John Voss, Ph.D.

Dr. Voss earned his Ph.D. at the University of Minnesota Medical School, where he used time-resolved luminescence to observe protein-protein interactions in native biological membranes.  He then was a fellow at the Howard Hughes Medical and Jules Stein Eye Institute, UCLA, where he explored site-directed spin labeling approaches for engineered proteins. Dr. Voss specializes in using EPR spectroscopy to examine complex and dynamic ensembles, such as misfolded proteins that underlie diseases of neurodegeneration. The discovery of a new class of paramagnetic small molecules led to his founding of Paramag, Inc., which has licensed the technology from UC. 

The Voss research group employs biophysical approaches to elucidate the complexity of protein misfolding and is developing CNS-active small molecule modulators to counter pathogenic conformations in proteins and oxidative stress.