbes associated with obesity
Nature|2006
8.8k cit.
3
The Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition Generates Cells with Properties of Stem Cells
Cell|2008
8.7k cit.
4
A core gut microbiome in obese and lean twins
Nature|2008
7.9k cit.
5
Human gut microbiome viewed across age and geography
Nature|2012
7.9k cit.
6
Single Lgr5 stem cells build crypt-villus structures in vitro without a mesenchymal niche
Nature|2009
7.2k cit.
7
The gut microbiota as an environmental factor that regulates fat storage
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences|2004
6.2k cit.
8
Obesity alters gut microbial ecology
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences|2005
6.1k cit.
9
The Human Microbiome Project
Nature|2007
6.1k cit.
10
Identification of stem cells in small intestine and colon by marker gene Lgr5
Nature|2007
5.7k cit.

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