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Dongkook Park

Washington University in St. Louis

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Neuroscience· 2 Developmental Biology· 1

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Research Focus:cell type annotation· 2 Research Focus:differential expression· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Approach:statistical model· 2 Organism:zebrafish· 2 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Organism:Drosophila· 1 Assay:scRNA-seq· 1

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Aaron N. JohnsoniD· 2 shared Anthony R. McAdowiD· 2 shared Dana Klatt ShawiD· 2 shared Mayssa H. MokallediD· 2 shared Vishnu Muraleedharan SaraswathyiD· 2 shared Amulya Saini· 1 shared Ashley J. Douthitt· 1 shared Brittney Unverzagt· 1 shared

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Elevated phagocytic capacity directs innate spinal cord repair

Dana Klatt Shaw, Vishnu Muraleedharan Saraswathy, Anthony R. McAdow, Lili Zhou, Dongkook Park, Ridim Dadasaheb Mote, Amulya Saini, Ashley J. Douthitt, Katerina Stepankova, Brittney Unverzagt, Cédric G. Geoffroy, Aaron N. Johnson, Mayssa H. Mokalled

This study identifies elevated phagocytic capacity as essential for innate spinal cord repair by comparing zebrafish and mammalian immune responses.

Cell Reports · Jun 1, 2026Peer-reviewedNeuroscience

Transient activation of potent progenitor cells is required for spinal cord regeneration

Chase A. Weinholtz, Lili Zhou, Vishnu Muraleedharan Saraswathy, Yuxiao Xu, Dana Klatt Shaw, Anthony R. McAdow, Dongkook Park, Jimann Shin, Lilianna Solnica‐Krezel, Aaron N. Johnson, Mayssa H. Mokalled

This study identifies sox2+ progenitors as critical for zebrafish spinal cord regeneration and shows Bach1 transcription factors regulate their activation and quiescence.

bioRxiv · Feb 28, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience

Evidence that injury can cause Drosophila gut differentiated, polyploid enterocytes to be recruited as stem cells via paligenosis

Dongkook Park, Robert M. Lawrence, Tyler Jackson, Hongjie Li, Jason C. Mills

The paper shows that injured Drosophila gut polyploid enterocytes dedifferentiate into diploid progenitors via paligenosis, involving autophagy and TORC1.

bioRxiv · Feb 16, 2026 · PreprintDevelopmental Biology