Welcome to the Werling Lab!

The Werling Lab in the Laboratory of Genetics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison is focused on understanding the roles of genetic variation and sex-differential biology on brain development and risk for neurodevelopmental conditions such as autism spectrum disorder.

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  • Extra Y chromosomes are linked to autism

    Dr. Werling is quoted in this article from The Transmitter/Spectrum News that introduces an exciting new research paper reporting on the effects of sex chromosome aneuploidies on ASD risk.

  • Paper published!

    New paper detailing work led by Lee Kissel on sex-differential gene expression in the mid-fetal human cortex is now available, open-access, on Biological Psychiatry Global Open Science: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bpsgos.2024.100321

  • 2023 highlights

    2023 recap: The Werling Lab gained 2 new graduate students, welcome to Kyle Schaubroeck and Roy Wang, both from the CMB PhD program! We also want to recognize Genetics PhD student Liz Nouel, who successfully …

  • Welcome Liz!

    A belated welcome to Liz Nouel, a PhD student in UW-Madison’s Genetics PhD program, who officially joined the Werling lab in January! Liz will be working on a study exploring interactions between immune response and …

  • Welcome Joe!

    A warm welcome to Joe Lalli, a MD/PhD student in UW-Madison’s MSTP and Cellular and Molecular Biology PhD program, who joined the Werling lab this month! Joe will be working with genetics and functional genomics …

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