Sherif Abou Elela

Sherif Abou Elela is a researcher affiliated with the University of Sherbrooke and its Centre de recherche du CHUS. His work focuses on RNA processing, stability, and alternative splicing, with implications in cancer biology and gene expression regulation.

Education:

• Postdoctorate, University of California, Santa Cruz (1997)
• PhD in Biology, University of Guelph (1994)
• BSc, University of Qatar (1987)

Research Interests:
RNA processing and stability in gene expression, splicing program modulation in cancer and stress, snoRNA biology, yeast RNA metabolism, and RNA-binding proteins. He explores how RNA decay and splicing mechanisms can inform mammalian models and human disease diagnostics.

Article Trends:
Recent work emphasizes snoRNA annotation tools (e.g., SnoBIRD), stress-induced splicing adaptations (cells resist starvation), yeast RNase III roles in gene regulation, and cancer-specific non-coding RNA interactions (e.g., H/ACA snoRNAs). Computational approaches (snoDB, SAPFIR, snoGloBe) and yeast as a model organism are recurring themes.

Patents & Contributions:
He holds patents for methods to reprogram splice site selection and cancer biomarker discovery. He organized the Ribo Club conference, indicating leadership in RNA research.