Peter Burgers, PhD

Medical School Department Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics
Research Program Solid Tumor Therapeutics
Peter Burgers

Researcher Background

Primary Academic Title

Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics, WashU Medicine

Education

  • 1972: MS, Organic Chemistry, State University of Leiden, Netherlands
  • 1977: PhD, State University of Leiden, Netherlands

Research & Selected Publications

Research Interest

Molecular biology of DNA replication and DNA repair in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Study of the structure of the DNA replication fork and its response to DNA damage. Biochemical analysis of the DNA damage checkpoint machinery. Function of replication enzymes in damage-induced mutagenesis.

Research Publications

Opposing regulation by Rev1 of DNA polymerase zeta activity on damaged versus undamaged DNA.
Authors:

Bezalel-Buch R, Stith C, Makarova AV, Binz SK, Burgers PM

Journal & Year:

bioRxiv • 2026

DNA Damage and Replication Stress Checkpoints.
Authors:

Yates LA, Zhang X, Burgers PM

Journal & Year:

Annu Rev Biochem • 2025

DNA polymerase zeta can efficiently replicate structures formed by AT/TA repeat sequences and prevent their deletion.
Authors:

Das M, Hile SE, Brewster J, one or more additional authors omitted Burgers PM, one or more additional authors omitted Freudenreich CH

Journal & Year:

Nucleic Acids Res • 2025