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Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology

Last updated July 15, 2026

Rising Stars

Fresh ink, massive impact

Researchers

1
Veena Padmanaban
Rockefeller University
2
Xi‐Yang Cui
Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College
3
Mohammad Balood
Université de Montréal
4
Gáspár Pándy‐Szekeres
University of Copenhagen
5
Sean A. Cullum
Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz
6
Haaglim Cho
Max Planck Institute for Heart and Lung Research
7
Shannon Tansley
McGill University
8
Selma E. Anton
Max Delbrück Center
9
Niels Röhrdanz
Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften Kiel
10
Jenny C. Filor
Institut de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire

Papers

1
Neuronal substance P drives metastasis through an extracellular RNA–TLR7 axis
Nature|2024
166 cit.
2
Covalent targeted radioligands potentiate radionuclide therapy
Nature|2024
165 cit.
3
Endothelial insulin resistance induced by adrenomedullin mediates obesity-associated diabetes
Science|2025
50 cit.
4
Publication in Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy (2025) [1 citation, W4410384270]
Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy|2025
1 cit.
5
Publication in Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy (2025) [W4413015286]
Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy|2025
0 cit.
6
Publication in Endocrine Abstracts (2026) [W7130580425]
Endocrine Abstracts|2026
0 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Drafting the new consensus

Researchers

1
Denise Wootten
Monash University
2
Ron O. Dror
Stanford University
3
Aaron A. Thompson
Janssen (United States)
4
Isaac M. Chiu
Harvard University
5
Haojun Chen
Wuhan University
6
Andreas Vegge
Capital Region of Denmark
7
Tine A. Bækdal
Novo Nordisk (Denmark)
8
Arisbel B. Gondin
Monash University
9
Christopher S. Walker
University of Auckland
10
Sébastien Talbot
Karolinska Institutet

Papers

1
Nociceptor neurons affect cancer immunosurveillance
Nature|2022
325 cit.
2
Nociceptor neurons direct goblet cells via a CGRP-RAMP1 axis to drive mucus production and gut barrier protection
Cell|2022
211 cit.
3
Bacteria hijack a meningeal neuroimmune axis to facilitate brain invasion
Nature|2023
208 cit.
4
Gasdermin-E mediates mitochondrial damage in axons and neurodegeneration
Neuron|2023
124 cit.
5
PET Imaging of Fibroblast Activation Protein in Various Types of Cancer Using<sup>68</sup>Ga-FAP-2286: Comparison with<sup>18</sup>F-FDG and<sup>68</sup>Ga-FAPI-46 in a Single-Center, Prospective Study
Journal of Nuclear Medicine|2022
110 cit.
6
Development of FAPI Tetramers to Improve Tumor Uptake and Efficacy of FAPI Radioligand Therapy
Journal of Nuclear Medicine|2023
99 cit.
7
A chemogenetic screen reveals that Trpv1-expressing neurons control regulatory T cells in the gut
Science|2024
98 cit.
8
How accurately can one predict drug binding modes using AlphaFold models?
eLife|2023
94 cit.
9
Fibroblast Activation Protein-Targeted Radioligand Therapy with 177Lu-EB-FAPI for Metastatic Radioiodine-Refractory Thyroid Cancer: First-in-Human, Dose-Escalation Study
Clinical Cancer Research|2023
93 cit.
10
Dynamics of GLP-1R peptide agonist engagement are correlated with kinetics of G protein activation
Nature Communications|2022
84 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Wrote the book, still writing it

Researchers

1
Robert J. Lefkowitz
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
2
Brian K. Kobilka
Stanford University
3
Stephen R. Bloom
Imperial College London
4
Solomon H. Snyder
Johns Hopkins University
5
Tomas Hökfelt
Karolinska Institutet
6
Raymond C. Stevens
University of Miami
7
Salvador Moncada
Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
8
Marc G. Caron
Duke University
9
Allan I. Basbaum
W. M. Keck Foundation
10
Lars Terenius
Karolinska Institutet

Papers

1
Nitric oxide release accounts for the biological activity of endothelium-derived relaxing factor
Nature|1987
10.8k cit.
2
Vascular endothelial cells synthesize nitric oxide from L-arginine
Nature|1988
4.8k cit.
3
An enzyme isolated from arteries transforms prostaglandin endoperoxides to an unstable substance that inhibits platelet aggregation
Nature|1976
3.6k cit.
4
Isolation of nitric oxide synthetase, a calmodulin-requiring enzyme.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences|1990
3.3k cit.
5
High-Resolution Crystal Structure of an Engineered Human β <sub>2</sub> -Adrenergic G Protein–Coupled Receptor
Science|2007
3.3k cit.
6
Crystal structure of the β2 adrenergic receptor–Gs protein complex
Nature|2011
3.1k cit.
7
Superoxide anion is involved in the breakdown of endothelium-derived vascular relaxing factor
Nature|1986
2.4k cit.
8
Ghrelin Enhances Appetite and Increases Food Intake in Humans
The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism|2001
2.4k cit.
9
Opiate Receptor: Demonstration in Nervous Tissue
Science|1973
2.4k cit.
10
Cloned and expressed nitric oxide synthase structurally resembles cytochrome P-450 reductase
Nature|1991
2.4k cit.

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