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

  • Anne, S., Friudenberg, A. F., & Peterson, R. L. (2024). Characterization of a High-Affinity Copper Transporter CTR1a in the White-Nose Syndrome Causing Fungal Pathogen Pseudogymnoascus destructans. Journal of Fungi. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.3390/jof10100729
  • Igareta, N. V., Tachibana, R., Spiess, D., Peterson, R. L., & Ward, T. (2023). Shielding the active site: a streptavidin superoxidedismutase chimera as a host protein for asymmetric transfer hydrogenation. Faraday Discussions. https://doi.org/10.1039/d3fd00034f
  • 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

Selected Awards

  • Award / Honor Recipient: 2024 CoSE Millionaire Award, Texas State University. October 2024 - Present
  • Award / Honor Recipient: CoSE 2023 College Achievement for Excellence in Scholarly/Creative Activities, Texas State University. 2023
  • 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.
  • Hudnall, Todd W (Principal), Kerwin, Sean Michael (Co-Principal), Peterson, Ryan Loren (Co-Principal), Shi, Xijun (Co-Principal), Schilter, David (Co-Principal), Haque, Ariful (Supporting), Droopad, Ravindranath (Supporting), Chen, Yihong (Supporting), Brittain, Bill (Supporting), Geerts, Wilhelmus J (Supporting), Kornienko, Alexander Vladimir (Supporting). MRI: Acquisition of a Single Crystal X-ray Diffractometer to Advance Structural Analysis in Chemical, Biochemical, and Material Sciences at Texas State University, National Science Foundation, Federal, $485000. (Submitted: November 15, 2023, Funded: August 15, 2024 - July 31, 2027). Grant.
  • Schilter, David (Principal), Peterson, Ryan Loren (Co-Principal), Hudnall, Todd W (Co-Principal). Continuous-Wave X-Band Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Spectrometer, National Institutes of Health, Federal, $232414. (Submitted: July 12, 2023, Funded: August 1, 2024 - Present). Grant.

Selected Service Activities

Undergraduate Advisor
Biochemistry Society
August 2022-Present
Member
Chemistry Admission Committee
September 2021-Present
Participant
Bobcat Days
April 7, 2024-April 7, 2024
Member
MSEC Admission Committee
February 2021-June 2023
Participant
Bobcat Days
April 9, 2023-April 9, 2023