About Us

Dr. agr. Elke Albrecht

+49 38208 68-858
elke.albrecht@fbn-dummerstorf.de
Research Institute for Farm Animal Biology (FBN)
Working Group Muscle-Fat Crosstalk
Wilhelm-Stahl-Allee 2
18196 Dummerstorf
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Research interests

  • Biology of skeletal muscle tissue in farm animals
  • Meat quality in farm animals
  • Marbling and intramuscular adipogenesis
  • Interactions between muscle and fat cells

Curriculum Vitae

  • 2005–present: Scientist, Institute of Muscle Biology and Growth, FBN
  • 1998–2005: Post Doc position, Division Medical Biology, Department of Pathology, Medical Faculty, University of Rostock, Germany
  • 1992–1998: PhD position, Research Unit Muscle Biology and Growth, FBN
  • 1988–1992: Research study, Division of Biotechnology, Technical University of Dresden
  • 1988: Graduation (Dip.-Ing.) in Food Engineering and Biotechnology, Technical University of Dresden

Teaching

  • since 2014: Methods for characterization of skeletal muscle tissue,Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, University Rostock (M.Sc.)

Publications

Yang, W.; Albrecht, E.; Ender, K.; Zhao, R.; Wegner, J. (2006):
Computer image analysis of intramuscular adipocytes and marbling in the longissimus muscle of cattle . J Anim Sci 84 (12): 3251-3258
Elke Albrecht
https://dx.doi.org/10.2527/jas.2006-187
Albrecht, E.; Teuscher, F.; Ender, K.; Wegner, J. (2006):
Growth- and breed-related changes of muscle bundle structure in cattle. J Anim Sci 84 (11): 2959-2964
Elke Albrecht
https://dx.doi.org/10.2527/jas.2006-345
Albrecht, E.; Teuscher, F.; Ender, K.; Wegner, J. (2006):
Growth- and breed-related changes of marbling characteristics in cattle. J Anim Sci 84 (5): 1067-1075
Elke Albrecht
https://dx.doi.org/10.2527/2006.8451067x
Hyvönen, M.T.; Herzig, K.-H.; Sinervirta, R.; Albrecht, E.; Nordback, I.; Sand, J.; Grigorenko, N.; Krüger, B.; Jänne, J.; Alhonen, L. (2006):
Activated polyamine catabolism in acute pancreatitis: alpha-methylated polyamine analogues prevent trypsinogen activation and pancreatitis-associated mortality. Am J Pathol 168 (1): 115-122
Elke Albrecht
https://dx.doi.org/10.2353/ajpath.2006.050518
Schnekenburger, J.; Mayerle, J.; Krüger, B.; Buchwalow, I.; Weiss, D. G.; Albrecht, E.; Samoilova, V. E.; Domschke, W.; Lerch, M. (2005):
Protein tyrosine phosphatase {kappa} and SHP-1 are involved in the regulation of cell-cell contacts at adherens junctions in the exocrine pancreas. Gut 54 (10): 1445-1455
Elke Albrecht
https://dx.doi.org/10.1136/gut.2004.063164