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Randall T. Peterson

Randall T. Peterson

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
72
Citations
28578
World Ranking
6144
National Ranking
2884

Overview

Randall T. Peterson is affiliated with the University of Utah in the United States. Their research focuses primarily on biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with significant contributions to medicine. More specifically, their work spans molecular biology, cell biology, cellular and molecular neuroscience, cardiology and cardiovascular medicine, and genetics.

Peterson's research outputs cover a range of topics including zebrafish biomedical research applications, CRISPR and genetic engineering, receptor mechanisms and signaling, neurobiology and insect physiology research, single-cell and spatial transcriptomics, genetics and neurodevelopmental disorders, and cassava research related to cyanide.

Frequent coauthors in Peterson's collaborations include:

  • Yijie Geng
  • Calum A. MacRae
  • Anjali K. Nath
  • Saba Parvez
  • Jing-Ruey Joanna Yeh

Peterson has published extensively in several venues, with the highest number of publications appearing in bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), UNC Libraries, Journal of Natural Products, and Journal of Clinical Investigation.

Recent publications by Peterson include:

  • A small-molecule allosteric inhibitor of BAX protects against doxorubicin-induced cardiomyopathy, 2020, Nature Cancer
  • MIC-Drop: A platform for large-scale in vivo CRISPR screens, 2021, Science
  • Zebrafish as a Mainstream Model for In Vivo Systems Pharmacology and Toxicology, 2022, The Annual Review of Pharmacology and Toxicology
  • Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder predisposes to metabolic abnormalities in adulthood, 2020, Journal of Clinical Investigation
  • TRPswitch-A Step-Function Chemo-optogenetic Ligand for the Vertebrate TRPA1 Channel, 2020, Journal of the American Chemical Society

Best Publications

  • Efficient genome editing in zebrafish using a CRISPR-Cas system

    Woong Y. Hwang;Yanfang Fu;Deepak Reyon;Morgan L. Maeder

  • In vivo drug discovery in the zebrafish

    Leonard I. Zon;Randall T. Peterson;Randall T. Peterson

  • Dorsomorphin inhibits BMP signals required for embryogenesis and iron metabolism

    Paul B Yu;Charles C Hong;Charles C Hong;Chetana Sachidanandan;Jodie L Babitt

  • Zebrafish as tools for drug discovery

    Calum A. MacRae;Randall T. Peterson

  • Targeted gene disruption in somatic zebrafish cells using engineered TALENs.

    Jeffry D Sander;Lindsay Cade;Cyd Khayter;Deepak Reyon

  • Zebrafish Behavioral Profiling Links Drugs to Biological Targets and Rest/Wake Regulation

    Jason Rihel;David A. Prober;Anthony Arvanites;Kelvin Lam

  • Selection-free zinc-finger-nuclease engineering by context-dependent assembly (CoDA)

    Jeffry D. Sander;Elizabeth J. Dahlborg;Mathew J. Goodwin;Lindsay Cade

  • BMP type I receptor inhibition reduces heterotopic ossification

    Paul B Yu;Donna Y Deng;Carol S Lai;Charles C Hong

  • Protein phosphatase 2A interacts with the 70-kDa S6 kinase and is activated by inhibition of FKBP12–rapamycinassociated protein

    Randall T. Peterson;Bimal N. Desai;James S. Hardwick;Stuart L. Schreiber

  • Small molecule developmental screens reveal the logic and timing of vertebrate development

    Randall T. Peterson;Brian A. Link;John E. Dowling;Stuart L. Schreiber

  • Rapid behavior-based identification of neuroactive small molecules in the zebrafish

    David Kokel;Jennifer Bryan;Christian Laggner;Rick White

  • Drugs That Induce Repolarization Abnormalities Cause Bradycardia in Zebrafish

    David J. Milan;Travis A. Peterson;Jeremy N. Ruskin;Randall T. Peterson

  • Heritable and Precise Zebrafish Genome Editing Using a CRISPR-Cas System

    Woong Y. Hwang;Yanfang Fu;Deepak Reyon;Morgan L. Maeder

  • Chemical suppression of a genetic mutation in a zebrafish model of aortic coarctation.

    Randall T Peterson;Stanley Y Shaw;Stanley Y Shaw;Travis A Peterson;David J Milan

  • FKBP12-Rapamycin-associated Protein (FRAP) Autophosphorylates at Serine 2481 under Translationally Repressive Conditions

    Randall T. Peterson;Peter A. Beal;Michael J. Comb;Stuart L. Schreiber;Stuart L. Schreiber

  • Structure-activity relationship study of bone morphogenetic protein (BMP) signaling inhibitors.

    Gregory D. Cuny;Paul B. Yu;Joydev K. Laha;Xuechao Xing

  • Use of Zebrafish in Drug Discovery Toxicology

    Steven Cassar;Isaac Adatto;Jennifer L. Freeman;Joshua T. Gamse

  • Growth differentiation factor 9:bone morphogenetic protein 15 heterodimers are potent regulators of ovarian functions

    Jia Peng;Qinglei Li;Karen Wigglesworth;Adithya Rangarajan

  • Rapid Mutation of Endogenous Zebrafish Genes Using Zinc Finger Nucleases Made by Oligomerized Pool ENgineering (OPEN)

    Jonathan E. Foley;Jing-Ruey J. Yeh;Jing-Ruey J. Yeh;Morgan L. Maeder;Deepak Reyon

  • Highly efficient generation of heritable zebrafish gene mutations using homo- and heterodimeric TALENs

    Lindsay Cade;Deepak Reyon;Woong Y. Hwang;Shengdar Q. Tsai

Frequent Co-Authors

Calum A. MacRae
Calum A. MacRae Brigham and Women's Hospital
Robert E. Gerszten
Robert E. Gerszten Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Charles C. Hong
Charles C. Hong University of Maryland, Baltimore
Kenneth D. Bloch
Kenneth D. Bloch Harvard University
David J. Milan
David J. Milan Fondation Leducq
Stuart L. Schreiber
Stuart L. Schreiber Harvard University
J. Keith Joung
J. Keith Joung Harvard University
Mark C. Fishman
Mark C. Fishman Harvard University
Gerry R. Boss
Gerry R. Boss University of California, San Diego
Gregory D. Cuny
Gregory D. Cuny University of Houston

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