Faculty and Staff Biography

DeRuisseau-Keith

Keith DeRuisseau

Associate Professor, Exercise Physiology & Program Director Exercise Physiology
Basic Sciences

Education

Bachelor of Science, University of Massachusetts, Amherst

Master of Science, University of Massachusetts, Amherst

Ph.D., Florida State University

Postdoctoral, University of Florida

Specialty

Exercise physiology

Skeletal muscle physiology

Iron metabolism

Current Research

The overall research focus of my laboratory is to study the impact of iron metabolism dysregulation on tissue function. Upcoming work will examine iron regulation in trisomic mice, a model of Down Syndrome (Ds), across the adult lifespan. These studies will assess whether dysregulation of iron homeostasis may be an underlying factor in clinical outcomes that are associated with Ds.