su min (violet) hong

Publications & Preprints

Peer-reviewed publications

McMahan Z.H., Casciola-Rosen L., Kaniecki T., Gutierrez-Alamillo L., Hong S.M., Seika P., Kulkarni S.
Anti-mitochondrial antibodies in systemic sclerosis target enteric neurons and are associated with gastrointestinal dysmotility.
Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, 2025.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ard.2025.06.2119

Gorecki A.M., Slosberg J., Hong S.M., Midgen B., Singh A., Zhang C., Gurumurthy R., Kulkarni S.
Rate of neuronal turnover in the healthy adult murine myenteric ganglia varies with ganglia size.
eNeuro, 2025.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1523/ENEURO.0005-24.2025

Lee J.D., Menasche B., Mavrikaki M., Uyemura M.M., Hong S.M., Wei J., Alfajaro M.M., Filler R.B., Müller A., Posey R.R., Cheung P., Kozlova N., Muranen T., Paulo J.A., Wilen C.B., Slack F.J.
Differences in syncytia formation by SARS-CoV-2 variants modify host chromatin accessibility and cellular senescence via TP53.
Cell Reports, 2023.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.celrep.2023.113478

Minchenberg S.B. Ortega Ribera M., Datta A., Brezani V., Hong S.M., Kulkarni S., Nagesh P.T., Szabo G.
Unraveling the GI tract’s response to alcohol binges: neutrophil recruitment, NETs, and intestinal injury.
Alcohol: Clinical and Experimental Research, 2025.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/acer.70196

Preprints

Kozlova N., Cruz K.A., Doh H.M., Ruzette A.A., Willis N.A., Hong S.M., Gonzalez R.S., Vyas M., Selfors L.M., Dreyer S., Upstill-Goddard R., Faia K.L., Wenglowsky S., Close J., Beutel A.K., Jutric Z., Oliphant M.U.J., Thapa B., Taylor M.S., Mustonen V., Mangalath P., Halbrook C.J., Grossman J.E., Hwang R.F., Clohessy J.G., Ruskamo S., Kursula P., Petrova B., Kanarek N., Cole P.A., Chang D.K., Nørrelykke S.F., Scully R., Muranen T.
A novel DNA repair protein, N-Myc downstream-regulated gene 1 (NDRG1), links the stromal tumor microenvironment to chemoresistance.
bioRxiv, 2025.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1101/2025.01.22.634323

Hong S.M., Qian X., Deshpande V., Kulkarni S.
Optimization of protocols for immunohistochemical assessment of the enteric nervous system in formalin-fixed human tissue.
bioRxiv, 2024.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1101/2024.12.15.628584

Slosberg J., Puttapaka S.N., Seika P., Hong S.M., Singh A., Kulkarni S.
Reduced enteric BDNF–TrkB signaling drives glucocorticoid-mediated gastrointestinal dysmotility.
bioRxiv, 2024.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1101/2024.12.13.628260


Posters & Presentations

Seika P., Hong S.M., Puttapaka S., Voltarelli V., Rajkumar M., Faheem K., Chang J., Pasricha T., Otterbein L., Kulkarni S.
A novel neuro-oncogenic mechanism is potentially involved in colorectal cancer progression.
American Physiology Summit, Baltimore, MD, April 2025.
Poster presentation.

Hong S.M., Rajkumar M., Puttapaka S., Seika P., Faheem K., Chang J., Pasricha T., Kulkarni S.
Loss of Mecp2 results in gut dysmotility via dysregulated BDNF/NT4,5–TrkB signaling.
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Research Retreat, Boston, MA, September 2024.
Poster presentation.

Hong S.M., Slosberg J., Gorecki A.M., Midgen B., Singh A., Zhang C., Gurumurthy R., Kulkarni S.
Evidence of DNA replication and mitosis in Hu-immunolabeled adult myenteric neurons.
7th International Enteric Nervous System Development Meeting: Connection, Cross-talk and Collaboration, Philadelphia, PA, March 2024.
Poster presentation.

Puttapaka S., Slosberg J., Hong S.M., Singh A., Zhang C., Goff L., Kulkarni S.
Alterations in intestinal BDNF levels underlie stress-associated intestinal dysmotility.
7th International Enteric Nervous System Development Meeting: Connection, Cross-talk and Collaboration, Philadelphia, PA, March 2024.
Poster presentation.

Hong S.M., Midgen B., Faheem K., Kulkarni S.
Adult enteric neurons show evidence of recent neurogenesis via DNA replication.
Synaptogenesis: Harvard Brain Institute Research Assistant Symposium, Boston, MA, September 2023.
Poster presentation.