Gary F. Peter
326 Newins-Zielger, 846-0896
gfpeter@ufl.edu
EDUCATION
Ph.D. Biology, University of California Los Angeles, emphasis Plant Biochemistry & Physiology |
AB Biology, University of Chicago |
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Associate Professor |
School of Forest Resources & Conservation, Genetics Institute, University of Florida |
2002- |
Associate Professor |
ForestBiology, Institute of Paper Science & Technology |
2001-2002 |
Assistant Professor |
Forest Biology, Institute of Paper Science & Technology |
1996 – 2001 |
USDA Postdoctoral Fellow |
Dept. of Plant Biology, University of California Berkeley with Ian Sussex |
1991‑1996 |
NSF Postdoctoral Fellow |
USDA-Plant Gene Expression Center, UC Berkeley with Athanasios Theologis |
1988‑1991 |
PUBLICATIONS (Last 5 years, 37 Total)
2008
Liu, X., Lee, S-C., Casella, G., Peter, G.F. Assessing Agreement of Clustering Methods with Gene Expression Microarray Data 2008. Computational Statistics and Data Analysis, in press.
Peter, G.F. Biomass Crops for Energy. Southern Pines: A Resource for Bioenergy, Editor, Vermerris, W., Springer Press, 2008 In press.
2007
G.F. Peter (2007). Biological Fibre Engineering: Advances in Forest Biotechnology, Microbial and Enzyme Mediated Bioprocessing. Pira International, Surrey, UK 89p
X.B. Li, D.A. Huber, G.L. Powell, T.L. White, G.F. Peter (2007). Breeding for Improved Growth and Juvenile Corewood Stiffness in Slash Pine. Canadian J. For. Research. Canadian J. For. Research. 37: 1886-1893.
B.E. Roth, X.B. Li, D.A. Huber, G.F. Peter (2007). Genotype, Spacing and Silvicultural Intensity Affect Corewood Stiffness in Juvenile Pinus taeda L. in the Southeastern USA. Forest Ecology and Management. 246 (2-3): 155–162.
G.F. Peter, D.E. White, R. De la Torre, R. Singh, D. Newman, (2007). The Value of Forest Biotechnology: A Cost Modeling Study with Loblolly Pine and Kraft Linerboard in the Southeastern USA. Intl. J. Biotechnology 9 (5): 415-435.
H. Azencott, G.F. Peter, M. Prausnitz (2007). Influence of the Cell Wall on Intracellular Delivery to Algal Cells by Electroporation and Sonication. Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology. Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology. 33 (11): 1805-1817.
L.R. Schimleck, J.A. Tyson, P.D. Jones, G.F. Peter, R.F. Daniels, A. Clark, (2007). Investigation of the Number of Spectra Per Radial Strip and Number of Radial Strips per Plantation Required for Robust Pinus Taeda L. Wood Property Calibrations. J. Near Infrared Spectroscopy. 15: 261-268.
T. Vales, X. Feng, L. Ge, N. Xu, J. Cairney, G.S. Pullman, G.F. Peter, (2007). Improved Somatic Embryo Maturation in Loblolly Pine by Monitoring ABA-Responsive Gene Expression. Plant Cell Reports. 26:133-143.
X. Li, T. Shupe, C.Y. Hse, G.F. Peter, T.L. Eberhardt (2007). Anatomical and Chemical Composition Changes with Maturation of the Bamboo Species Phyllostachys pubescens. J. Tropical Forestry. 19 (1): 6-12.
D. White, C. Courchene, T. McDonough, L. Schimleck, D. Jones, G.F. Peter, R. Purnell, G. Goyal, (2007). Effects of Specific Gravity and Lignin Content on the Pulp Yield of Loblolly Pine. 2007 Tappi Engineering, Pulping and Environmental Conference. In press
M.A. Evans, D. White, G.F. Peter, (2007). Trends in digital printing papers: Reliability and print quality are key factors in purchase decisions. Paper360o May 2007: 10-12.
2006
D.P. Jones, L.R. Schimleck, G.F. Peter, R.F. Daniels, A. Clark III (2006). Nondestructive Estimation of Morphological Characteristics for Samples from a Wide Range of Sites in Georgia. Wood Science and Technology. 40 (8): 709-720.
G.A. Tuskan, S.P. DiFazio, J. Bohlmann, I. Grigoriev, U. Hellsten, S. Jansson, N. Putnam, S. Ralph, S. Rombauts, A. Salamov, J. Schein, L. Sterck, A. Arets, R.R. Bhalerao, R.P. Bhalerao, D. Blaudez, W. Boerjan, W., Brun, A., Brunner, A., Busov, V., Campbell, M., Carlson, J., Chalot, M., Chapman, J., Chen, G-L., Cooper, D., Coutinho, P.M., Couturier, J., Covert, S.F., Cronk, Q., Cunningham, R., Davis, J., Degroeve, S., Dejardin, A., dePamphilis, C., Detter, J., Dirks, B., Dubchak, I., Duplessis, S., Ehlting, J., B. Ellis, K. Gendler, D. Goodstein, M. Gribskov, Grimwood A., Groover A., Gunter L., B. Hamberger, B. Heinze, Y. Helariutta, B. Henrissat, D. Holligan, N. Islam-Faridi, M. Jones-Rhoades, R. Jorgensen, C. Joshi, J. Kangasjärvi, J. Karlsson, C. Kelleher, R. Kirkpatrick, M. Kirst, A. Kohler, U. Kalluri, F. Larimer, J. Leebens-Mack, J.C. Leplé, A. Déjardin, G. Pilate, P. Locascio, S. Lucas, F. Martin, B. Montanini, C. Napoli, D.R. Nelson, C.D. Nelson, K.M. Nieminen, O. Nilsson, G. Peter, R. Philippe, A. Poliakov, P. Richardson, C. Rinaldi, K. Ritland, P. Rouzé, D. Ryaboy, J. Schrader, B. Segerman, F. Sterky, C. Souza, C. Tsai, P. Unneberg, K. Wall, S. Wessler, G. Yang, T. Yin, Douglas C., Sandberg G., Van de Peer Y., Rokhsar D. The Genome of Western Black Cottonwood. Populus trichocarpa (Torr. & Gray ex Brayshaw) (2006). Science 313 (5793): 1596-1604.
C. Courchene, G.F. Peter, and J. Litvay, (2006). Microfibril Angle is a Determinant of Paper Strength and Hygroexpansivity in Pinus taeda L. Wood and Fiber Science 38 (1): 112 -120.
2005
D.P. Jones, L. Schimleck, G.F. Peter, R.F. Daniels, A. Clark III, Alexander, (2005). Nondestructive Estimation of Wood Chemical Composition of Radial Strips by Diffuse Reflectance Near Infrared Spectroscopy. Wood Science and Technology 39 (7): 529 - 545
L. Schimleck, P.D. Jones, R.F. Daniels, A. Clark III, G.F. Peter, (2005). Near Infrared Spectroscopy for the Nondestructive Determination of Clear Wood Properties of Pinus taeda L. from the Southern USA. Forest Products Journal 55 (12): 21-28
L. Schimleck, R. Evans, P.D. Jones, R. F. Daniels, G. F. Peter, A. Clark III (2005). Estimation of Microfibril Angle and Stiffness by Near Infrared Spectroscopy Using Sample Sets Having Limited Wood Density Variation. IAWA J. 26 (2): 175-187
J. Wadenback, D. Clapham, D. Craig, R. Sederoff, G. F. Peter, S. von Arnold, U. Egerstdotter, (2005). Comparison of Standard Exponential and Linear Techniques to Amplify Small cDNA Samples for Microarrays. BMC Genomics 6 (61): 1-8
L. Schimleck, D.P. Jones, A. Clark III, R.F. Daniels, G.F. Peter, (2005). Estimation of Wood Properties Using Calibrations Based on Near Infrared Spectra of Independent Pinus taeda L. Samples J. Near Infrared Spectroscopy 13 (1): 47 – 52
P.D. Jones, L. Schimleck, G.F. Peter, R.F. Daniels, A. Clark, III (2005). Nondestructive estimation of Pinus taeda L. wood properties for samples from a wide range of sites in Georgia Can J. For. 35: 85-92
G.F. Peter, D.E. White, N. Sicarelli, R. De la Torre, D. Newman, (2005). Commercialization of Forest Biotechnology- Targets for Enhanced Global Competitiveness of the U.S. Pulp and Paper Industry Proceedings of the 28th Southern Forest Tree Improvement Conf., Editors, McKeand, S. and Li, B., Raleigh, NC. 172 – 183.
D.L. Rockwood, G.F. Peter, M. Langholtz, B. Becker, A. Clark III, and J. Bryan, (2005). Genetically Improved Eucalypts for Novel Applications and Sites in Florida. Proceedings of the 28th Southern Forest Tree Improvement Conf., Editors, McKeand, S. and Li, B., Raleigh, NC. 64 – 75.
G.F. Peter (2005). Molecular Genetics and Breeding in Forest Trees, Forest Science 51(4): 384-385
D.E. White, G.F. Peter, M.A. Evans (2005). Will Increasing the Recycle Content in Papers Affect Printing Operations and Print Quality? GTAF World Technology Forecast. 17: 80-84
2004
G.F. Peter and D.B. Neale, (2004). Molecular Basis for the Evolution of Xylem Lignification. Curr. Op. Plant Biol. 7: 737-742
U. Egerstdotter, L. van Zyl, J. MacKay, G.F. Peter, M. Kirst, C. Clark, R. Whetten, and R. Sederoff. (2004). Gene Expression during Formation of Earlywood and Latewood in Loblolly Pine: Expression Profiles of 350 Genes. Plant Biology. 6: 654-663.
L. Schimleck, P.D. Jones, G.F. Peter, R.F. Daniels, A. Clark, III (2004). Nondestructive Estimation of Tracheid Length from Sections of Radial Wood Strips by Near Infrared Spectroscopy. Holzforschung 58: 375-381
R. P. Cogdill, L. Schimleck, P.D. Jones, G.F. Peter, R.F. Daniels, A. Clark, III. (2004). Estimation of the Physical Wood Properties Of Pinus Taeda L. Radial Strips Using Least Squares Support Vector Machines. Journal of Near Infrared Spectroscopy 12: 263-270.
G. F. Peter, J. Fernandez, D. E. White, C. Courchene and G. A. Baum (2004). Impact of Forest Biotechnology on the Economics of Corrugated Box Production TAPPI 2004 Fall Technical Conference CD-ROM.
G.F. Peter, D.E. White, N. Sicarelli, R. de la Torre, D. Newman (2004). Commercialization of Forest Biotechnology: Economic Targets for Enhanced Global Competitiveness of the U. S. Pulp and Paper Industry. TAPPI Paper Summit 2004 CD-ROM.
D. E. White, G. F. Peter , and M.A. Evans (2004). A Cross-industry Systems Assessment of Future Printing and Papermaking Industry Trends. GATF World Technology Forecast. 16: 67-69
2003
G.F. Peter, D. Benton, and K. Bennett (2003). A Direct Method for Measurement of Microfibril Angle in Single Fibers Using Differential Interference Contrast Microscopy J. Pulp and Paper Science 29 (8) 274-280.
G.S. Pullman, S. Johnson, G.F. Peter, J. Cairney, and N. Xu (2003). Improving Loblolly Pine Somatic Embryo Maturation: Comparison of Somatic and Zygotic Embryo Morphology, Germination, and Gene Expression Plant Cell Reports 21: 747-758.
G.F. Peter, Y. Zhang, and U. Egerstdotter (2003). Accelerated Stem Growth Rates in Loblolly Pine. TAPPI Technical Conference: Engineering, Pulping & PCE&I, CD-ROM
G.F. Peter, R. Singh and J. Fernandez (2003). Trends in Forest Genetics: Improved Paper Properties to Benefit the Graphics Arts Industry GATF World 15: 69-70.
PATENTS
G. S. Pullman and G. F. Peter (2002). Methods of Initiating Embryogenic Cultures in Plants US # 6,492,174
LEADERSHIP ACTIVITIES
Co-director, Forest Biology Research Cooperative, University of Florida, 2007-
Graduate Programs Coordinator, PMCB Graduate Program, University of Florida, 2007-2009
Chair, Curriculum Committee, PMCB Graduate Program, University of Florida, 2006-2008
Chair, Organizing Committee, IEG40, 2005-06
Chair of Faculty, Institute of Paper Science and Technology, 2002
Chair, Admissions Committee, Institute of Paper Science and Technology, 1999-2002
Chair, Graduate Programs Reaccredidation Committee, Institute of Paper Science and Technology, 2001-2002
TAPPI/AF&PA Technology Summit Participant 2001 & 2004
Chair, Safety Committee, Institute of Paper Science and Technology, 1998-2000
Secretary, TAPPI Fiber Supply Committee, 1997-2000
Deans Task Force for Undergraduate Education, U. Chicago, 1980-1982
HONORS & AWARDS
Presidents Award Scientific Team Advancement, Institute of Paper Science and Technology
TAPPI Foundation Research Award, Department of Plant Biology, University of California Berkeley
USDA Individual Award, Department of Plant Biology, University of California Berkeley
NSF Plant Biology Postdoctoral Fellowship, USDA/ARS Plant Gene Expression Center, Univ. of California Berkeley
Distinguished Scholar Award, Department of Biology, University of California Los Angeles
Shell Foundation Graduate Fellowship, Department of Biology, University of California Los Angeles
Edmundson Summer Research Fellowship, University of Chicago
INVITED SEMINARS (Last 4 Years, 45 Total)
Department of Forestry, Purdue University, West Lafeyette, USA, 2007
IUFRO Tree Biotechnology 2007, Ponta Delgado, Portugal, 2007
INEA, Madrid, Spain, 2007
Department of Biology, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, China, 2006
Department of Wood Science, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Beijing, China, 2006
Department of Pulp and Paper Science, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Nanjing, China, 2006
Department of Forest Genetics, Zhejiang Forestry University, Linan, China, 2006
Forestry and Environment, Czech University of Agriculture, Prague, Czech Republic, 2006
Interdisciplinary Bioethics Program, Yale University, New Haven, CT, 2005
SFTIC Plenary Session, Raleigh, NC, 2005
Department of Botany, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 2005
Western Gulf Forest Tree Improvement Program, Little Rock, AR, 2005
Landscapes, Genomics and Transgenic Conifer Forests, Duke University, Durham, NC, 2004
TAPPI Paper Summit, Atlanta, GA, 2004
Sloan Foundation Industries Studies 2004 Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA, 2004
SOFEW, St. Augustine, FL, 2004
PIMA/TAPPI Student Summit, Baton Rouge, LA, 2004
Genetics Institute, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 2003
TAPPI Technical Conference: Engineering, Pulping & PCE&I, Chicago, IL, 2003
School of Forest Resources and Conservation, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 2003
Arborgen, Summerville, SC, 2003
Weyerhaeuser Company, Tacoma, WA, 2003
IUFRO Tree Biotechnology, Umea, Sweden, 2003
Plant Molecular and Cellular Biology Retreat- University of Florida, Daytona Beach, FL, 2003
International Paper, Savannah, GA, 2003
MeadWestvaco, Summerville, SC, 2003