Peter Thompson
Research Assistant Professor
Principal Research Scholar, METRIC
Protein Biophysics
Polk Hall 51
919.515.0836 pmthomps@ncsu.edu WebsiteBio
Research Interests
My primary area of focus is the development and application of NMR techniques for biomolecular applications. This includes determination protein structure and dynamics, protein:protein interactions, protein:ligand interactions, and metabolomics.
In addition to my NMR role, I also help oversee the Biomolecular Interactions Core Facility (BICF). There, I train users in Isothermal Titration Calorimetry, Analytical Ultracentrifugation, and Circular Dichroism and assist in experimental design and data analysis of their experiments.
Education
Post-doctoral Researcher National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences 2017
Ph.D. Biochemistry and Biophysics University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 2015
B.S. Biochemistry North Carolina State 2008
Area(s) of Expertise
Experimental Design and Method Development
Publications
- A centrin–Sfi1 myoneme fishnet powers ultrafast calcium-triggered contraction in the giant ciliate Spirostomum ambiguum , Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (2026)
- A versatile and efficient method to quantify purity and degree of substitution in alginate derivatives , Carbohydrate Polymers (2025)
- Characterization of an Injectable Chitosan Hydrogel for the Tunable, Localized Delivery of Immunotherapeutics , ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering (2024)
- Comparison of the Backbone Dynamics of Dehaloperoxidase-Hemoglobin Isoenzymes , The Journal of Physical Chemistry B (2024)
- Fructose regulates the pentose phosphate pathway and induces an inflammatory and resolution phenotype in Kupffer cells , Scientific Reports (2024)
- Excision of a Protein-Derived Amine for p-Aminobenzoate Assembly by the Self-Sacrificial Heterobimetallic Protein CADD , Biochemistry (2023)
- An adaptive teosinte mexicana introgression modulates phosphatidylcholine levels and is associated with maize flowering time , Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (2022)
- The mosquito protein AEG12 displays both cytolytic and antiviral properties via a common lipid transfer mechanism , Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (2021)
- Mixture analyses of air-sampled pollen extracts can accurately differentiate pollen taxa , Atmospheric Environment (2020)
- Hydrophobic ligands influence the structure, stability, and processing of the major cockroach allergen Bla g 1 , Scientific Reports (2019)