Keunjung Heo

This study identifies neurotensin-expressing neurons in the parabrachial nucleus that modulate colonic sensitivity and pain in colitis, suggesting neurotensin as a therapeutic target.

This paper develops a human iPSC-derived motor neuron-myogenic coculture platform to study NMJ innervation after axon injury and in SMA, showing blebbistatin enhances NMJ reinnervation and confirming reduced NMJ function in SMA patient-derived neurons.

The paper identifies a specific subtype of injured C-fibre nociceptors in neuromas that drive chronic spontaneous neuropathic pain in mice.

This paper uses machine learning to detect early cervical instability in ALS mice, identifying it as a behavioral biomarker for early disease detection.