Yuri Peterson, Ph.D.
Hormone driven and refractory cancers, cell signaling, bioenergetics, general drug discovery, biomarkers
Research Interest
My research focus is to employ in vitro, cell-based, and in silico approaches to quantitate protein and small molecule functionality as a bridge between chemical biology and pathobiology. My training and background is in cell and molecular pharmacology, cancer biology and informatics, chemical biology, and biotechnology. My expertise in bioassays, microscopy, high-throughput screening, protein-ligand and protein-protein interactions and cheminformatics have contributed in a number of biologic signaling systems. I have been a PI or Co-I on multiple projects, helped lead the Drug Discovery Core at MUSC for over ten years, and the Bioenergetics Profiling core for three years, authored over 17 drug patents, and greatly appreciate the commitment needed to support experimental biology and translational team based research.