Biochemistry
Eric A. Ortlund, PhD
Professor and Vice Chair
Biochemistry
Eric J. Sundberg, PhD
Emory School of Medicine Endowed Professor of Biochemistry and Chair
Biochemistry
Charles Bou-Nader, PhD
Assistant Professor
Biochemistry
Bo Liang
Associate Professor
Biochemistry
Elizabeth (Lizzy) Draganova, PhD
Assistant Professor
Biochemistry
Graeme L. Conn, PhD
Professor
Biochemistry
Sohail Khoshnevis, PhD
Assistant Professor
Biochemistry
Fikri Avci, PhD
Associate Professor
Biochemistry
Anamika Patel, PhD
Assistant Professor
Research:
Research in the Ortlund Lab
We have developed a deep mutational scanning technology to map epitopes and predict the mutations which would cause the virus to escape antibody detection within commercially available rapid antigen tests for the SARS-CoV-2 nucleocapsid protein. We are expanding our analysis to cover various flu strains to support flu diagnostics. We have ongoing collaborative projects on Flu, HIV, Dengue, Zika and Anthrax that leverage cryoEM to understand mechanism of virulence and inform vaccine design.
