Kelsey Voss
- Phone: 4342977330
- Website: https://wzs4ya.wixsite.com/voss-lab/team
Primary Appointment
Assistant Professor, Pharmacology
Education
- MS, Biology, George Mason University
- PhD, Emerging Infectious Diseases, Uniformed Services University
Research Disciplines
Biotechnology, Immunology, Infectious Diseases/Biodefense, Metabolism, Molecular and Cellular Physiology, Molecular Biology, Translational Science
Research Interests
Iron metabolism and Immunometabolism in inflammation and autoimmune diseases
Personal Statement
We study both mouse models of autoimmune disease and patient samples from the clinic to understand how iron metabolism can modify T cell function in these diseases.
Training
- Interdisciplinary Training Program in Immunology
- Training in the Pharmacological Sciences
Selected Publications
Voss K, Sewell AE, Krystofiak ES, Gibson-Corley KN, Young AC, Basham JH, Sugiura A, Arner EN, Beavers WN, Kunkle DE, Dickson ME, Needle GA, Skaar EP, Rathmell KW, Ormseth MJ, Major AS, and Rathmell JC. Elevated transferrin receptor impairs T cell metabolism and function in systemic lupus erythematosus. (2023) Science Immunology. 8(79). PMID: 36638190; PMCID: PMC9936798
Lupica-Tondo GL, Arner EA, Mogilenko DM and Voss K. Immunometabolism of ferroptosis in the tumor microenvironment. (2024) Frontiers in Oncology. 14: 1441338. PMID: 39188677; PMCID: PMC11345167.