Reuben J. Peters PhD

Reuben Peters is a professor in the Department of Biochemistry, Biophysics, and Molecular Biology at Iowa State University, where he is studying diterpenoid biosynthesis and physiological function. These complex natural products are important in host-microbe interactions (particularly for plants), and some have proven to be effective pharmaceutical drugs.

Thus, this research has potential implications for both plant and human health. Prior to joining the faculty at Iowa State University, Peters was a Postdoctoral Fellow of the Jane Coffin Childs Memorial Fund for Medical Research at the Institute of Biological Chemistry at Washington State University with Dr. Rodney Croteau. He is a beneficiary of the University of California education system, having received his B.S. in molecular biology at U.C. San Diego and his Ph.D. in biochemistry and biophysics from U.C. San Francisco.