PNNL

Elizabeth Eder is a chemist in the Environmental Molecular Sciences Division at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL). She works on nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy to perform metabolic profiling of complex mixtures from environmental and microbiological sources. She joined PNNL in 2017 as a post-bachelor’s research associate after earning her biology degree. She returned as a staff scientist in 2021. Her research interests focus on applying NMR metabolomics to study the interactions between microbes, plants, and soils in nutrient cycling.

• Metabolomics
• Microbiology
• NMR spectroscopy

• BA in biology, Kenyon College

• Metabolomics Association of North America
• Association for Women in Science

2025

Flores, J. E, A. V. Prymolenna, L. A. Lewis, N. M. Winans, E. K. Eder, W. Kew, R. P. Young, and L. M. Bramer. 2025. “nmRanalysis: An Open-Source Web Application for Semi-automated NMR Metabolite Profiling.” Analytical Chemistry 97 (13): 7037–7046. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.analchem.4c05104.

2024

Rajakaruna S., G. Makke, N. G. Grachet, C. Ayala-Ortiz, J. Bouranis, D. W. Hoyt, J. Toyoda, et al. 2024. “Adding Labile Carbon to Peatland Soils Triggers Deep Carbon Breakdown.” Communications Earth & Environment 5 (1): 792. https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-024-01954-y.

Qafoku O., A. Andersen, Q. Zhao, S. T. Mergelsberg, W. R. Kew, E. K. Eder, C. T. Resch, et al. 2024. “Synergetic Effects of Soil Organic Matter Components During Interactions with Minerals.” Environmental Science & Technology 58 (52):23018–23030. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.4c07380.

Ugwuodo C. J., F. Colosimo, J. Adhikari, S. O. Purvine, E. K. Eder, D. W. Hoyt, S. A. Wright, et al. 2024. “Aromatic Amino Acid Metabolism and Active Transport Regulation Are Implicated in Microbial Persistence in Fractured Shale Reservoirs.” ISME Communications 4 (1): ycae149. https://doi.org/10.1093/ismeco/ycae149.

Zhang K., H. Wang, R. Tappero, J. M. Bhatnagar, R. Vilgalys, K. Barry, K. Keymanesh, et al. 2024. “Ectomycorrhizal Fungi Enhance Pine Growth by Stimulating Iron‐Dependent Mechanisms with Trade‐offs in Symbiotic Performance.” New Phytologist 242 (4):1645–1660. https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.19449.

2023

McDaniel E. A., M. Scarborough, D. G. Mulat, X. Lin, P. S. Sampara, H. M. Olson, R. P. Young, et al. 2023. “Diverse Electron Carriers Drive Syntrophic Interactions in an Enriched Anaerobic Acetate-Oxidizing Consortium.” The ISME Journal 17 (12):2326–2339. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41396-023-01542-6.

Borton M. A., M. Shaffer, D. W. Hoyt, R. Jiang, J. B. Ellenbogen, S. Purvine, C. D. Nicora, et al. 2023. “Targeted Curation of the Gut Microbial Gene Content Modulating Human Cardiovascular Disease.” MBio 14 (5): e01511-23. https://doi.org/10.1128/mbio.01511-23.

2022

Rodríguez-Ramos J. A., M. A. Borton, B. B. McGivern, G. J. Smith, L. M. Solden, M. Shaffer, R. A. Daly, et al. 2022. “Genome-Resolved Metaproteomics Decodes the Microbial and Viral Contributions to Coupled Carbon and Nitrogen Cycling in River Sediments.” Msystems 7 (4): e00516-22. https://doi.org/10.1128/msystems.00516-22.

Amundson K. K., M. A. Borton, R. A. Daly, D. W. Hoyt, A. Wong, E. Eder, J. Moore, et al. 2022. “Microbial Colonization and Persistence in Deep Fractured Shales Is Guided by Metabolic Exchanges and Viral Predation.” Microbiome 10: 5. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40168-021-01194-8.

2021

Del Cerro C., E. Erickson, T. Dong, A. R. Wong, E. Eder, S. O. Purvine, H. D. Mitchell, et al. 2021. “Intracellular Pathways for Lignin Catabolism in White-Rot Fungi.” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 118 (9): e2017381118. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2017381118.

Fudyma J. D., J. G. Toyoda, R. K. Chu, K. K. Weitz, H. M. Heyman, E. Eder, D. W. Hoyt, et al. 2021. “Sequential Abiotic-Biotic Processes Drive Organic Carbon Transformation in Peat Bogs.” Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences 126 (2): e2020JG006079. https://doi.org/10.1029/2020JG006079.

Smercina D. N., A. Bowsher, S. Evans, M. L. Friesen, E. Eder, D. W. Hoyt, and L. K. Tiemann. 2021. “Switchgrass Rhizosphere Metabolite Chemistry Driven by Nitrogen Availability.” Phytobiomes Journal 5 (1): 88–96. https://doi.org/10.1094/PBIOMES-09-19-0055-FI.

Wilson R. M., M. M. Tfaily, M. Kolton, E. R. Johnston, C. Petro, C. A. Zalman, P. J. Hanson, et al. 2021. “Soil Metabolome Response to Whole-Ecosystem Warming at the Spruce and Peatland Responses Under Changing Environments Experiment.” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 118 (25): e2004192118. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2004192118.

2020

Khare S., G. M. Deloid, R. M. Molina, K. Gokulan, S. P. Couvillion, K. J. Bloodsworth, E. K. Eder, et al. 2020. “Effects of Ingested Nanocellulose on Intestinal Microbiota and Homeostasis in Wistar Han Rats.” NanoImpact 18: 100216. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.impact.2020.100216.

2019

Booker A. E., D. W. Hoyt, T. Meulia, E. K. Eder, C. D. Nicora, S. O. Purvine, R. Daly, et al. 2019. “Deep-Subsurface Pressure Stimulates Metabolic Plasticity in Shale-Colonizing Halanaerobium spp." Applied and Environmental Microbiology 85 (12): e00018-19. https://doi.org/10.1128/AEM.00018-19.

Narrowe A. B., M. Borton, D. W. Hoyt, G. Smith, R. Daly, J. Angle, E. Eder, et al. 2019. “Uncovering the Diversity and Activity of Methylotrophic Methanogens in Freshwater Wetland Soils.” mSystems 4 (6): e00320-19. https://doi.org/10.1128/mSystems.00320-19.

2018

Borton M., D. W. Hoyt, S. Roux, R. Daly, S. Welch, C. D. Nicora, S. O. Purvine, et al. 2018. “Coupled Laboratory and Field Investigations Resolve Microbial Interactions That Underpin Persistence in Hydraulically Fractured Shales.” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 115 (28): E6585–E6594. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1800155115.