Education
B.S., University of Maryland, College Park, 2007
PhD, University of Maryland, Baltimore, 2012
Biography
Jessica Albert, PhD, is an Assistant Professor in both Pathology and Pediatrics.
Research
Dr. Albert’s research interests focus on laboratory utilization and identification of causes of rare genetic conditions.
Teaching
- Genetics and Genomics
- Biochemical Genetics
Publications
- Berger SI, Pitsava G, Cohen AJ, Délot EC, LoTempio J, Andrew EH, Martin GM, Marmolejos S, Albert J, Meltzer B, Fraser J, Regier DS, Kahn-Kirby AH, Smith E, Knoblach S, Ko A, Fusaro VA, Vilain E. Increased diagnostic yield from negative whole genome-slice panels using automated reanalysis. Clin Genet. 2023 May 17. doi: 10.1111/cge.14360. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37194472.
- Swaringer, T.; Albert, J.; Regier, D. Biochemical laboratory rotation: optimizing education during a pandemic (2022). Molecular Genetics and Metabolism ; 135(4):301-302, 2022.
- IF Onojafe, LH Megan, MG Melch, JO Aderemi, RP Alur, MS Abu-Asab, C-C Chan, IM Bernardini, JS Albert, T Cogliati, DR Adams, BP Brooks. Nitisinone Does Not Increase Ocular or Fur Melanin In a Mouse Model Of Oculocutaneous Albinism, Type 3 (2018). Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO).
- Kratz LE, Albert JS. 2-Ethylhexanoic acid, found in common plasticizers, leads to an artificial increase in C8 acylcarnitine levels in two neonates treated with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) (2016). Clinica Chimica Acta. 2016 Oct 1;461:59-60.
- Albert JS, Wolfe LA, Bone W, Accardi J, Adams DR, Schwartz CE, Norris J, Wood T, Gafni RI, Collins MT, Tosi LL, Bhattacharyya N, Markell TC, Gahl WA, Boerkoel CF. Impaired osteoblast and osteoclast function characterize the osteoporosis of Snyder Robinson Syndrome. Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases. 2015 March 7; 10(1):27.
- Albert JS, Yerges-Armstrong LM, Horenstein RB, Sreenivasan UT, Chai S, Blaner WS, Snitker S, O'Connell JR, McLenithan JC, Shuldiner AR, Sztalryd C, Damcott CM. Null Mutation in Hormone-Sensitive Lipase Gene and Risk of Type 2 Diabetes. New England Journal of Medicine. 2014 June 12; 370(24): 2307-2315.
- Albert J, Schwartz C, Boerkoel C, et al. Snyder-Robinson Syndrome. 2013 Jun 27. In: Pagon RA, Adam MP, Bird TD, et al., editors. GeneReviews™ [Internet]. Seattle (WA): University of Washington, Seattle; 1993-2013.