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




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 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


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


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


Dissecting the mechanisms of intestinal epithelial injury by Ebola Virus using iPSC-derived intestinal organoids
07/05/2022 - 06/30/2024 (Multi-PI)
PI: Elke Muhlberger, PhD
Boston Medical Center Corporation NIH NIAID
5R21AI167369-02

Mechanisms of Marburg virus gene expression
05/08/2018 - 04/30/2024 (Multi-PI)
PI: Elke Muhlberger, PhD
NIH/National Institute of Allergy & Infectious Diseases
5R01AI133486-05

Elucidating the immune response of Schreiber's bats to Lloviu virus infection in vitro and in vivo
02/24/2022 - 01/31/2024 (PI)
NIH/National Institute of Allergy & Infectious Diseases
5R21AI169646-02

Thwarting Influenza with RNA-powered Modulators (ThIRM)
03/01/2022 - 03/01/2023 (Subcontract PI)
Georgia Institute of Technology DOD DARPA


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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. 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;
     
  2. 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
     
  3. 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;
     
  4. 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;
     
  5. 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;
     
  6. Rahimi N, White MR, Amraei R, Lotfollahzadeh S, Xia C, Michalak M, Costello CE, Mühlberger E. Calreticulin Regulates SARS-CoV-2 Spike Protein Turnover and Modulates SARS-CoV-2 Infectivity. Cells. 2023 Nov 23; 12(23).View Related Profiles. PMID: 38067122; PMCID: PMC10705507; DOI: 10.3390/cells12232694;
     
  7. Nelson EV, Ross SJ, Olejnik J, Hume AJ, Deeney DJ, King E, Grimins AO, Lyons SM, Cifuentes D, Mühlberger E. The 3' Untranslated Regions of Ebola Virus mRNAs Contain AU-Rich Elements Involved in Posttranscriptional Stabilization and Decay. J Infect Dis. 2023 Nov 13; 228(Supplement_7):S488-S497.View Related Profiles. PMID: 37551415; PMCID: PMC10651315; DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiad312;
     
  8. Fletcher P, Feldmann F, Takada A, Crossland NA, Hume AJ, Albariño C, Kemenesi G, Feldmann H, Mühlberger E, Marzi A. Pathogenicity of Lloviu and Bombali Viruses in Type I Interferon Receptor Knockout Mice. J Infect Dis. 2023 Nov 13; 228(Supplement_7):S548-S553.View Related Profiles. PMID: 37352146; PMCID: PMC10651197; DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiad226;
     
  9. Zhao C, Wang W, Bai Y, Amonkar G, Mou H, Olejnik J, Hume AJ, Mühlberger E, Fang Y, Que J, Fearns R, Ai X, Lerou PH. Age-related STAT3 signaling regulates severity of respiratory syncytial viral infection in human bronchial epithelial cells. bioRxiv. 2023 Sep 21.View Related Profiles. PMID: 37781574; PMCID: PMC10541147; DOI: 10.1101/2023.09.20.558606;
     
  10. 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. Renaming of genera Ebolavirus and Marburgvirus to Orthoebolavirus and Orthomarburgvirus, respectively, and introduction of binomial species names within family Filoviridae. Arch Virol. 2023 Aug 03; 168(8):220.View Related Profiles. PMID: 37537381
     
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This graph shows the total number of publications by year, by first, middle/unknown, or last author.

Bar chart showing 130 publications over 31 distinct years, with a maximum of 14 publications in 2022

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