Elke Muhlberger, PhD

Professor, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Biography

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

Publications

  • Published 1/1/2025

    Suder EL, Scoon WA, Mühlberger E. Marburg Virus Minigenome Assays. Methods Mol Biol. 2025; 2877:129-139. PMID: 39585618.

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  • Published 12/3/2024

    Schrell L, Fuchs HL, Dickmanns A, Scheibner D, Olejnik J, Hume AJ, Reineking W, Störk T, Müller M, Graaf-Rau A, Diederich S, Finke S, Baumgärtner W, Mühlberger E, Balkema-Buschmann A, Dobbelstein M. Inhibitors of dihydroorotate dehydrogenase synergize with the broad antiviral activity of 4'-fluorouridine. Antiviral Res. 2025 Jan; 233:106046. PMID: 39638153.

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  • Published 11/5/2024

    Gonzalez V, Hurtado-Monzón AM, O'Krafka S, Mühlberger E, Letko M, Frank HK, Laing ED, Phelps KL, Becker DJ, Munster VJ, Falzarano D, Schountz T, Seifert SN, Banerjee A. Studying bats using a One Health lens: bridging the gap between bat virology and disease ecology. J Virol. 2024 Dec 17; 98(12):e0145324. PMID: 39499009.

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  • Published 11/1/2024

    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). PMID: 39484716.

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  • Published 7/16/2024

    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). PMID: 39057814.

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Other Positions

  • Faculty, National Emerging Infectious Disease Lab
    Boston University
  • Graduate Faculty (Primary Mentor of Grad Students)
    Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Graduate Medical Sciences
  • Member, Genome Science Institute
    Boston University

Education

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