Prof. Dr. Kai-Uwe Goss
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Prof. Dr. Kai-Uwe GossHead of group Toxicokinetic Modeling
Department Computational Biology and Chemistry
Helmholtz-Centre
for Environmental Research - UFZ
Permoserstr. 15
D-04318 Leipzig, Germany
Tel: ++49 0341 6025 1411
kai-uwe.goss@ufz.de
Curriculum Vitae
Education
1989
1993
Master in Environmental Sciences
PhD in Environmental Chemistry
Professional Experience
1994 - 1995
Gray Freshwater Biological Institute and Department of Civil Engineering - University of Minnesota
Postdoctoral Research Associate
1996 - 2006
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zürich (ETH)
and
Swiss Federal Institute of Environmental Science and Technology (EAWAG)
Oberassistent/Privatdozent
since 2007
since 2010
Helmholtz-Centre for Environmental Research UFZ, Leipzig and
Professor for Analytical Environmental Chemistry at the Martin-Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (Faculty for Chemistry and Physics)
Publications
2024 (4)
- Dahley, C., Böckmann, T., Ebert, A., Goss, K.-U. (2024):
Predicting the intrinsic membrane permeability of Caco-2/MDCK cells by the solubility-diffusion model
Eur. J. Pharm. Sci. 195 , art. 106720 10.1016/j.ejps.2024.106720 - Ebert, A., Dahley, C., Goss, K.-U. (2024):
Pitfalls in evaluating permeability experiments with Caco-2/MDCK cell monolayers
Eur. J. Pharm. Sci. 194 , art. 106699 10.1016/j.ejps.2024.106699 - Kotze, S., Ebert, A., Goss, K.-U. (2024):
Effects of aqueous boundary layers and paracellular transport on the efflux ratio as a measure for active transport across cell layers
Pharmaceutics 16 (1), art. 132 10.3390/pharmaceutics16010132 - Kotze, S., Goss, K.-U., Ebert, A. (2024):
The pH-dependence of efflux ratios determined with bidirectional transport assays across cellular monolayers
Int. J. Pharm. 8 , art. 100269 10.1016/j.ijpx.2024.100269
2023 (4)
- Dahley, C., Goss, K.-U., Ebert, A. (2023):
Revisiting the pKa-Flux method for determining intrinsic membrane permeability
Eur. J. Pharm. Sci. 191 , art. 106592 10.1016/j.ejps.2023.106592 - Ebert, A., Ackermann, J., Goss, K.-U. (2023):
Mechanistic modeling of the bioconcentration of (super)hydrophobic compounds in Hyalella azteca
Environ. Sci. Pollut. Res. 30 (17), 50257 - 50268 10.1007/s11356-023-25827-7 - Goss, K.-U. (2023):
Reply to the commentary on “Mantrailing as evidence in court?” [Forensic Sci. Int. Rep. 3 (2021) 100204]
Forensic Sci. Int. Rep. 7 , art. 100308 10.1016/j.fsir.2023.100308 - Goss, K.-U., Ebert, A. (2023):
Bioaccumulation assessment of superhydrophobic substances. Final report
Texte Umweltbundesamt 40/2023
Umweltbundesamt, Dessau-Roßlau, 59 pp.
2022 (2)
- Dahley, C., Garessus, E.D.G., Ebert, A., Goss, K.-U. (2022):
Impact of cholesterol and sphingomyelin on intrinsic membrane permeability
Biochim. Biophys. Acta-Biomembr. 1864 (9), art. 183953 10.1016/j.bbamem.2022.183953 - Ebert, A., Goss, K.U. (2022):
Screening of 6000 compounds for uncoupling activity: a comparison between a mechanistic biophysical model and the structural alert profiler Mitotox
Toxicol. Sci. 185 (2), 208 - 219 10.1093/toxsci/kfab139
2021 (8)
- Allendorf, F., Goss, K.-U., Ulrich, N. (2021):
Estimating the equilibrium distribution of perfluoroalkyl acids (PFAAs) and four of their alternatives in mammals
Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 40 (3), 910 - 920 10.1002/etc.4954 - Ebert, A., Goss, K.-U. (2021):
Model for protonophoric uncoupling: explaining discrepancies between BLM and mitochondria
Eur. Biophys. J. Biophys. Lett. 50 (Suppl. 1), 126 - 126 10.1007/s00249-021-01558-w - Goss, K.-U. (2021):
Mantrailing as evidence in court?
Forensic Sci. Int. Rep. 3 , art. 100204 10.1016/j.fsir.2021.100204 - Goss, K.-U., Schoon, A. (2021):
Concerns regarding “Individual human scent as a forensic identifier using mantrailing”, Forensic Science International Volume 282, January 2018, Pages 111–121
Forensic Sci. Int. 318 , art. 110606 10.1016/j.forsciint.2020.110606 - Krause, S., Goss, K.-U. (2021):
Could chemical exposure and bioconcentration in fish be affected by slow binding kinetics in blood?
Environ. Sci.-Process Impacts 23 (5), 714 - 722 10.1039/D1EM00056J - Krause, S., Goss, K.-U. (2021):
Relevance of desorption kinetics and permeability for in vitro-based predictions of hepatic clearance in fish
Aquat. Toxicol. 235 , art. 105825 10.1016/j.aquatox.2021.105825 - Krause, S., Goss, K.-U. (2021):
Prediction of unbound fractions for in vitro–in vivo extrapolation of biotransformation data
Chem. Res. Toxicol. 34 (1), 7 - 11 10.1021/acs.chemrestox.0c00349 - Ulrich, N., Goss, K.U., Ebert, A. (2021):
Exploring the octanol-water partition coefficient dataset using deep learning techniques and data augmentation
Comm. Chem. 4 , art. 90 10.1038/s42004-021-00528-9
2020 (6)
- Ebert, A., Allendorf, F., Berger, U., Goss, K.-U., Ulrich, N. (2020):
Membrane/water partitioning and permeabilities of perfluoroalkyl acids and four of their alternatives and the effects on toxicokinetic behavior
Environ. Sci. Technol. 54 (8), 5051 - 5061 10.1021/acs.est.0c00175 - Ebert, A., Goss, K.-U. (2020):
Predicting uncoupling toxicity of organic acids based on their molecular structure using a biophysical model
Chem. Res. Toxicol. 33 (7), 1835 - 1844 10.1021/acs.chemrestox.0c00063 - Halbach, K., Ulrich, N., Goss, K.-U., Seiwert, B., Wagner, S., Scholz, S., Luckenbach, T., Bauer, C., Schweiger, N., Reemtsma, T. (2020):
Yolk sac of zebrafish embryos as backpack for chemicals?
Environ. Sci. Technol. 54 (16), 10159 - 10169 10.1021/acs.est.0c02068 - Krause, S., Goss, K.-U. (2020):
Comparison of a simple and a complex model for BCF prediction using in vitro biotransformation data
Chemosphere 256 , art. 127048 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2020.127048 - Schwöbel, J.A.H., Ebert, A., Bittermann, K., Huniar, U., Goss, K.-U., Klamt, A. (2020):
COSMOperm: Mechanistic prediction of passive membrane permeability for neutral compounds and ions and its pH dependence
J. Phys. Chem. B 124 (16), 3343 - 3354 10.1021/acs.jpcb.9b11728 - Ulrich, N., Schweiger, N., Pfennigsdorff, A., Scholz, S., Goss, K.-U. (2020):
Yolk–water partitioning of neutral organic compounds in the model organism Danio rerio
Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 39 (8), 1506 - 1516 10.1002/etc.4744
2019 (7)
- Allendorf, F., Berger, U., Goss, K.-U., Ulrich, N. (2019):
Partition coefficients of four perfluoroalkyl acid alternatives between bovine serum albumin (BSA) and water in comparison to ten classical perfluoroalkyl acids
Environ. Sci.-Process Impacts 21 (11), 1852 - 1863 10.1039/c9em00290a - Goss, K.-U. (2019):
Comment on “Individual human scent as a forensic identifier using mantrailing”
Forensic Sci. Int. 297 , e19 10.1016/j.forsciint.2019.02.024 - Goss, K.-U. (2019):
Comment on “Estimating the Bioconcentration Factors of Hydrophobic Organic Compounds from Biotransformation Rates Using Rainbow Trout Hepatocytes” by Trowell et al. in AECT
Arch. Environ. Contam. Toxicol 76 (1), 153 - 153 10.1007/s00244-018-0553-7 - Goss, K.-U. (2019):
The physical chemistry of odors — Consequences for the work with detection dogs
Forensic Sci. Int. 296 , 110 - 114 10.1016/j.forsciint.2019.01.023 - Henneberger, L., Goss, K.-U. (2019):
Environmental sorption behavior of ionic and ionizable organic chemicals
In: de Voogt, P. (ed.)
Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 253
Springer, New York, p. 43 - 64 10.1007/398_2019_37 - Kopinke, F.-D., Georgi, A., Goss, K.-U. (2019):
Comment on "Re-evaluation of the century-old Langmuir isotherm for modeling adsorption phenomena in solution", published by Azizian et al. [Chemical physics 513 (2018) 99–104]
Chem. Phys. 517 , 265 - 267 10.1016/j.chemphys.2018.10.007 - Salthammer, T., Goss, K.-U. (2019):
Predicting the gas/particle distribution of SVOCs in the indoor environment using poly parameter linear free energy relationships
Environ. Sci. Technol. 53 (5), 2491 - 2499 10.1021/acs.est.8b06585
2018 (13)
- Bittermann, K., Linden, L., Goss, K.-U. (2018):
Screening tools for the bioconcentration potential of monovalent organic ions in fish
Environ. Sci.-Process Impacts 20 (5), 845 - 853 10.1039/c8em00084k - Ebert, A., Hannesschlaeger, C., Goss, K.-U., Pohl, P. (2018):
Passive permeability of planar lipid bilayers to organic anions
Biophys. J. 115 (10), 1931 - 1941 10.1016/j.bpj.2018.09.025 - Fischer, F.C., Cirpka, O.A., Goss, K.-U., Henneberger, L., Escher, B.I. (2018):
Application of experimental polystyrene partition constants and diffusion coefficients to predict the sorption of neutral organic chemicals to multiwell plates in in vivo and in vitro bioassays
Environ. Sci. Technol. 52 (22), 13511 - 13522 10.1021/acs.est.8b04246 - Goss, K.U., Bittermann, K. (2018):
Predicting apparent passive permeability of Caco-2 and MDCK cell-monolayers: A mechanistic model
Naunyn-Schmiedebergs Arch. Pharmacol. 391 (Suppl. 1), S14 - S14 10.1007/s00210-018-1477-5 - Goss, K.-U., Bittermann, K., Henneberger, L., Linden, L. (2018):
Equilibrium biopartitioning of organic anions - A case study for humans and fish
Chemosphere 199 , 174 - 181 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2018.02.026 - Goss, K.-U., Linden, L., Ulrich, N., Schlechtriem, C. (2018):
Revisiting elimination half live as an indicator for bioaccumulation in fish and terrestrial mammals
Chemosphere 210 , 341 - 346 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2018.07.017 - Kopinke, F.-D., Georgi, A., Goss, K.-U. (2018):
Comment on "Mistakes and inconsistencies regarding adsorption of contaminants from aqueous solutions: A critical review, published by Tran et al. [Water Research 12, 2017, 88-116]"
Water Res. 129 , 520 - 521 10.1016/j.watres.2017.09.055 - Krause, S., Goss, K.-U. (2018):
The impact of desorption kinetics from albumin on hepatic extraction efficiency and hepatic clearance: a model study
Arch. Toxicol. 92 (7), 2175 - 2182 10.1007/s00204-018-2224-x - Krause, S., Goss, K.-U. (2018):
In vitro–in vivo extrapolation of hepatic metabolism for different scenarios - a toolbox
Chem. Res. Toxicol. 31 (11), 1195 - 1202 10.1021/acs.chemrestox.8b00187 - Krause, S., Ulrich, N., Goss, K.-U. (2018):
Desorption kinetics of organic chemicals from albumin
Arch. Toxicol. 92 (3), 1065 - 1074 10.1007/s00204-017-2117-4 - Larisch, W., Goss, K.-U. (2018):
Modelling oral up-take of hydrophobic and super-hydrophobic chemicals in fish
Environ. Sci.-Process Impacts 20 (1), 98 - 104 10.1039/c7em00495h - Larisch, W., Goss, K.-U. (2018):
Uptake, distribution and elimination of chemicals in fish – Which physiological parameters are the most relevant for toxicokinetics?
Chemosphere 210 , 1108 - 1114 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2018.07.112 - Wang, C., Wania, F., Goss, K.-U. (2018):
Is secondary organic aerosol yield governed by kinetic factors rather than equilibrium partitioning?
Environ. Sci.-Process Impacts 20 (1), 245 - 252 10.1039/c7em00451f
2017 (10)
- Awonaike, B., Wang, C., Goss, K.-U., Wania, F. (2017):
Quantifying the equilibrium partitioning of substituted polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in aerosols and clouds using COSMOtherm
Environ. Sci.-Process Impacts 19 (3), 288 - 299 10.1039/c6em00636a - Bittermann, K., Goss, K.-U. (2017):
Assessing the toxicity of ionic liquids – Application of the critical membrane concentration approach
Chemosphere 183 , 410 - 418 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2017.05.097 - Bittermann, K., Goss, K.-U. (2017):
Predicting apparent passive permeability of Caco-2 and MDCK cell-monolayers: A mechanistic model
PLOS One 12 (12), e0190319 10.1371/journal.pone.0190319 - Bittermann, K., Spycher, S., Goss, K.-U. (2017):
Erratum to “Comparison of different models predicting the phospholipid-membrane water partition coefficients of charged compounds” [Chemosphere 144C (2016) 382–391]
Chemosphere 179 , 405 - 406 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2017.03.132 - Fischer, F.C., Henneberger, L., König, M., Bittermann, K., Linden, L., Goss, K.-U., Escher, B.I. (2017):
Modeling exposure in the Tox21 in vitro bioassays
Chem. Res. Toxicol. 30 (5), 1197 - 1208 10.1021/acs.chemrestox.7b00023 - Larisch, W., Brown, T.N., Goss, K.-U. (2017):
A toxicokinetic model for fish including multiphase sorption features
Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 36 (6), 1538 - 1546 10.1002/etc.3677 - Larisch, W., Goss, K.-U. (2017):
Calculating the first-order kinetics of three coupled, reversible processes
SAR QSAR Environ. Res. 28 (8), 651 - 659 10.1080/1062936X.2017.1365763 - Linden, L., Goss, K.-U., Endo, S. (2017):
3D-QSAR predictions for bovine serum albumin–water partition coefficients of organic anions using quantum mechanically based descriptors
Environ. Sci.-Process Impacts 19 (3), 261 - 269 10.1039/c6em00555a - Linden, L., Goss, K.-U., Endo, S. (2017):
3D-QSAR predictions for α-cyclodextrin binding constants using quantum mechanically based descriptors
Chemosphere 169 , 693 - 699 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2016.11.115 - Wang, C., Yuan, T., Wood, S.A., Goss, K.-U., Li, J., Ying, Q., Wania, F. (2017):
Uncertain Henry's law constants compromise equilibrium partitioning calculations of atmospheric oxidation products
Atmos. Chem. Phys. 17 , 7529 - 7540 10.5194/acp-17-7529-2017
2016 (5)
- Bittermann, K., Spycher, S., Goss, K.-U. (2016):
Comparison of different models predicting the phospholipid-membrane water partition coefficients of charged compounds
Chemosphere 144 , 382 - 391 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2015.08.065 - Goss, K.-U., Endo, S. (2016):
Comment on "Application of the activity framework for assessing aquatic ecotoxicology data for organic chemicals"
Environ. Sci. Technol. 50 (7), 4139 - 4140 10.1021/acs.est.5b05534 - Henneberger, L., Goss, K.-U., Endo, S. (2016):
Partitioning of organic ions to muscle protein: experimental data, modeling, and implications for in vivo distribution of organic ions
Environ. Sci. Technol. 50 (13), 7029 - 7036 10.1021/acs.est.6b01417 - Henneberger, L., Goss, K.-U., Endo, S. (2016):
Equilibrium sorption of structurally diverse organic ions to bovine serum albumin
Environ. Sci. Technol. 50 (10), 5119 - 5126 10.1021/acs.est.5b06176 - Linden, L., Goss, K.-U., Endo, S. (2016):
Exploring 3D structural influences of aliphatic and aromatic chemicals on α-cyclodextrin binding
J. Colloid Interface Sci. 468 , 42 - 50 10.1016/j.jcis.2016.01.032
2015 (4)
- Endo, S., Brown, T.N., Goss, K.-U. (2015):
Comments on "A simple method for estimating in vitro air-tissue and in vivo blood–tissue partition coefficients" by Abraham, Gala, Ibrahim, Acree and Liu
Chemosphere 120 , 793 - 796 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2014.10.051 - Geisler, A., Oemisch, L., Endo, S., Goss, K.-U. (2015):
Predicting storage-lipid water partitioning of organic solutes from molecular structure
Environ. Sci. Technol. 49 (9), 5538 - 5545 10.1021/es506336m - Wang, C., Goss, K.-U., Lei, Y.D., Abbatt, J.P.D., Wania, F. (2015):
Calculating equilibrium phase distribution during the formation of secondary organic aerosol using COSMOtherm
Environ. Sci. Technol. 49 (14), 8585 - 8594 10.1021/acs.est.5b01584 - Wania, F., Lei, Y.D., Wang, C., Abbatt, J.P.D., Goss, K.-U. (2015):
Using the chemical equilibrium partitioning space to explore factors influencing the phase distribution of compounds involved in secondary organic aerosol formation
Atmos. Chem. Phys. 15 (6), 3395 - 3412 10.5194/acp-15-3395-2015
2014 (9)
- Bittermann, K., Spycher, S., Endo, S., Pohler, L., Huniar, U., Goss, K.-U., Klamt, A. (2014):
Prediction of phospholipid−water partition coefficients of ionic organic chemicals using the mechanistic model COSMOmic
J. Phys. Chem. B 118 (51), 14833 - 14842 10.1021/jp509348a - Endo, S., Goss, K.-U. (2014):
Applications of polyparameter linear free energy relationships in environmental chemistry
Environ. Sci. Technol. 48 (21), 12477 - 12491 10.1021/es503369t - Endo, S., Goss, K.-U. (2014):
Predicting partition coefficients of polyfluorinated and organosilicon compounds using polyparameter linear free energy relationships (PP-LFERs)
Environ. Sci. Technol. 48 (5), 2776 - 2784 10.1021/es405091h - Oemisch, L., Goss, K.-U., Endo, S. (2014):
Ion exchange membranes as novel passive sampling material for organic ions: Application for the determination of freely dissolved concentrations
J. Chromatogr. A 1370 , 17 - 24 10.1016/j.chroma.2014.10.041 - Praetorius, A., Tufenkji, N., Goss, K.-U., Scheringer, M., von der Kammer, F., Elimelech, M. (2014):
The road to nowhere: equilibrium partition coefficients for nanoparticles
Environ. Sci.-Nano 1 (4), 317 - 323 10.1039/c4en00043a - Schoon, A., Fjellanger, R., Kjeldsen, C., Goss, K.-U. (2014):
Using dogs to detect hidden corrosion
Appl. Anim. Behav. Sci. 153 , 43 - 52 10.1016/j.applanim.2014.01.001 - Schoon, A., Fjellanger, R., Kjeldsen, M., Goss, K.-U. (2014):
DOG TEST Detecting corrosion under insulation using trained dogs: a novel approach
Mater. Eval. 72 (2), 142 - 148 - Stenzel, A., Goss, K.-U., Endo, S. (2014):
Prediction of partition coefficients for complex environmental contaminants: Validation of COSMOtherm, ABSOLV, and SPARC
Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 33 (7), 1537 - 1543 10.1002/etc.2587 - Wania, F., Lei, Y.D., Wang, C., Abbatt, J.P.D., Goss, K.-U. (2014):
Novel methods for predicting gas–particle partitioning during the formation of secondary organic aerosol
Atmos. Chem. Phys. 14 (23), 13189 - 13204 10.5194/acp-14-13189-2014
2013 (13)
- Brown, T.N., Stenzel, A., Goss, K.-U. (2013):
Assessing the reliability of QSAR predictions for structurally complex chemicals
Abstr. Paper Am. Chem. Soc. 246 , 64-ENVR - Droge, S.T.J., Goss, K.-U. (2013):
Development and evaluation of a new sorption model for organic cations in soil: contributions from organic matter and clay minerals
Environ. Sci. Technol. 47 (24), 14233 - 14241 10.1021/es4031886 - Droge, S.T.J., Goss, K.-U. (2013):
Sorption of organic cations to phyllosilicate clay minerals: CEC-normalization, salt dependency, and the role of electrostatic and hydrophobic effects
Environ. Sci. Technol. 47 (24), 14224 - 14232 10.1021/es403187w - Droge, S.T.J., Goss, K.-U. (2013):
Ion-exchange affinity of organic cations to natural organic matter: influence of amine type and nonionic interactions at two different pHs
Environ. Sci. Technol. 47 (2), 798 - 806 10.1021/es3033499 - Endo, S., Brown, T.N., Goss, K.-U. (2013):
General model for estimating partition coefficients to organisms and their tissues using the biological compositions and polyparameter linear free energy relationships
Environ. Sci. Technol. 47 (12), 6630 - 6639 10.1021/es401772m - Endo, S., Geisler, A., Goss, K.-U. (2013):
Response to the comment on "Partitioning of polar and non-polar neutral organic chemicals into human and cow milk"
Environ. Int. 61 , 154 - 154 10.1016/j.envint.2013.09.003 - Endo, S., Goss, K.-U. (2013):
Applications of polyparameter linear free energy relationships (PP-LFERs) for evaluating environmentally relevant partition coefficients of organic chemicals
Abstr. Paper Am. Chem. Soc. 246 , 67-ENVR - Goss, K.-U., Brown, T.N., Endo, S. (2013):
Elimination half-life as a metric for the bioaccumulation potential of chemicals in aquatic and terrestrial food chains
Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 32 (7), 1663 - 1671 10.1002/etc.2229 - McNeill, K., Hofstetter, T.B., Goss, K.-U., Escher, B. (2013):
A tribute to René P. Schwarzenbach
Environ. Sci. Technol. 47 (13), 6725 - 6727 10.1021/es402221r - Oemisch, L., Goss, K.-U., Endo, S. (2013):
Determination of oil–water partition coefficients of polar compounds: silicone membrane equilibrator vs. SPME passive sampler
Anal. Bioanal. Chem. 405 (8), 2567 - 2574 10.1007/s00216-012-6689-9 - Schneider, M., Endo, S., Goss, K.-U. (2013):
Volatilization of pesticides from the bare soil surface: evaluation of the humidity effect
J. Environ. Qual. 42 (3), 844 - 851 10.2134/jeq2012.0320 - Stenzel, A., Goss, K.-U., Endo, S. (2013):
Experimental determination of polyparameter linear free energy relationship (pp-LFER) substance descriptors for pesticides and other contaminants: new measurements and recommendations
Environ. Sci. Technol. 47 (24), 14204 - 14214 10.1021/es404150e - Stenzel, A., Goss, K.U., Endo, S. (2013):
Determination of polyparameter linear free energy relationship (pp-LFER) substance descriptors for established and alternative flame retardants
Environ. Sci. Technol. 47 (3), 1399 - 1406 10.1021/es304780a