Guan LC, Luo Z, Kothari R, Liu M, Wan J, Uniyal A, Guan AY, Lin Q, Dong X, Liu J., 2026, Mast cell-specific receptor MrgprB2 selectively mediates oxaliplatin-induced neuropathic pain, J Transl Med., 24(1):938. doi: 10.1186/s12967-026-08285-w. PMCID: PMC13386573  PubMed

Kothari R, Dong X., 2026, The neuroimmune axis: Integrating two systems to decipher itch, Neuron, S0896-6273(25)00995-X. doi: 10.1016/j.neuron.2025.12.039. PMCID: PMC12866950  PubMed

Vasavda C, Kothari R, Ammal Kaidery N, Chakraborty S, Jamuna Tripathi S, Dhindsa RS, Ricco C, Shanmukha S, Saberi S, Lefler JE, Kothari P, Chaubey K, Snowman AM, Ostrowski MC, Barone E, Iyer LM, Aravind L, Sharma SM, Pieper AA, Thomas B, Snyder SH, Paul BD., 2025, Biliverdin reductase A is a major determinant of protective NRF2 signaling, Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 122(40):e2513120122. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2513120122. PMCID: PMC12519219  PubMed

Patel S, Kothari R, Kaltchenko M, Srikumar A, Wan J, Kang J., 2025, Disease characteristics in adult-onset dermatomyositis are associated with neighborhood-level area deprivation index, J Am Acad Dermatol., S0190-9622(25)02604-0. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2025.08.015. PMID: 40825397  PubMed

Kothari R, Abdulrahim MW, Oh HJ, Capuzzi DH, Kilgore CB, Nair SK, Zhang Y, Limjunyawong N, Saini SS, Kim JE, Caplan JM, Gonzalez FL, Jackson CM, Bettegowda C, Huang J, Ganesh BP, Tan C, Koehler RC, Tamargo RJ, McCullough LD, Xu R, Dong X., 2025, A mast cell receptor mediates post-stroke brain inflammation via a dural-brain axis, Cell, S0092-8674(25)00747-0. doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2025.06.045. PMCID: PMC12313293  PubMed

2025 Young Investigators Day: Martin and Carol Macht Research Award

Dong X, Limjunyawong N, Sypek EI, Wang G, Ortines RV, Youn C, Alphonse MP, Dikeman D, Wang Y, Lay M, Kothari R, Vasavda C, Pundir P, Goff L, Miller LS, Lu W, Garza LA, Kim BS, Archer NK, Dong X., 2022, Keratinocyte-derived defensins activate neutrophil-specific receptors Mrgpra2a/b to prevent skin dysbiosis and bacterial infection, Immunity., 55(9):1645-1662.e7. doi: 10.1016/j.immuni.2022.06.021. PMCID: PMC9474599  PubMed

Vasavda C, Xu R, Liew J, Kothari R, Dhindsa RS, Semenza ER, Paul BD, Green DP, Sabbagh MF, Shin JY, Yang W, Snowman AM, Albacarys LK, Moghekar A, Pardo-Villamizar CA, Luciano M, Huang J, Bettegowda C, Kwatra SG, Dong X, Lim M, Snyder SH., 2022, Identification of the NRF2 transcriptional network as a therapeutic target for trigeminal neuropathic pain, Sci Adv., 8(31):eabo5633. doi: 10.1126/sciadv.abo5633. PMCID: PMC9348805  PubMed

Vasavda C, Semenza ER, Liew J, Kothari R, Dhindsa RS, Shanmukha S, Lin A, Tokhunts R, Ricco C, Snowman AM, Albacarys L, Pastore F, Ripoli C, Grassi C, Barone E, Kornberg MD, Dong X, Paul BD, Snyder SH., 2022, Biliverdin reductase bridges focal adhesion kinase to Src to modulate synaptic signaling, Sci Signal., 15(733):eabh3066. doi: 10.1126/scisignal.abh3066. PMCID: PMC9281001  PubMed

Kothari R, Dong X., 2022, Scratching the surface of itch receptors, Trends Pharmacol Sci., 43(3):168-170. doi: 10.1016/j.tips.2021.12.005. PMID: 35039148  PubMed