Kenneth A Voss
(Ken)
Toxicology and Mycotoxin Research
RESEARCH TOXICOLOGIST
Phone: (706) 546-3315
Fax: (706) 546-3116
Room 356 USDA, ARS, SAA
RBRRC 950 COLLEGE STATION ROAD ATHENS, GA, 30605-2720
Voss, K.A., Burns, T., Snook, M.E., Riley, R.T., Gelineau-Van Waes, J. 2009. Hydrolyzed fumonisin B1 (HFB1) did not cause neural tube defects when evaluated using the LM/Bc mouse model. Proceedings of November, 2008,Scientific Presentations at the United States-Japan Cooperative Program in Natural Resources, New Orleans, LA.
Voss, K.A., Burns, T.D., Ryu, D., Jackson, L.S., Bullerman, L.B., Riley, R.T., Gelineau-Van Waes, J. 2009. A bioassay approach for determining the effect of cooking on fumonisin toxicity. Proceedings of presentations for the German Society for Mycotoxin Research Annual Workshop, Muenster, Germany, June 2009.
Voss, K.A., Burns, T.D., Snook, M.E., Riley, R.T., Gelineau-Van Waes, J.B. 2009. Comparing the reproductive toxicity of fumonisin B1 (FB1) and hydrolyzed fumonisin B1 (HFB1): only FB1 induced neural tube defects in LM/Bc Mice. Proceedings of the 20009 Annual Meeting of the Center for Food Safety, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia.
Zitomer, N.C., Mitchell, T.R., Voss, K.A., Pruett, S.T., Garnier, E., Liebeskind, L.S., Park, H., Wang, E., Sullards, C., Merrill, A.H., Riley, R.T. 2009. Isolation and characterization of 1-Deoxysphinganine, a novel sphingoid base that accumulates in cells following fumonisin B1 inhibition of ceramide synthase. Toxicological Sciences 108:132.
Riley, R.T., Zitomer, N.C., Mitchell, T.R., Voss, K.A., Bondy, G.S., Pruett, S.T., Garnier, E., Liebeskind, L.S., Park, H., Wang, E., Sullards, C., Merrill, A.H. 2009. Accumulation of 1-Deoxysphinganine in mammalian cells and tissues following fumonisin inhibition of ceramide synthase: a novel category of bioactive sphingoid bases and 1-Deoxydihydroceramides. Toxicological Sciences 108:132.
Yamamoto, S., Voss, K.A. 2008. Meeting the challenges of toxic microorganisms and pathogens: Implications for food safety and public health. Journal of Food Additives & Contaminants. 25(9):1047-1165.
Irvin, E.A., Williams, D., Voss, K.A., Smith, M.A. 2008. Listeria monocytogenes infection in pregnant guinea pigs is associated with maternal liver necrosis, a decrease in maternal serum TNF-alpha concentrations, and an increase in placental apoptosis. Reproductive Toxicology. 26:123-129.
Burns, T.D., Snook, M.E., Riley, R.T., Voss, K.A. 2008. Fumonisin concentrations and in vivo toxicity of nixtamalized Fusarium verticillioides culture material: evidence for Fumonisin-matrix interactions. Food and Chemical Toxicology. 46:2841-2848.
Voss, K.A., Bullerman, L.B., Bianchini, A., Hanna, M.A., Ryu, D. 2008. Reduced toxicity of fumonisin B1 in corn grits by single-screw extrusion. Journal of Food Protection. 71(10):2036-41.
Seiferlein, M., Humpf, H., Voss, K.A., Sullards, C.M., Allegood, J.C., Wang, E., Zhang, Z., Merrill, Jr, A.H. 2007. Hydrolyzed fumonisins HB1 and HB2 are acylated in vitro and in vivo by ceramide synthase to form cytotoxic N-acyl-metabolites. Molecular Nutrition and Food Research 51:1120-1130.
Voss, K.A., Riley, R.T., Gelineau Van-Waes, J. 2007. Fetotoxicity and neural tube defects in CD1 mice exposed to the mycotoxin Fumonisin B1. International Symposium of Mycotoxicology Meeting. Mycotoxins 57S:67-72.
Voss, K.A., Jackson, L.S., Bianchini, A., Bullerman, L.B., Hanna, M.A., Dojin, R. 2007. Chemical and toxicological evaluation of fumonisin B1 in extruded corn grits. Toxicological Sciences. Abst. 725, p. 138.
Riley, R.T., Voss, K.A. 2007. Increased accumulation of fumonisin B1, sphingoid bases and sphingoid base 1-phosphates: explaining the differential sensitivity of rat kidney and liver to fumonisin toxicity. Toxicological Sciences. Abst. 1450, p. 200.
Burns, T., Snook, M.E., Riley, R.T., Mitchell, T.R., Voss, K.A. 2007. Toxicological evaluation of Fusarium verticillioides culture material nixtamalized in the presence and absence of corn matrix. Toxicological Sciences. Abst. 726, p. 138.
Riley, R.T., Voss, K.A. 2006. Differential sensitivity of rat kidney and liver to fumonisin toxicity: organ specific differences in toxin accumulation and sphingoid base metabolism. Toxicological Sciences. 92(1):335-345.
Corton, J., Riley, R.T., Dunn, C., Voss, K.A. 2006. The role of tumor necrosis factor alpha and the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor alpha in moldulating the effects of fumonisin in mouse liver. Toxicology 222:165-174.
Voss, K.A., Riley, R.T., Burns, T.D., Gelineau-Van Waes, J.B. 2005. Studies on the induction of neural tube defects in the lm/bc and cd1 mouse strains following oral or intraperitoneal fumonisin exposure. Proceedings of the 40th Joint Panel Meeting of the United States-Japan Cooperative Program on Natural Resources. Matusushima, Japan. p. 58
Voss, K.A., Riley, R.T., Burns, T.D., Gelineau-Van Waes, J.B. 2005. Developmental toxicity of fusarium verticillioides and fumonisin b1 in lm/bc and cd1 mice: comparing the in vivo models. Proceeding of the 2005 Annual MultiCrop Aflatoxin/Fumonisin Elimination and Fungal Genomics Workshop. Raleigh, North Carolina. p. 63.
Voss, K.A., Riley, R.T., Gelineau-Van Waes, J. 2005. Trends in fumonisin research: recent studies on the developmental effects of fumonisins and fusarium verticillioides. Journal of the Japanese Association of Mycotoxicology/Mycotoxins 55(2):91-100
Humpf, H., Voss, K.A. 2005. Effects of thermal food-processing on the chemical structure and toxicity of fumonisin mycotoxins. Molecular Nutrition and Food Research. 48:255-269.
Voss, K.A., Liu, J., Miller, J.D., Owen, J.R., Riley, R.T., Bacon, C.W., Corton, J.C. 2005. Fumonisin-induced liver toxicity in mice is independent of the peroxisome proliferation-activated receptor alpha. Annual Report for 2004 Center for Food Safety, University of Georgia. Athens, Georgia. University of Georgia. p.
Voss, K.A., Gelineau-Van Waes, J.B., Riley, R.T., Burns, T.D., Bacon, C.W. 2005. Reproductive toxicity of fumonisin-producing fusarium verticillioides in the LM/Bc and CD1 mouse strains. Annual Report for 2004 of the Center for Food Safety, University of Georgia. Athens, Georgia. University of Georgia. p.
Gelineau-Van Waes, J., Starr, L., Maddox, J.R., Aleman, F., Voss, K.A., Wilberding, J., Riley, R.T. 2005. Maternal fumonisin exposure and risk for neural tube defects: disruption of sphingolipid metabolism and folate transport in an in vivo mouse model. Birth Defects Part A: Clinical amd Molecular Teratology. 73:487-497.
Voss, K.A., Gelineau-Van Waes, J.B., Riley, R.T., Burns, T.D., Bacon, C.W. 2004. Maternal and fetal toxicity of fumonisin-producing fusarium verticillioides culture material in lm/bc and cd1 mice. United States-Japan Cooperative Program on Development and Utililization of Natural Resources. Abstracts Proceedings.
Riley, R.T., Gelineau-Van Waes, J., Voss, K.A., Sharma, R.P., Haschek, W.M., Constable, P.D. 2004. Toxicology of the fumonisins and neural rube defects (NTD)[abstract]. International IUPAC Symposium on Mycotoxins and Phycotoxins. p. 91.
Voss, K.A., Riley, R.T., Norred, W.P., Bacon, C.W., Meredith, F.I. 2004. The effects of cooking on fumonisins: overview and recent studies. Multicrop Aflatoxin and Fumonisin Elimination and Fungal Genomics Workshop-The Peanut Foundation. October 13-15, 2003, Savannah, Georgia. p. 19.
Marasas, W.O., Riley, R.T., Hendricks, K.A., Stevens, V.L., Sadler, T.W., Gelineau-Van Waes, J., Missmer, S.A., Cabrera Valverde, J., Torres, O.L., Gelderblom, W.A., Allegood, J., Martinez De Figueroa, A., Maddox, J., Miller, J., Starr, L., Sullards, M., Roman Trigo, A., Voss, K.A., Wang, E., Merrill, Jr., A.H. 2004. Fumonisins disrupt shpingolipid metabolism, folate transport, and neural tube development in embryo culture and in vivo: a potential risk factor for human neural tube defects among populations consuming fumonisin-contaminated. Journal of Nutrition 134:711-716.
Voss, K.A., Riley, R.T., Gelineau-Van Waes, J.B., Bacon, C.W. 2004. Fumonisins: toxicology, emerging issues, and prospects for control and detoxification. In: Yoshizawa, T., editor, New Horizon of Mycotoxicology for Assuring Food Safety, Proceedings International Symposium of Mycotoxicology Kagawa 2003. Takamatsu, Kagawa, Japan. p. 41-48.
Voss, K.A., Plattner, R.D., Gelineau-Van Waes, J.B., Riley, R.T., Bacon, C.W. 2003. Current trends in mycotoxin research: deoxynivalenol and fumonisins. National Food Research Institute's International Symposium on Food Safety (Japan). November, 1-5, 2003, Tsukuba, Japan, p. 9-12.
Voss, K.A., Riley, R.T., Sharma, R.P., Corton, J., Miller, J., Bacon, C.W. 2004. The use of genetically modified mice for studying the in vivo mode of action of fumonisins: studies on tumor necrosis factor alpha and the peroxixome proliferator-activated receptor alpha. Abstracts of Proceedings of US-Japan Cooperative Program on Devlopment and Utililization of Natural Products. November 9-14, 2003. Tokyo, Japan.
Voss, K.A., Riley, R.T., Gelineau-Van Waes, J.B., Bacon, C.W. 2004. Fumonisins: toxicology, emerging issues, and prospects for detoxification [abstract]. Japanese Association of Mycotoxicology - International Symposium of Mycotoxicology in Kagawa. November 4, 2003, Kagawa, Japan. p. 5.
Sharma, R.P., He, Q., Johnson, V.J., Voss, K.A. 2003. Increased expression of CD95-ligand and other apoptotic signaling factors by fumonisin B1, a hepatotoxic mycotoxin, in livers of mice lacking tumor necrosis factor alpha. Cytokines. 24:226-236.
Voss, K.A., Meredith, F.I., Bacon, C.W. 2003. The effect of baking and frying on the in vivo toxicity to rats of cornmeal containing fumonisins. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. v.51. n.18 p.5546-5551.
SHARMA, R.P., HE, Q., JOHNSON, V.J., VOSS, K.A. INCREASED HEPATOTOXICITY OF FUMONISIN B1 IN TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR A-KNOCKOUT MOUSE INVOLVES MODULATION OF FAS SIGNALING [Abstract]. JOURNAL OF FEDERATION OF AMERICAN SOCIETIES FOR EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY. 17:A1040.
VOSS, K.A., LAUGHTER, A., ANDERSON, A., DUNN, C., STAUBER, A.J., RILEY, R.T., MILLER, J.D., CORTON, J.C. THE ROLE OF THE PEROXISOME PROLIFERATOR-ACTIVATED RECEPTOR ALPHA IN MODULATING THE EFFECTS OF FUMONISIN B1 IN MOUSE LIVER. TOXICOLOGIST. 2003. v.77. Abstract. p.7.
Voss, K.A., Riley, R.T., Norred, W.P., Howard, P.C., Poling, S.M., Saunders, D.S., Meredith, F.I. 2002. The role of toxicology and related studies in evaluating the risk of mycotoxins: fumonisin b1 as an example.. Proceedings of the US Japan Joint Panel on Toxic Microorgnisms.