Faculty Profile for Dr. Ryan Loren Peterson

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Dr. Ryan Loren Peterson
Assistant Professor — Chemistry and Biochemistry
CHEM 314
phone: (512) 245-0894
Scholarly/Creative Work
Awards
Grants
Service

Biography Section

Biography and Education

 Post Doc Universität Basel (2016-2019) Mentor Thomas R. Ward
Post Doc JHU BSPH (2013-2016) Mentor Valeria C. Culotta
PhD. Johns Hopkins University (2013) Mentor Kenneth D. Karlin
B.S. Chemistry Sonoma State Univesity (2006) Mentor Carmen F. Works

Teaching Interests

 Inorganic chemistry, Biochemistry, Enzymology

Research Interests

 Copper, Metalloenzymes, Reactive Oxygen Species, Inorganic Chemistry, Fungi, Pathogens, Candida, Oomycetes

Selected Scholarly/Creative Work

  • Christoffel, F., Igareta, N. V., Pellizzoni, M. M., Tiessler-Sala, L., Lozhkin, B., Spiess, D. C., … Ward, T. R. (2021). Design and evolution of chimeric streptavidin for protein-enabled dual gold catalysis. Nature Catalysis, 4(8), 643–653. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41929-021-00651-9
  • Peterson, R. L., Robinett, N. G., & Culotta, V. C. (2018). Eukaryotic Cu-only Superoxide Dismutases (SODs): A new class of SOD enzymes and SOD-like protein domains. J. Biol. Chem, 4636–4643. Retrieved from http://www.jbc.org/site/thematics/metals_copper/
  • Peterson, R. L., Galaleldeen, A., Villarreal, J., Taylor, A. B., Cabelli, D. E., Hart, P. J., & Culotta, V. C. (2016). The Phylogeny and Active Site Design of Eukaryotic Copper-only Superoxide Dismutases. The Journal of Biological Chemistry, 291(40), 20911–20923. https://doi.org/10.1074/jbc.M116.748251
  • Peterson, R. L., Ginsbach, J. W., Cowley, R. E., Qayyum, M. F., Himes, R. A., Siegler, M. A., … Karlin, K. D. (2013). Stepwise protonation and electron-transfer reduction of a primary copper-dioxygen adduct. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 135(44), 16454–16467. https://doi.org/10.1021/ja4065377
  • Peterson, R. L., Himes, R. A., Kotani, H., Suenobu, T., Tian, L., Siegler, M. A., … Karlin, K. D. (2011). Cupric superoxo-mediated intermolecular C-H activation chemistry. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 133(6), 1702–1705. https://doi.org/10.1021/ja110466q

Selected Awards

  • Award / Honor Recipient: CoSE 2023 College Achievement for Excellence in Scholarly/Creative Activities, Texas State University. 2023
  • Award / Honor Recipient: NIH Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award. 2014 - 2016
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Helvetica Chimica Acta; ICBIC 3rd Prize Poster Award 2011. 2011
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Research Intern, Osaka University. February 2010 - May 2010
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Research Assistant, Ewha Womans University. September 2009 - February 2010

Selected Grants

  • Lewis, Karen A (Principal), Kerwin, Sean Michael (Co-Principal), Whitten, Steven T (Co-Principal), Kornienko, Alexander Vladimir (Supporting), Peterson, Ryan Loren (Supporting), Xue, Xiaoyu (Supporting). MRI: Acquisition of Automated Isothermal Titration Calorimeter for Biophysical Research at Texas State University, National Science Foundation, Federal, $262280. (Submitted: January 19, 2022, Funded: September 1, 2022 - August 31, 2025). Grant.
  • Lewis, Karen A (Principal), Luxford, Cynthia J (Co-Principal), Wheeler, Brittany Marie (Co-Principal), Webre, Whitney Ann (Co-Principal), Holland, Cory Lee (Co-Principal), Betancourt, Tania (Supporting), Brittain, William J (Supporting), Hudnall, Todd W (Supporting), Irvin, Jennifer A (Supporting), Kerwin, Sean Michael (Supporting), Kornienko, Alexander Vladimir (Supporting), Peterson, Ryan Loren (Supporting), Rhodes, Christopher Peter (Supporting). REU Site: A Chemistry REU on Molecular Innovation and Exploration (CheMIE), National Science Foundation, Federal, $378188. (Submitted: August 25, 2021, Funded: April 15, 2022 - Present). Grant.
  • Peterson, Ryan Loren. Elucidating the metal cell biology of Saprolegnia parasitica, USDA-NIFA, Federal, $300000. (Funded: January 1, 2022 - December 31, 2023). Grant.
  • Peterson, Ryan Loren, Lu, Yuan. Diversity Supplement: Mechanisms for cellular copper import via secreted cuproproteins, NIH, Federal, $69740. (Funded: July 1, 2023 - August 31, 2024). Grant.
  • Peterson, Ryan Loren. Research Supplement: Mechanisms for cellular copper import via secreted cuproproteins, NIH, Federal, $100000. (Funded: July 1, 2023 - June 30, 2024). Grant.

Selected Service Activities

Undergraduate Advisor
Biochemistry Society
August 2022-Present
Member
Chemistry Admission Committee
September 2021-Present
Member
MSEC Admission Committee
February 2021-June 2023
Reviewer / Referee
Biochemistry
2022-2022
Participant
Scholarship Committee
March 2021-April 2022