معرفی
Joseph E. Peters is a Professor and Chair of the Department of Microbiology at Cornell University within the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. His research focuses on genomic stability and chromosome evolution, particularly the role of mobile genetic elements in bacterial adaptation.
- Education
- B.S. in Biology, State University of New York at Stony Brook (1991)
- Ph.D. in Microbiology, University of Maryland at College Park (1996)
- Postdoctoral Fellow, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
- Research Interests
- Study of DNA replication, recombination, and repair mechanisms
- Molecular characterization of Tn7-like transposons
- CRISPR-Cas system interactions with mobile elements
- Development of genetic engineering tools
- Horizontal gene transfer dynamics
- Genomic island formation in bacteria
- Publications
- Recent work on telomeric transposons (2025)
- CRISPR-guided transposition mechanisms (2024-2025)
- Structural studies of Tn7 targeting complexes (2022-2024)
- Evolutionary dynamics of mobile genetic elements (2017-2025)
- Academic Roles
- Chair, Department of Microbiology
- Director, R3 Group: DNA Replication, Recombination, and Repair
- Teaching
- BIOMI 4850: Bacterial Genetics
- BIOMI 7980: Graduate Research Seminar in Microbiology
- BIOMI 7990: Microbiology Seminar
Laboratory Activities: Active research on mobile genetic elements, bacterial genome engineering, and CRISPR-Transposon interactions. The Peters Lab is part of the R3 Group and contributes to the Center for Infection and Pathobiology.
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