Name:

Oliver H. Voss, M.S.

Current Address:                                                   

Davis Heart and Lung Research Institute                      

The Ohio State University                                               

473 West 12^th Avenue

Columbus, Ohio 43210

Phone (614) 292-8987; FAX (614) 292-7778

e-mail: voss.39@osu.edu

Mentor:

Andrea Doseff, Ph.D.

Education and Training

2004-Present              Working towards Ph.D., Molecular Genetics. The Ohio State University, Columbus,Ohio. 
Advisor: Dr. Andrea Doseff.

                                  Thesis: “Regulatory Mechanisms of Caspase-3 in Apoptosis" 

1998-2002                   M.S., Biotechnology. University of Applied Sciences, Berlin, Germany

1994-1997                   B.S., Chemistry.  Lise-Meitner School, Berlin, Germany

Professional Experience

2002-2004                     Research Assistant, Charité Medical Center, Berlin, Germany

Honors and Awards

2006                             Travel Award in the 5^th Annual OSUMC Graduate and Postgraduate Research Day

2006                             2 Year-Predoctoral Fellowship from the American Heart Association

Teaching

2005 Summer               Teaching Assistant in Introductory Biology (Bio 101), The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio. Enrollment 600 undergraduate students.

2005 Fall                      Teaching Assistant in Molecular Genetics (MG 500), The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio. Enrollment 300 undergraduate students. 5 credits.

Peer Reviewed Publications

1.  Voss, O.H., Kim, S., Wewers, M.D. and Doseff, A.I.  (2005).  Caspase-3 is a phosphoprotein and associates with PKC? during spontaneous monocyte apoptosis.  J. Biol. Chem. 280: 17371-17379.

2.   Vargo, M.A., Voss, O.H.*, Cardounel, A.J., Grotewold, E., and Doseff, A.I.  (2006). Apigenin-induced-apoptosis is mediated by the activation of PKC? and caspases in leukemia cells.  Biochem. Pharmacol.

* Indicates shared first authorship

Meeting Presentations and Invited Seminars

2006     Voss, O.H., Batra, S., Sharma, A., Kolattukudy, S.J., and Doseff, A.I. Regulation of apoptosis by caspase-3 mediated by Hsp27 and PKC? (Poster). The 8th Annual Comprehensive Cancer Center Scientific Meeting, Columbus, Ohio.

2006     Voss, O.H., Batra S., Sharma, A., Kolattukudy S. J., and Doseff, A.I. Interaction of Hsp27 and PKC? with caspase-3 regulates monocytes life span (Poster). The 5th Annual OSUMC Graduate and Postgraduate Research Day, Columbus, Ohio.

2005     Voss, O.H., Sharma, A. and Doseff, A.I. Caspase-3 phosphorylation by PKC? has a pro-apoptotic effect by increasing its activity and inhibition of PKC? induces prolonged human monocyte apoptosis (Oral presentation). MBCG Conference, Atwood Lake Resort, Ohio.

2005    Voss, O.H. and Doseff, A.I. Caspase-3 phosphorylation by PKC? has a pro-apoptotic effect by increasing its activity and inhibition of PKC? induces prolonged human monocyte apoptosis (Poster). The 7th Annual Comprehensive Cancer Center Scientific Meeting, Columbus, Ohio.

2005    Voss, O.H. and Doseff, A.I. Caspase-3 phosphorylation by PKC? has a pro-apoptotic effect by increasing its activity and inhibition of PKC? induces prolonged human monocyte apoptosis (Poster). The 4th Annual OSUMC Graduate and Postgraduate Research Day, Columbus, Ohio.

2004    Voss, O.H. and Doseff, A.I. Caspase-3 phosphorylation by PKC? has a pro-apoptotic effect by increasing its activity and inhibition of PKC? induces prolonged human monocyte apoptosis (Poster). American Thoracic Society International Conference, Orlando, Florida.

2003    Doseff, A.I., Voss, O.H and Wewers, M.D. Caspase-3 is a phosphoprotein that associates with and is phosphorylated by a PKC during monocyte lifespan. (Oral presentation). American Thoracic Society International Conference, Seattle, WH.