Author

Kathryn M. Lenz

The Ohio State UniversityORCID 0000-0001-8304-4508Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

Biology Disciplines

Click to filter author papers

Neuroscience· 2

Signature Assays, Organisms & Methods

Click to filter · or open tag

Approach:experimental assay· 2 Organism:rat· 2

Frequent Co-Authors

Alejandra Zaleta Lastra· 1 shared Alexander E. Weinstein· 1 shared Anabel Galan· 1 shared Ashley E. Walters· 1 shared Christopher L. WrightiD· 1 shared Cole Vonder HaariD· 1 shared Courtney N. DyeiD· 1 shared Emily Yeung· 1 shared

Activity by Year

2018-2026 · peak 1/yr

Co-Author Collaboration Network

10 top collaborators · 29 mutual co-author links

Click any collaborator node to inspect or filter shared papers

Focal author (center)Selected co-authorORCID co-authorUnlinked name

Curved chords = mutual co-authorship

1 shared paperNeuroscience

Alejandra Zaleta Lastra

Mutual co-authors in cluster

Author profile →

2 papers

Recent·Most cited

NeurosciencebioRxivPreprintJul 15, 2026

Pediatric traumatic brain injury elicits acute neuroinflammation and long-term changes in social, cognitive, and decision-making behaviors in male and female rats

Marissa A. Smail, Miranda Y McDonald, Rebecca Boland…·Kathryn M. Lenz

This study shows that pediatric TBI in rats leads to long-term cognitive, social, and decision-making impairments, linked to acute neuroimmune changes.

DOI 10.64898/2026.07.09.737495

ratexperimental assay

𝕏 PostBluesky

NeuroscienceJournal of NeurosciencePeer-reviewedAug 1, 2018

Mast Cells in the Developing Brain Determine Adult Sexual Behavior

Kathryn M. Lenz, Lindsay A. Pickett, Christopher L. Wright…·Margaret M. McCarthy

The paper shows that mast cells in the developing brain, influenced by estradiol, shape adult sexual behavior through histamine and prostaglandin signaling.

113 citationstop 3%

ratexperimental assay

𝕏 PostBluesky