Representative Publications
Makadia, P.A.*, Najjar, S.A.*, Saloman, J.L., Adelman, P., Feng, B., Margiotta, J.F., Albers, K.M., Davis, B.M. Optogenetic activation of colon epithelium of the mouse produces high-frequency bursting in extrinsic colon afferents and engages visceromotor responses. J. Neuroscience. 2018 Jun;38(25):5788-5798. *co-first authors
Ritter-Jones, M.E., Najjar, S., Albers, K. Keratinocytes as modulators of sensory afferent firing. PAIN. 2016 Apr;157:4.
Smith-Edwards K.M.*, Najjar, S.A.*, Edwards, B.S., Howard M.J., Albers, K.M., Davis, B.M. Extrinsic primary afferent neurons link visceral pain to colon motility through a spinal reflex in mice. Gastroenterology. 2018 Apr;pii: S0016-5085(19)36726-7. *co-first authors
Najjar, S.A., Davis, B.M, Albers, K.M. Epithelial-neuronal communication in the colon: implications for visceral pain. Trends in Neurosciences. 2020.
