Associate Professor
Depts. Urology and Pharmacology
Tufts University School of Medicine
136 Harrison Avenue
Boston, MA 02111
Phone: 617-636-6865
Email: Peter.Ofner@Tufts.edu

Research Interests:

Peter Ofner, Ph.D. is interested in the study of hormonal carcinogenesis of the prostate linked to aging, with special emphasis on toxicant- and aging-induced oxidative stress in the target organ. A second research interest is to explore and document the many underresearched effects of dehydroepiandosterone (DHEA) and androstenedione, which can be purchased without prescription. In the Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, he teaches toxicology and assists with organizing the graduate student Journal Club. He is also a facilitator of Problem-Based Learning (PBL) for first year medical students.

Publications:

Ofner P, Nadeau MR, Vena RL, Leav I. Metabolism of estradiol and estrone in organ cultures of dorsolateral and ventral prostate of untreated and sex hormone-implanted rats. Steroids 57(2):50-5, 1992.

Ofner P, Bosland MC, Vena RL. Differential effects of diethylstilbestrol and estradiol-17 beta in combination with testosterone on rat prostate lobes. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol 112(2):300-9, 1992.

Lee KH, Ofner P. Reductive metabolism of 5 alpha-dihydrotestosterone by rat ventral and dorsolateral prostate: kinetic parameters of the enzymes. J Steroid Biochem 29(5):553-7, 1988.