Author

Ben Sorum

Institutions: Cooper Medical School of Rowan University, University of California, Berkeley

Observed institutions: Semmelweis University, QB3, Cooper Medical School of Rowan University, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, University of California, Berkeley

ORCID: 0000-0001-6742-1094

Observed ORCID: 0000-0001-6742-1094

OpenAlex ID: A5054284550

Cryo-EM structure of SARS-CoV-2 ORF3a in lipid nanodiscs

2021 · David M. Kern, Ben Sorum, et al. · Nature Structural & Molecular Biology · 318

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Ultrasound activates mechanosensitive TRAAK K + channels through the lipid membrane

2021 · Ben Sorum, Robert A. Rietmeijer, et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 189

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Timing of CFTR Pore Opening and Structure of Its Transition State

2015 · Ben Sorum, Dávid Czégé, et al. · Cell · 65

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Tension activation of mechanosensitive two-pore domain K+ channels TRAAK, TREK-1, and TREK-2

2024 · Ben Sorum, Trevor Docter, et al. · Nature Communications · 61

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Physical basis for distinct basal and mechanically gated activity of the human K+ channel TRAAK

2021 · Robert A. Rietmeijer, Ben Sorum, et al. · Neuron · 35

Asymmetry of movements in CFTR's two ATP sites during pore opening serves their distinct functions

2017 · Ben Sorum, Beáta Töröcsik, et al. · eLife · 31

Pressure and ultrasound activate mechanosensitive TRAAK K + channels through increased membrane tension

2023 · Ben Sorum, Trevor Docter, et al. · bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) · 7

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Author Correction: Cryo-EM structure of SARS-CoV-2 ORF3a in lipid nanodiscs

2021 · David M. Kern, Ben Sorum, et al. · Nature Structural & Molecular Biology · 5

Cannabinoid inhibition of mechanosensitive K+ channels

2024 · Trevor Docter, Ben Sorum, et al. · bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) · 3

Quantifying pressure and ultrasound activation of the mechanosensitive K+ channel TRAAK

2023 · Trevor Docter, Ben Sorum, et al. · Biophysical Journal · 2

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Microglial Lyn Kinase-TRPV4 axis mediates social deficits in a maternal immune activation model

2026 · Rezwanul Islam, Feng Zhang, et al. · Journal of Neuroinflammation · 1

Author response: Asymmetry of movements in CFTR's two ATP sites during pore opening serves their distinct functions

2017 · Ben Sorum, Beáta Töröcsik, et al. · 1

Mechanisms of intracellular pH gating and local anesthetic inhibition of the two-pore domain K + channel TASK-2

2026 · Trevor Docter, Ben Sorum, et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

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BPS2026 - A shared cavity site for lipid and small molecule block of the two-pore domain K+ channel TASK-2

2026 · Trevor Docter, Ben Sorum, et al. · Biophysical Journal

BPS2025 - Cannabinoid inhibition of mechanosensitive K+ channels

2025 · Trevor Docter, Ben Sorum, et al. · Biophysical Journal

Quantifying tension generated by mechanical force in two-pore-domain K+ (K2P) channels

2024 · Ben Sorum, Trevor Docter, et al. · Biophysical Journal

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Works count: 16

Citation count: 718

H-index: 7

I10-index: 6