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Kevin J. Peterson

Kevin J. Peterson

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
64
Citations
19169
World Ranking
9498
National Ranking
4193

Overview

Kevin J. Peterson is affiliated with Dartmouth College in the United States. Their academic work focuses primarily on the field of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with 43 documented publications. Within this broad area, key subfields of study include Molecular Biology, Cancer Research, Genetics, Ecology, and Plant Science.

The scientist's research addresses a variety of topics, including:

  • Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
  • MicroRNA in disease regulation
  • Chromosomal and Genetic Variations
  • Genetic diversity and population structure
  • RNA modifications and cancer
  • Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research
  • Parasite Biology and Host Interactions

Kevin J. Peterson has contributed to numerous research papers published in reputable scientific journals. Some recent notable papers include:

  • RNAcentral 2021: secondary structure integration, improved sequence search and new member databases (2020, Nucleic Acids Research)
  • MirGeneDB 2.1: toward a complete sampling of all major animal phyla (2021, Nucleic Acids Research)
  • Hagfish genome elucidates vertebrate whole-genome duplication events and their evolutionary consequences (2024, Nature Ecology & Evolution)
  • MirGeneDB 3.0: improved taxonomic sampling, uniform nomenclature of novel conserved microRNA families and updated covariance models (2024, Nucleic Acids Research)
  • MicroRNAs are deeply linked to the emergence of the complex octopus brain (2022, Science Advances)

The frequent coauthors associated with Kevin J. Peterson include:

  • Bastian Fromm
  • Marc R. Friedländer
  • Sinan U. Umu
  • Peter J. Chabot
  • Alan J. S. Beavan

Publications by Kevin J. Peterson often appear in specific venues that reflect their research focus. Frequent publication venues include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Nucleic Acids Research
  • Nature Ecology & Evolution
  • Science Advances
  • Cell Genomics

This combination of topics, collaborative networks, and publication platforms positions Kevin J. Peterson as an active contributor to molecular biology and genetics research, particularly concerning RNA biology, evolutionary genomics, and cancer mechanisms.

Best Publications

  • The Cambrian conundrum: Early divergence and later ecological success in the early history of animals

    Douglas H. Erwin;Douglas H. Erwin;Marc Laflamme;Sarah M. Tweedt;Sarah M. Tweedt;Erik A. Sperling

  • The genome of the sea urchin Strongylocentrotus purpuratus.

    Erica Sodergren;George M. Weinstock;Eric H. Davidson;R. Andrew Cameron

  • Episodic radiations in the fly tree of life

    Brian M. Wiegmann;Michelle D. Trautwein;Isaac S. Winkler;Norman B. Barr

  • The dynamic genome of Hydra

    Jarrod A. Chapman;Ewen F. Kirkness;Oleg Simakov;Oleg Simakov;Steven E. Hampson

  • The deep evolution of metazoan microRNAs

    Benjamin M. Wheeler;Alysha M. Heimberg;Vanessa N. Moy;Erik A. Sperling

  • Animal phylogeny and the ancestry of bilaterians: inferences from morphology and 18S rDNA gene sequences.

    Kevin J. Peterson;Douglas J. Eernisse

  • A Uniform System for the Annotation of Vertebrate microRNA Genes and the Evolution of the Human microRNAome

    Bastian Fromm;Tyler Billipp;Liam E. Peck;Morten Johansen

  • Estimating metazoan divergence times with a molecular clock

    Kevin J. Peterson;Jessica B. Lyons;Kristin S. Nowak;Carter M. Takacs

  • Acoelomorph flatworms are deuterostomes related to Xenoturbella

    Hervé Philippe;Henner Brinkmann;Richard R. Copley;Leonid L. Moroz

  • Origin of Bilaterian Body Plans: Evolution of Developmental Regulatory Mechanisms

    Eric H. Davidson;Kevin J. Peterson;R. Andrew Cameron

  • MicroRNAs and the advent of vertebrate morphological complexity

    Alysha M. Heimberg;Lorenzo F. Sempere;Vanessa N. Moy;Philip C. J. Donoghue

  • Origin of the Eumetazoa: Testing ecological predictions of molecular clocks against the Proterozoic fossil record

    Kevin J. Peterson;Nicholas J. Butterfield

  • The Ediacaran emergence of bilaterians: congruence between the genetic and the geological fossil records

    Kevin J Peterson;James A Cotton;James G Gehling;Davide Pisani

  • The phylogenetic distribution of metazoan microRNAs: insights into evolutionary complexity and constraint.

    Lorenzo F. Sempere;Charles N. Cole;Mark A. Mcpeek;Kevin J. Peterson

  • Phylogenetic analysis of the formin homology 2 domain.

    Henry N. Higgs;Kevin J. Peterson

  • microRNAs reveal the interrelationships of hagfish, lampreys, and gnathostomes and the nature of the ancestral vertebrate

    Alysha M Heimberg;Richard Cowper-Sal{middle dot}lari;Marie Semon;Philip C. J. Donoghue

  • MicroRNAs and metazoan macroevolution: insights into canalization, complexity, and the Cambrian explosion

    Kevin J. Peterson;Michael R. Dietrich;Mark A. McPeek

  • The end of the Ediacara biota: Extinction, biotic replacement, or Cheshire Cat?

    Marc Laflamme;Simon A.F. Darroch;Sarah M. Tweedt;Sarah M. Tweedt;Kevin J. Peterson

  • A congruent solution to arthropod phylogeny: phylogenomics, microRNAs and morphology support monophyletic Mandibulata

    Omar Rota-Stabelli;Omar Rota-Stabelli;Lahcen I Campbell;Henner Brinkmann;Gregory D Edgecombe

  • The plant B3 superfamily

    Kankshita Swaminathan;Kevin Peterson;Thomas Jack

Frequent Co-Authors

Erik A. Sperling
Erik A. Sperling Stanford University
Davide Pisani
Davide Pisani University of Bristol
Philip C. J. Donoghue
Philip C. J. Donoghue University of Bristol
Eivind Hovig
Eivind Hovig University of Oslo
Eric H. Davidson
Eric H. Davidson California Institute of Technology
R. Andrew Cameron
R. Andrew Cameron California Institute of Technology
Mark A. McPeek
Mark A. McPeek Dartmouth College
Douglas H. Erwin
Douglas H. Erwin National Museum of Natural History
Robert D. Burke
Robert D. Burke University of Victoria
Arcady Mushegian
Arcady Mushegian National Science Foundation

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