Benjamin D. Umans

The paper identifies a vagal-to-sympathetic reflex that regulates lung vascular leak, showing that activating specific vagal neurons increases fluid leakage and that silencing them reduces leak during allergen exposure.

This study shows TRPV1+ sensory neurons protect against influenza by modulating myeloid cell responses and reducing immunopathology.

This study identifies context-specific gene regulatory effects in human brain organoids under oxygen stress, revealing 1,745 trait-associated genes with regulatory responses only under hypoxic or hyperoxic conditions.