Kathryn Albers

Kathryn M. Albers is an American scientist. She is a professor of neurobiology and medicine at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. She is known for her research on nerve growth and the impact on sensory nerve abilities undergoing disfunction.

Early career and education

Albers obtained her Ph.D. from Stony Brook University in 1985. Following this, she finished her postdoctoral training at the University of Chicago in 1990 in cellular and molecular biology.^[1] She is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.^[2] Topics in her research involve the growth and growth factors of skin and nerves.

Achievements

In 2011, Albers became a Helen H. Molinari Memorial Lecturer. In addition, since 1992, she has been a part of the society for neuroscience. Lastly, she has been a member of the American Association for the Advancement of Science since 2001.^[3]

Selected publications

Albers KM, Zhang XL, Diges CM, Schwartz ES, Yang CI, Davis BM, Gold MS. Artemin growth factor increases nicotinic cholinergic receptor subunit expression and activity in nociceptive sensory neurons. Mol Pain. 2014 May 22;10:31. doi: 10.1186/1744-8069-10-31. PMID 24886596; PMCID: PMC4036648.
Margiotta JF, Smith-Edwards KM, Nestor-Kalinoski A, Davis BM, Albers KM, Howard MJ. Synaptic Components, Function and Modulation Characterized by GCaMP6f Ca2+ Imaging in Mouse Cholinergic Myenteric Ganglion Neurons. Front Physiol. 2021 Aug 2;12:652714. doi: 10.3389/fphys.2021.652714. PMID 34408655; PMCID: PMC8365335.
Zhang S, Edwards TN, Chaudhri VK, Wu J, Cohen JA, Hirai T, Rittenhouse N, Schmitz EG, Zhou PY, McNeil BD, Yang Y, Koerber HR, Sumpter TL, Poholek AC, Davis BM, Albers KM, Singh H, Kaplan DH. Nonpeptidergic neurons suppress mast cells via glutamate to maintain skin homeostasis. Cell. 2021 Apr 15;184(8):2151-2166.e16. doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2021.03.002. Epub 2021 Mar 24. PMID 33765440; PMCID: PMC8052305.