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Richard E. Peterson is affiliated with the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the United States. Their research primarily spans the field of Medicine, with a focus on multiple subfields including Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Surgery, Spectroscopy, and Molecular Biology.

Their recent publications include work on diverse and specialized topics. Notable recent papers are:

  • The 2022 world health organization reevaluation of human and mammalian toxic equivalency factors for polychlorinated dioxins, dibenzofurans and biphenyls (2023), Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology
  • Denoising of Mass Spectrometry Images via Inverse Maximum Signal Factors Analysis (2022), Analytical Chemistry
  • BCL-X L -targeting antibody-drug conjugates are active in preclinical models and mitigate on-mechanism toxicity of small-molecule inhibitors (2024), Science Advances
  • Synthesis and biological evaluation of FICZ analogues as agonists of aryl hydrocarbon receptor (2020), Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters
  • Differential effect of gastric bypass versus sleeve gastrectomy on insulinotropic action of endogenous incretins (2023), Obesity

Frequent publication venues include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Analytical Chemistry
  • Obesity
  • Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry
  • Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Richard E. Peterson are:

  • Marzieh Salehi
  • Samantha Pezzica
  • Ralph A. DeFronzo
  • Amalia Gastaldelli
  • Bonnie J. Tyler

The scientist's work addresses several main research topics, which include:

  • Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes
  • Diabetes Treatment and Management
  • Mass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications
  • Hyperglycemia and glycemic control in critically ill and hospitalized patients
  • Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact
  • Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals
  • Ion-surface interactions and analysis

This body of research reflects a diverse set of focuses ranging from clinical impacts of bariatric surgery and diabetes control mechanisms, to advanced analytical chemistry techniques such as mass spectrometry, as well as toxicological assessment of environmental pollutants and chemical agents.

Best Publications

  • The 2005 World Health Organization reevaluation of human and Mammalian toxic equivalency factors for dioxins and dioxin-like compounds.

    Martin Van den Berg;Linda S. Birnbaum;Michael Denison;Mike De Vito

  • Toxic equivalency factors (TEFs) for PCBs, PCDDs, PCDFs for humans and wildlife

    M. van den Berg;L. Birnbaum;A.T.C. Bosveld;B. Brunstrom

  • Zebrafish as a model vertebrate for investigating chemical toxicity.

    Adrian J. Hill;Hiroki Teraoka;Warren Heideman;Richard E. Peterson

  • Developmental and Reproductive Toxicity of Dioxins and Related Compounds: Cross-Species Comparisons

    Peterson Re;Theobald Hm;Kimmel Gl

  • In utero and lactational exposure of male rats to 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin. 1. Effects on androgenic status.

    Thomas A. Mably;Robert W. Moore;Richard E. Peterson

  • In utero and lactational exposure of male rats to 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin. 3. Effects on spermatogenesis and reproductive capability.

    Thomas A. Mably;Donald L. Bjerke;Robert W. Moore;Annette Gendron-Fitzpatrick

  • Overview of a workshop on screening methods for detecting potential (anti‐) estrogenic/androgenic chemicals in wildlife

    Gerald T. Ankley;Ellen Mihaich;Ralph G. Stahl;Donald E. Tillitt

  • Abnormalities of sexual development in male rats with in utero and lactational exposure to the antiandrogenic plasticizer Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate.

    Robert W. Moore;Thomas A. Rudy;Tien-Min Lin;Kinarm Ko

  • Potencies of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxin, dibenzofuran, and biphenyl congeners, relative to 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin, for producing early life stage mortality in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)

    Mary K. Walker;Richard E. Peterson

  • Early life stage toxicity of 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin in zebrafish (Danio rerio).

    Tala R. Henry;Jan M. Spitsbergen;Michael W. Hornung;Christian C. Abnet

  • Functional aspects of developmental toxicity of polyhalogenated aromatic hydrocarbons in experimental animals and human infants

    Abraham Brouwer;Ulf G. Ahlborg;Martin Van den Berg;Linda S. Birnbaum

  • Heart Malformation Is an Early Response to TCDD in Embryonic Zebrafish

    Dagmara S. Antkiewicz;C. Geoffrey Burns;Sara A. Carney;Richard E. Peterson

  • In utero and lactational exposure of male rats to 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin. 2. Effects on sexual behavior and the regulation of luteinizing hormone secretion in adulthood.

    Thomas A. Mably;Robert W. Moore;Robert W. Goy;Richard E. Peterson

  • A ligand for the aryl hydrocarbon receptor isolated from lung.

    Jiasheng Song;Margaret Clagett-Dame;Richard E. Peterson;Mark E. Hahn

  • Aryl hydrocarbon receptor 2 mediates 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin developmental toxicity in zebrafish.

    Amy L. Prasch;Hiroki Teraoka;Sara A. Carney;Wu Dong

  • Tissue distribution, metabolism, and elimination of perfluorooctanoic acid in male and female rats

    John P. Vanden Heuvel;Benedict I. Kuslikis;Marc J. Van Rafelghem;Richard E. Peterson

  • Physiological role of the aryl hydrocarbon receptor in mouse ovary development.

    Jamie C. Benedict;Tien Min Lin;I. K. Loeffler;Richard E. Peterson

  • Tissue-Specific Expression of AHR2, ARNT2, and CYP1A in Zebrafish Embryos and Larvae: Effects of Developmental Stage and 2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin Exposure

    Eric A. Andreasen;Jan M. Spitsbergen;Robert L. Tanguay;John J. Stegeman

  • 2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin Toxicity in the Zebrafish Embryo: Local Circulation Failure in the Dorsal Midbrain Is Associated with Increased Apoptosis

    Wu Dong;Hiroki Teraoka;Koji Yamazaki;Shusaku Tsukiyama

  • Latent TGF-β binding protein 3 identifies a second heart field in zebrafish

    Yong Zhou;Timothy J. Cashman;Kathleen R. Nevis;Pablo Obregon

Frequent Co-Authors

Warren Heideman
Warren Heideman University of Wisconsin–Madison
John P. Vanden Heuvel
John P. Vanden Heuvel Pennsylvania State University
John J. Stegeman
John J. Stegeman Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Paul S. Cooke
Paul S. Cooke University of Florida
Robert L. Tanguay
Robert L. Tanguay Oregon State University
Robert J. Hamers
Robert J. Hamers University of Wisconsin–Madison
Chiharu Tohyama
Chiharu Tohyama University of Tokyo
Hector F. DeLuca
Hector F. DeLuca University of Wisconsin–Madison
Stephen Safe
Stephen Safe Texas A&M University
Mark E. Hahn
Mark E. Hahn Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

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