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Christian Paul Petersen

  • 2999 Citations
19992020

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Research Interests

Professor Petersen's lab studies the molecular and cellular mechanisms that underlie animal regeneration.  Tissue repair processes are likely ancient, and this ability is highly exaggerated in flatworm planarians, which use adult pluripotent stem cells to regenerate a complex anatomy after any injury, even decapitation. Current work uses this model system for identifying components of spatial control systems that link tissue injury to regulation of identity and extent of regenerative outgrowths.

Education/Academic qualification

Biology, PhD, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

2000 → 2006

Chemistry and History, BA, Grinnell College

1996 → 2000

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Grants

Enhancement of neural regeneration

Petersen, C. P.

National Institute of General Medical Sciences

9/1/19 → 7/30/23

Project: Research project

    • Cell signaling in regeneration and tissue scaling

    Petersen, C. P.

    National Institute of General Medical Sciences

    4/1/19 → 2/28/23

    Project: Research project

    • Regulatory Circuits Controlling Regenerative Growth

    Petersen, C. P.

    National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research

    9/18/13 → 6/30/18

    Project: Research project

    • Control of Wnt Signaling in Regeneration

    Petersen, C. P.

    Ellison Medical Foundation

    8/1/11 → 7/31/15

    Project: Research project

    Identification of Genes Involved in Pattern Control During Regeneration

    Petersen, C. P.

    American Cancer Society

    1/1/11 → 12/31/11

    Project: Research project

    Research Output

    • 2999 Citations
    • 21 Article
    • 2 Short survey
    • 1 Chapter
    • 1 Review article

    STRIPAK Limits Stem Cell Differentiation of a WNT Signaling Center to Control Planarian Axis Scaling

    Schad, E. G. & Petersen, C. P., Jan 20 2020, In : Current Biology. 30, 2, p. 254-263.e2

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

    • Tec-1 kinase negatively regulates regenerative neurogenesis in planarians

    Karge, A., Bonar, N. A., Wood, S. & Petersen, C. P., Jan 2020, In : eLife. 9, e47293.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

    Open Access

    • A small set of conserved genes, including sp5 and Hox, are activated by Wnt signaling in the posterior of planarians and acoels

    Tewari, A. G., Owen, J. H., Petersen, C. P., Wagner, D. E. & Reddien, P. W., Jan 1 2019, In : PLoS genetics. 15, 10, e1008401.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

    Open Access

    • Positional information specifies the site of organ regeneration and not tissue maintenance in planarians

    Hill, E. M. & Petersen, C. P., Mar 16 2018, In : eLife. 7, e33680.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

    • 8 Scopus citations

    Activation of planarian TRPA1 by reactive oxygen species reveals a conserved mechanism for animal nociception

    Arenas, O. M., Zaharieva, E. E., Para, A., Vásquez-Doorman, C., Petersen, C. P. & Gallio, M., Dec 1 2017, In : Nature Neuroscience. 20, 12, p. 1686-1693 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

    • 33 Scopus citations