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Genetic and Kidney Cyst Diseases

Last updated July 15, 2026

Rising Stars

Fresh ink, massive impact

Researchers

1
Tan Zou
Lingnan Normal University
2
Samuel E. Lacey
Human Technopole
3
Zonghu Han
University of Minnesota
4
Jiong Pan
Tongji University
5
Marie‐Gabrielle Duperron
Mass General Brigham
6
Joséphine Demay
Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture, l'Alimentation et l'Environnement
7
Lydia Djenoune
Harvard University
8
Sarah R. Senum
Mayo Clinic
9
Tracy Tran
University of Pennsylvania
10
Neftalí Vázquez
The University of Texas at Austin

Papers

1
Extensive structural rearrangement of intraflagellar transport trains underpins bidirectional cargo transport
Cell|2024
34 cit.
2
Kidney tissue loading reduces the critical cooling and warming rates of VS55 and VMP cryoprotective solutions
Cryobiology|2024
5 cit.
3
Disparities in nitrogen and phosphorus management across time and space: a case study of the Chesapeake Bay using the CAFE framework
Environmental Research Letters|2024
0 cit.
4
Publication in Cryobiology (2024) [W4404861139]
Cryobiology|2024
0 cit.
5
Publication (2026) [W7154504363]
Unknown Journal|2026
0 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Drafting the new consensus

Researchers

1
Olga Sergeyeva
Pharmaceutical Product Development (United States)
2
Elif Nur Firat‐Karalar
Koç University
3
Nathalie Jurisch‐Yaksi
Norwegian University of Science and Technology
4
Paul Guichard
University of Geneva
5
Elaine Guo Yan Chew
Nanyang Technological University
6
Michelle Mulan Lian
Nanyang Technological University
7
Ruxandra Bachmann‐Gagescu
Life Science Zurich
8
Erhu Cao
University of Utah
9
You Zhang
Changsha University of Science and Technology
10
Curtis W. Boswell
Yale University

Papers

1
Visualizing the native cellular organization by coupling cryofixation with expansion microscopy (Cryo-ExM)
Nature Methods|2022
117 cit.
2
iU-ExM: nanoscopy of organelles and tissues with iterative ultrastructure expansion microscopy
Nature Communications|2023
105 cit.
3
Time-series reconstruction of the molecular architecture of human centriole assembly
Cell|2024
77 cit.
4
Structural basis for inhibition of the Cation-chloride cotransporter NKCC1 by the diuretic drug bumetanide
Nature Communications|2022
50 cit.
5
The neuronal cilium – a highly diverse and dynamic organelle involved in sensory detection and neuromodulation
Trends in Neurosciences|2024
47 cit.
6
Loss of the Bardet-Biedl protein Bbs1 alters photoreceptor outer segment protein and lipid composition
Nature Communications|2022
43 cit.
7
Observations that suggest a contribution of altered dermal papilla mitochondrial function to androgenetic alopecia
Experimental Dermatology|2022
39 cit.
8
Novel analytical tools reveal that local synchronization of cilia coincides with tissue-scale metachronal waves in zebrafish multiciliated epithelia
eLife|2023
38 cit.
9
CCDC15 localizes to the centriole inner scaffold and controls centriole length and integrity
The Journal of Cell Biology|2023
30 cit.
10
Remarkable Spatial Disparity of Life Cycle Inventory for Coal Production in China
Environmental Science & Technology|2023
27 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Wrote the book, still writing it

Researchers

1
Yasuhiro Minami
University of Electro-Communications
2
Peter C. Harris
Mayo Clinic
3
Stefan Somlo
Yale University
4
Vicente E. Torres
Mayo Clinic in Arizona
5
Friedhelm Hildebrandt
Boston Children's Hospital
6
Jing Zhou
Zunyi Medical University
7
Val C. Sheffield
University of Iowa
8
Heymut Omran
University Hospital Münster
9
Gregory G. Germino
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
10
Kathryn V. Anderson
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Papers

1
Ror2 signaling regulates Golgi structure and transport through IFT20 for tumor invasiveness
Scientific Reports|2017
16.1k cit.
2
Polycystins 1 and 2 mediate mechanosensation in the primary cilium of kidney cells
Nature Genetics|2003
2k cit.
3
Tolvaptan in Patients with Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease
New England Journal of Medicine|2012
1.6k cit.
4
Identification of a Gene That Causes Primary Open Angle Glaucoma
Science|1997
1.4k cit.
5
Hedgehog signalling in the mouse requires intraflagellar transport proteins
Nature|2003
1.4k cit.
6
<b> <i>PKD2</i> </b> , a Gene for Polycystic Kidney Disease That Encodes an Integral Membrane Protein
Science|1996
1.4k cit.
7
Attachment of a 40-base-pair G + C-rich sequence (GC-clamp) to genomic DNA fragments by the polymerase chain reaction results in improved detection of single-base changes.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences|1989
1.3k cit.
8
The Toll gene of drosophila, required for dorsal-ventral embryonic polarity, appears to encode a transmembrane protein
Cell|1988
1.1k cit.
9
The polycystic kidney disease 1 (PKD1) gene encodes a novel protein with multiple cell recognition domains
Nature Genetics|1995
916 cit.
10
Cilia and Hedgehog responsiveness in the mouse
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences|2005
825 cit.

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