Erin Aboelnour

Biography

I completed my Ph.D. in Biochemistry at Purdue University with Dr. Joseph Ogas. My thesis focused on the use of zebrafish to study the chromatin remodeler Chd5 in neural development, and how its loss can contribute to the development of neuroblastoma. During my time at Purdue, I also taught Introduction to Biochemistry, founded the department's Graduate Student Organization and built and managed my own zebrafish research facility. After graduating, I moved to Munich, Germany in 2020 to work with Dr. Boyan Bonev at the Helmholtz Pioneer Campus. My research focused on the genetic and epigenetic underpinnings of neural maturation in the developing mammalian cortex using the murine model, and expansion of CRISPR perturbation tools for in vivo use. I joined the lab of Dr. Katrina Adams in October 2023, and am using my expertise in single cell genomics and brain development to work on the genetic and cellular basis of demyelination pathologies.