Eaton E. Lattman is a biophysicist and academic with expertise in x-ray crystallography, structural biology, and protein folding. He has authored over 70 refereed papers and co-authored two books: "Protein Crystallography: A Concise Guide" and "Biological Small Angle Scattering". Lattman has held various administrative positions in university and external settings and is currently a faculty member at the University of Buffalo, Department of Materials Design and Innovation.
Eaton E. Lattman holds a Ph.D. in Biophysics from Johns Hopkins University and a B.A. in Chemistry and Physics from Harvard College. He completed a post-doctoral fellowship under Nobel laureate Robert Huber.
Lattman has an extensive research background in x-ray crystallography and related fields, maintaining an active program for several decades. He has held various academic and administrative positions throughout his career.
At Johns Hopkins, Lattman served as a Graduate Program Director, Institute Co-Director, Departmental Chair, and Dean of Research and Graduate Education.
In 2008, Lattman became the CEO of the Hauptman-Woodward Medical Research Institute (HWI) in Buffalo, a position he held until 2014. The institute is named after Herbert A. Hauptman, a Nobel laureate in chemistry, and a major benefactor, Woodward. It serves as a center for x-ray crystallography research and drug development.
In 2009, Lattman joined the University at Buffalo as a Professor of Structural Biology and later became a faculty member in the Department of Materials Design and Innovation in 2016.
In 2013, Lattman was appointed director of the NSF Science and Technology Center, titled "X-ray Lasers in Biology" (BioXFEL). The center is administered by the University at Buffalo and funded at $5 million per year, with renewals. Lattman stepped down from his leadership role in 2017 but remains a participant.