Elif Eren PhD

Dr. Eren received her Ph.D. from Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI), where she studied metal transport mechanisms across membranes by P-type ATPases. Mutations in Cu-ATPases, a subfamily of ATPases, are associated with Menkes and Wilson’s diseases in humans. During her postdoctoral studies at the University of Massachusetts Medical School (UMASS), she focused on the structure and function of outer membrane proteins, mainly the Occ-family of porins from P. aeruginosa, and their role in bacterial pathogenesis and antibiotic resistance.

After her postdoctoral studies, Dr. Eren joined the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) at NIH as a research fellow, where she studied host immune system manipulation by Rotavirus proteins. In 2015, she joined the Laboratory of Structural Biology Research and the Protein Expression Laboratory at the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS). She currently studies the underlying mechanisms of viral pathogenesis, viral protein-host protein interactions, and the potential use of humanized scFvs and nanobodies for treatment.