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:: Dr.
Daniel G. Peterson ::
 Assistant Professor
Animal Science
Department
California Polytechnic State
University
San Luis Obispo, CA 93407
Office: Building 10, Room 110C
Phone: 805-756-7633
Lab: 805-756-7268
Fax: 805-756-5069
Email: dpeterso@calpoly.edu
Education:
Doctor of
Philosophy, Cornell
University: 2003
Bachelor of
Science, University
of California, Davis: 1999
Courses
Taught:
Animal Science
112—Principles of Animal Science
Animal Science
320—Physiological Chemistry of Animals
Animal Science
403—Applied Biotechnology in Animal Science
Animal Science
503—Advanced Molecular Techniques in Animal Science
Animal Science
581—Graduate Seminar
Biomedical
Engineering 460—Engineering Physiology
Research
Focus:
Our research
group is primarily focused on applications of molecular biotechnology
in agriculture and medicine.
Specifically, current projects involve delineating nutritional
influences on gene function and manipulation of gene function to
improve nutrition and metabolism.
The Peterson
lab, Fall 2006
The
Peterson lab is currently recruiting qualified candidates for the MS
program
Recent Publications, Proceedings, Abstracts:
Peterson, DG, Scrimgeour, AG, McClung, JP, Koutsos, EA.
2006. A moderate zinc restriction affects intestinal health and immune
function in lipopolysaccharide-challenged mice. Submitted, J. Nutr. Biochem.
Harvatine, K.J., D.G. Peterson, and D.E. Bauman. 2006.
Gene expression profile of trans-10, cis-12 conjugated
linoleic acid in differentiated bovine mammary epithelial cells. 2nd
International Symposium on Animal Functinal Genomics. Pg 16. Available
online: http://isafg.msu.edu/abstracts/poster_abstracts_final.pdf
Guenther, GG, Hylle, LM, Stahl, CH, Koutsos, EA, Peterson,
DG. 2005. Development of methods
for the production of transgenic quail expressing an E. coli phytase gene. Transgenic
Research 15(1) 115-130 (abstr.).
Peterson, DG. 2005. Conjugated linoleic acids in the dairy
cow: Biological activities and applications. Proc. Calif.
Anim. Nutr. Conf. pp. 101-107
Peterson, D.G., Matitashvili, E.A., Bauman, D.E. 2004. The
inhibitory effect of trans-10,
cis-12 CLA on lipid synthesis
in bovine mammary epithelial cells involves reduced proteolytic
activation of the transcription factor SREBP-1. J. Nutr. 134:2523-2527.
Peterson, D.G., Matitashvili, E.A.,
Bauman, D.E. 2003. Diet-induced milk fat depression in dairy cows
results in increased trans-10,
cis-12 CLA in milk fat and
coordinate suppression of mRNA abundance for mammary enzymes involved
in milk fat synthesis. J. Nutr. 133:3098-3102.
Bauman, D.E., Corl, B.A., Peterson, D.G.
2003. The biology of conjugated linoleic acid in ruminants. In Advances in Conjugated Linoleic Acid
Research (Sebedio, J.L., Christie, W.W., Adlof, R.O., eds). Vol.
2., pp. 146-173. AOCS Press, Champaign,
IL.
Peterson, D.G., Baumgard, L.H., Bauman,
D.E. 2002. Milk fat response to low doses of trans-10, cis-12
conjugated linoleic acid (CLA). J. Dairy Sci. 85:1764-1766.
Madron, MS,
Peterson, DG, Dwyer, DA, Corl, BA, Baumgard, LH, Beermann, DH, Bauman, DE.
2002. Effect of extruded full-fat soybeans on conjugated linoleic acid
content of intramuscular, intermuscular, and subcutaneous fat in beef
steers. J. Anim. Sci. 80:1135-1143.
Bauman, DE, Peterson, DG, Corl, BA,
Baumgard, LH, Perfield II, JW. 2001. Update on conjugated linoleic
acids (CLA). Proc. Cornell Nutr. Conf. pp. 170-178.
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