Elizabeth Rhoades

Elizabeth Rhoades is Professor of Chemistry at the University of Pennsylvania, investigating protein conformational changes using single-molecule techniques. Her research focuses on intrinsically disordered proteins involved in neurodegenerative diseases including α-synuclein (Parkinson's), tau (Alzheimer's), and IAPP (Type II Diabetes).

Using single-molecule fluorescence methods, her lab characterizes dynamic protein ensembles in isolation and biological contexts. Research combines biophysical approaches to study protein-membrane interactions, aggregation mechanisms, and structural plasticity of disordered proteins.

Rhoades earned her PhD in Biophysics from University of Michigan and completed postdoctoral training at Cornell University and Weizmann Institute. Her work provides fundamental insights into protein misfolding diseases through quantitative analysis of protein dynamics.