@ Rutgers-New Brunswick
Opening in January 2026
Lab website coming soon!
About PI
Dr. Dah-eun (Chloe) Chung is a molecular neuroscientist with a long-standing interest in uncovering key drivers and suppressors of protein aggregation and associated pathology in neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer’s disease (AD).
Chloe received her B.A. in Biochemistry from Washington University in St. Louis, where she examined the role of microRNAs in AD pathogenesis in Dr. Jungsu Kim’s lab. For her PhD thesis in Neuroscience, she explored tau protein seeding and aggregation in Dr. Leonard Petrucelli’s lab at the Mayo Clinic. Then, she joined Dr. Huda Y. Zoghbi’s lab at Baylor College of Medicine (BCM) for her postdoctoral training, where she studied the pathology-resisting properties of the atypical “big tau” isoform, found at higher levels in brain regions resistant to tau pathology in AD. She also investigated novel regulators that can critically modulate tau levels.
For her research, Chloe received several awards including the AD Research Postdoctoral Fellowship from the BrightFocus Foundation, the Scholars Award from the BCM Center for Alzheimer’s and Neurodegenerative Diseases, and the BCM Dean’s Award of Excellence. She is passionate about creating a collaborative and innovative research environment, as well as mentoring the next generation of scientists and thinkers. Chloe will launch her independent lab at Rutgers University-New Brunswick in January 2026.
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About the DCChung Lab
The DCChung lab is a part of the Department of Cell Biology & Neuroscience (CBN) in the Rutgers School of Arts & Sciences (SAS). We are also affiliated with the Rutgers Brain Health Institute (BHI) and the Rutgers Krieger Klein Alzheimer’s Research Center.
Our lab is curious about what can drive or suppress abnormal buildup of disease proteins in the brain, and all the other problems that come with it. We are particularly interested in how certain parts of the brain remain seemingly more protected than others during the course of disease. We will explore whether we can leverage protective molecular players in these resistant brain regions to combat neurodegeneration. Our ultimate goal is to find creative and effective ways to prevent (or even reverse!) damages caused by disease proteins in devastating neurodegenerative diseases.
Interested in our mission? Feel free to reach out to Chloe at dc.chung(at)rutgers(dot)edu if you’d like to be part of this growing team!
If you are an undergraduate student at Rutgers who are interested in research opportunities in our lab, please fill out the form below and email Chloe separately.
