Katrina (Albert) Räty
Postdoctoral Researcher
A.I. Virtanen Institute for Molecular Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences
I have expertise in models of Parkinson’s disease, with a focus on the main pathological protein: alpha-synuclein. I completed my PhD at the University of Helsinki and did my first postdoc at University of Cambridge. After starting in the Lehtonen lab, I have been working on my own project using human microglia and alpha-synuclein preformed fibrils. I have received a 3-year award from EU funder YUFE to carry out my work at UEF as well as other personal grants. My main interest is in making better preclinical models to find new treatments for disease.
Research groups
Publications
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Human microglia reduce alpha-synuclein aggregation and are neuroprotective in adult mouse brain
Albert, Katrina; Peltonen, Sanni; Vanne, Anni; Kälvälä, Sara; Syvänen, Valtteri; Koistinaho, Jari; Luk, Kelvin C; Lehtonen, Šárka, 2025, Brain behavior and immunity, 130, 106097. A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Glial cell transplant for brain diseases: the supportive saviours?
Albert, Katrina; Goldsteins, Gundars; Kälvälä, Sara; Jolkkonen, Jukka; Lehtonen, Šárka, 2024, Translational medicine communications, 9, 22. A2 Review article, Literature review, Systematic review -
Uptake of alpha‐synuclein preformed fibrils is suppressed by inflammation and induces an aberrant phenotype in human microglia
Niskanen, Jonna; Peltonen, Sanni; Ohtonen, Sohvi; Fazaludeen, Mohammad Feroze; Luk, Kelvin C; Giudice, Luca; Koistinaho, Jari; Malm, Tarja; Goldsteins, Gundars; Albert, Katrina; Lehtonen, Šárka, 2024, Glia, 73, 1, 159-174. A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Cellular Models of Alpha-Synuclein Aggregation: What Have We Learned and Implications for Future Study
Albert, Katrina; Kälvälä, Sara; Hakosalo, Vili; Syvänen, Valtteri; Krupa, Patryk; Niskanen, Jonna; Peltonen, Sanni; Sonninen, Tuuli-Maria; Lehtonen, Šárka, 2022, Biomedicines, 10, 10, 2649. A2 Review article, Literature review, Systematic review