Katherine Strissel, Ph.D

Recent Publications
?	Scientist III Obesity and Metabolism Laboratory Jean Mayer USDA HNRCA at Tufts University 711 Washington Street Room 606 Boston, MA 02111-1524 Phone: (617) 556-3319 Fax: (617) 556-3224 E-mail: katherine.strissel@tufts.edu
Education	B.A. University of Illinois at Chicago M.A. Biology Temple University Ph.D Biology Temple University
Research Focus	Potential role(s) of macrophage infiltration of obese adipose tissue in progression towards insulin resistance and type II diabetes
Selected Professional Affiliations	NAASO American Society for Cell Biology Society for Neuroscience American Association for the Advancement of Science Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology
Strissel KJ, DeFuria J, Shaul ME, Bennett G, Greenberg AS, Obin MS. T-cell recruitment and Th1 polarization in adipose tissue during diet-induced obesity in C57BL/6 mice. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2010 Oct;18(10):1918-25. Shaul ME, Bennett G, Strissel KJ, Greenberg AS, Obin MS. Dynamic, M2-like remodeling phenotypes of CD11c+ adipose tissue macrophages during high-fat diet--induced obesity in mice. Diabetes. 2010 May;59(5):1171-81. Miyoshi H, Souza SC, Endo M, Sawada T, Perfield JW 2nd, Shimizu C, Stancheva Z, Nagai S, Strissel KJ, Yoshioka N, Obin MS, Koike T, Greenberg AS. Perilipin overexpression in mice protects against diet-induced obesity. J Lipid Res. 2010 May;51(5):975-82. Rogers NH, Perfield JW 2nd, Strissel KJ, Obin MS, Greenberg AS. Loss of ovarian function in mice results in abrogated skeletal muscle PPARdelta and FoxO1-mediated gene expression. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2010 Jan 29;392(1):1-3. DeFuria J, Bennett G, Strissel KJ, Perfield JW 2nd, Milbury PE, Greenberg AS, Obin MS. Dietary blueberry attenuates whole-body insulin resistance in high fat-fed mice by reducing adipocyte death and its inflammatory sequelae. J Nutr. 2009 Aug;139(8):1510-6. Rogers NH, Perfield JW 2nd, Strissel KJ, Obin MS, Greenberg AS. Reduced energy expenditure and increased inflammation are early events in the development of ovariectomy-induced obesity. Endocrinology. 2009 May;150(5):2161-8.