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.
The Werling Lab is currently (June 2022) seeking a laboratory technician and interested postdocs and graduate students. If you are interested in working with us, please contact us!
News
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 …
Pandemic pressures may drive young scientists away from autism research
Dr. Werling is quoted in this article from Spectrum News that highlights the experiences of early career autism researchers during Covid-19 restrictions.
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