University of Pittsburgh, Department of Neurobiology

About the Lab

The Albers Lab studies how sensory afferents communicate with peripheral epithelial tissues.

Research

EPITHELIAL-NEURAL COMMUNICATION How do epithelial cells of the skin and colon communicate with sensory nerve fibers that transmit touch, temperature and pain? Using optogenetic approaches, we discovered that activation of...

Contact

Office: 203 Lothrop St, STE W1454 Pittsburgh, PA, 15213-2548 Enter where you see a sign for the Eye and Ear Institute, and walk towards the elevators for Starzl BST. We are on...

Join us!

Join the Albers lab! The Albers lab is always interested in recruiting graduate students and post docs who are passionate about sensory biology. Please feel free to contact Kathy Albers at kaa2@pitt.edu