Elke Muhlberger, PhD
Professor
Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
Virology, Immunology & Microbiology

PhD, Philipps-Universität Marburg
MA, Philipps-Universität Marburg



Virologist;
Expert in molecular biology of Marburg and Ebola viruses and other highly pathogenic viruses;
Experienced in BSL4 work;
Focus on virus-host interaction.

Faculty
Boston University
National Emerging Infectious Disease Lab


Graduate Faculty (Primary Mentor of Grad Students)
Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Graduate Medical Sciences


Member
Boston University
Genome Science Institute




OneBAT
12/01/2023 - 11/30/2026 (Subcontract PI)
Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie European Commission


National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories Operations
07/08/2021 - 06/30/2026 (Key Person)
PI: Nancy J. Sullivan, ScD
NIH/National Institute of Allergy & Infectious Diseases
5UC7AI095321-10

Reverse genetic tools and novel models of henipavirus infection
10/28/2022 - 09/30/2025 (PI)
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation


Uncovering the RNA regulatory Mechanisms driving pathogenicity at mass-caualty viruses: Merging the technologies of RNA biology and enhanced biosafety to create the next generation of broad spectrum,
10/01/2022 - 09/30/2025 (Multi-PI)
PI: Elke Muhlberger, PhD
Howard Hughes Medical Institute


Uncovering the RNA regulatory mechanisms driving pathogenicity of mass-casualty viruses: Merging the technologies of RNA biology and enhanced biosafety to create the next generation of broad spectrum
10/01/2022 - 09/30/2025 (Multi-PI)
PI: Elke Muhlberger, PhD
Howard Hughes Medical Institute


Uncovering the RNA regulatory mechanisms driving pathogenicity of mass-casualty viruses: Merging the technologies of RNA biology and enhanced biosafety to create the next generation of broad spectrum,
10/01/2022 - 09/30/2025 (PI)
Howard Hughes Medical Institute


COVID-19 imprints airway basal cells to impair epithelium regeneration
08/25/2023 - 07/31/2025 (Subcontract PI)
Massachusetts General Hospital NIH NIAID
R21AI173494-01A1

Mechanisms of Marburg virus gene expression
05/08/2018 - 04/30/2025 (Multi-PI)
PI: Elke Muhlberger, PhD
NIH/National Institute of Allergy & Infectious Diseases
5R01AI133486-05

Point-of-Care Nanotechnology Diagnostic for Differential Fever Diagnosis
10/01/2015 - 10/31/2024 (Co-Investigator of Sub-Project / SP)
Becton, Dickinson and Company Paul G. Allen Fdn


Validating inactivation procedures for biosafety level 4 (BSL-4) viruses for research purposes
06/01/2023 - 08/30/2024 (PI)
Georgetown University


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Yr Title Project-Sub Proj Pubs
2023 Dissecting the mechanisms of intestinal epithelial injury by Ebola virus using iPSC-derived intestinal organoids 5R21AI167369-02
2023 Elucidating the immune response of Schreiber's bats to Lloviu virus infection in vitro and in vivo 5R21AI169646-02
2022 Dissecting the mechanisms of intestinal epithelial injury by Ebola virus using iPSC-derived intestinal organoids 1R21AI167369-01A1
2022 Elucidating the immune response of Schreiber's bats to Lloviu virus infection in vitro and in vivo 1R21AI169646-01
2022 Mechanisms of Marburg virus gene expression 5R01AI133486-05
2021 Mechanisms of Marburg virus gene expression 5R01AI133486-04 3
2020 Deep characterization of the biogenesis and function of Ebola virus microRNAs 5R21AI147285-02
2020 Mechanisms of Marburg virus gene expression 5R01AI133486-03 3
2020 Integrated Support Services Core 5UC7AI095321-07-8669 1
2019 Deep characterization of the biogenesis and function of Ebola virus microRNAs 1R21AI147285-01
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  1. Zhao C, Bai Y, Wang W, Amonkar GM, Mou H, Olejnik J, Hume AJ, Mühlberger E, Lukacs NW, Fearns R, Lerou PH, Ai X. Activation of STAT3-mediated ciliated cell survival protects against severe infection by respiratory syncytial virus. J Clin Invest. 2024 Nov 01; 134(21).View Related Profiles. PMID: 39484716; PMCID: PMC11527452; DOI: 10.1172/JCI183978;
     
  2. Meier K, Olejnik J, Hume AJ, Mühlberger E. A Comparative Assessment of the Pathogenic Potential of Newly Discovered Henipaviruses. Pathogens. 2024 Jul 16; 13(7).View Related Profiles. PMID: 39057814; PMCID: PMC11280395; DOI: 10.3390/pathogens13070587;
     
  3. Ross SJ, Hume AJ, Olejnik J, Turcinovic J, Honko AN, McKay LGA, Connor JH, Griffiths A, Mühlberger E, Cifuentes D. Low-Input, High-Resolution 5' Terminal Filovirus RNA Sequencing with ViBE-Seq. Viruses. 2024 Jul 01; 16(7).View Related Profiles. PMID: 39066227; PMCID: PMC11281615; DOI: 10.3390/v16071064;
     
  4. Hume AJ, Deeney DJ, Smetana JS, Turcinovic J, Connor JH, Belfort M, Mühlberger E, Lennon CW. Improved protein splicing through viral passaging. mBio. 2024 Jun 12; 15(6):e0098424.View Related Profiles. PMID: 38780266; PMCID: PMC11237716; DOI: 10.1128/mbio.00984-24;
     
  5. Parthasarathy S, Saenjamsai P, Hao H, Ferkul A, Pfannenstiel JJ, Suder EL, Bejan DS, Chen Y, Schwarting N, Aikawa M, Muhlberger E, Orozco RC, Sullivan CS, Cohen MS, Davido DJ, Hume AJ, Fehr AR. PARP14 is pro- and anti-viral host factor that promotes IFN production and affects the replication of multiple viruses. bioRxiv. 2024 Apr 26.View Related Profiles. PMID: 38712082; PMCID: PMC11071520; DOI: 10.1101/2024.04.26.591186;
     
  6. Rasmussen AL, Gronvall GK, Lowen AC, Goodrum F, Alwine J, Andersen KG, Anthony SJ, Baines J, Banerjee A, Broadbent AJ, Brooke CB, Campos SK, Caposio P, Casadevall A, Chan GC, Cliffe AR, Collins-McMillen D, Connell N, Damania B, Daugherty MD, Debbink K, Dermody TS, DiMaio D, Duprex WP, Emerman M, Galloway DA, Garry RF, Goldstein SA, Greninger AL, Hartman AL, Hogue BG, Horner SM, Hotez PJ, Jung JU, Kamil JP, Karst SM, Laimins L, Lakdawala SS, Landais I, Letko M, Lindenbach B, Liu S-L, Luftig M, McFadden G, Mehle A, Morrison J, Moscona A, Mühlberger E, Munger J, Münger K, Murphy E, Neufeldt CJ, Nikolich JZ, O'Connor CM, Pekosz A, Permar SR, Pfeiffer JK, Popescu SV, Purdy JG, Racaniello VR, Rice CM, Runstadler JA, Sapp MJ, Scott RS, Smith GA, Sorrell EM, Speranza E, Streblow D, Tibbetts SA, Toth Z, Van Doorslaer K, Weiss SR, White EA, White TM, Wobus CE, Worobey M, Yamaoka S, Yurochko A. Correction for Rasmussen et al., "Virology-the path forward". J Virol. 2024 Mar 19; 98(3):e0007424. PMID: 38334328; PMCID: PMC10949460; DOI: 10.1128/jvi.00074-24;
     
  7. Biedenkopf N, Bukreyev A, Chandran K, Di Paola N, Formenty PBH, Griffiths A, Hume AJ, Mühlberger E, Netesov SV, Palacios G, Paweska JT, Smither S, Takada A, Wahl V, Kuhn JH. ICTV Virus Taxonomy Profile: Filoviridae 2024. J Gen Virol. 2024 Feb; 105(2).View Related Profiles. PMID: 38305775; PMCID: PMC11145875; DOI: 10.1099/jgv.0.001955;
     
  8. Wuchty S, White AK, Olthof AM, Drake K, Hume AJ, Olejnik J, Aguiar-Pulido V, Mühlberger E, Kanadia RN. Minor intron-containing genes as an ancient backbone for viral infection? PNAS Nexus. 2024 Jan; 3(1):pgad479.View Related Profiles. PMID: 38274120; PMCID: PMC10810330; DOI: 10.1093/pnasnexus/pgad479;
     
  9. Hume AJ, Olejnik J, White MR, Huang J, Turcinovic J, Heiden B, Bawa PS, Williams CJ, Gorham NG, Alekseyev YO, Connor JH, Kotton DN, Mühlberger E. Heat Inactivation of Nipah Virus for Downstream Single-Cell RNA Sequencing Does Not Interfere with Sample Quality. Pathogens. 2024 Jan 09; 13(1).View Related Profiles. PMID: 38251369; PMCID: PMC10818917; DOI: 10.3390/pathogens13010062;
     
  10. Rasmussen AL, Gronvall GK, Lowen AC, Goodrum F, Alwine J, Andersen KG, Anthony SJ, Baines J, Banerjee A, Broadbent AJ, Brooke CB, Campos SK, Caposio P, Casadevall A, Chan GC, Cliffe AR, Collins-McMillen D, Connell N, Damania B, Daugherty MD, Debbink K, Dermody TS, DiMaio D, Duprex WP, Emerman M, Galloway DA, Garry RF, Goldstein SA, Greninger AL, Hartman AL, Hogue BG, Horner SM, Hotez PJ, Jung JU, Kamil JP, Karst SM, Laimins L, Lakdawala SS, Landais I, Letko M, Lindenbach B, Liu S-L, Luftig M, McFadden G, Mehle A, Morrison J, Moscona A, Mühlberger E, Munger J, Münger K, Murphy E, Neufeldt CJ, Nikolich JZ, O'Connor CM, Pekosz A, Permar SR, Pfeiffer JK, Popescu SV, Purdy JG, Racaniello VR, Rice CM, Runstadler JA, Sapp MJ, Scott RS, Smith GA, Sorrell EM, Speranza E, Streblow D, Tibbetts SA, Toth Z, Van Doorslaer K, Weiss SR, White EA, White TM, Wobus CE, Worobey M, Yamaoka S, Yurochko A. Virology-the path forward. J Virol. 2024 Jan 23; 98(1):e0179123. PMID: 38168672; PMCID: PMC10804978; DOI: 10.1128/jvi.01791-23;
     
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This graph shows the total number of publications by year, by first, middle/unknown, or last author.

Bar chart showing 135 publications over 31 distinct years, with a maximum of 14 publications in 2022

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