@tycheleturner.bsky.social and the Turner lab were recently highlighted by the Gabriella Miller Kids First Data Resource Center kidsfirstdrc.bsky.social for developing CAVATICA genomic analysis tools that streamline the path from Kids First data access to analysis. kidsfirstdrc.org/turner-lab-t...

A new computational tool developed by Sheng Chih (Peter) Jin @washugenetics.bsky.social and team can identify repeat expansions in the gene RFC1, supporting broader genetic testing for those with idiopathic peripheral neuropathy. The tool is publicly available on @github.com.

Excited to share a new paper on sex-aware genome-wide assessment of de novo variants (DNVs) in autism. The complete DNV callset and supplementary analyses are available in the Supplement to the paper. link.springer.com/article/10.1... #genomics #genetics #denovo #autism @washugenetics.bsky.social

@washugenetics.bsky.social was honored to host the 28th Shreffler Lecture yesterday, featuring Connie Cepko, PhD, of Harvard Medical School. Dr. Cepko delivered an engaging talk sharing insights from her research on how retinal cells develop, function, and degenerate!

Join the 28th Annual Donald C. Shreffler Memorial Lecture @washugenetics.bsky.social Tuesday May. 19 at 4pm in Connor Auditorium when Connie Cepko, PhD presents, “How does the retina make so many cell types?”, hosted by Ting Wang, PhD @twang5.bsky.social .

Join @washugenetics.bsky.social Thursday May. 7 at Noon in Moore Auditorium when Andre Sousa, PhD presents, “Multimodal analyses of prefrontal cortical development, evolution, and disease”, hosted by Joe Dougherty, PhD.

Congratulations to our very own Susan Dutcher @dutcherlab.bsky.social for being elected to the National Academy of Sciences! A truly remarkable achievement for an amazing scientist. And a huge 🏆 for #cilia research! @nasonline.org @washugenetics.bsky.social @washu.edu

Join @washugenetics.bsky.social Thursday April. 30 at Noon in Holden Auditorium when Rong Fan, PhD presents, “Seeing RNA Biology in Action in Human Tissue Development and Disease”, hosted by Yidan Sun, PhD.

Join @washugenetics.bsky.social Thursday April. 23 at Noon in Connor Auditorium when Lu Bai, PhD presents, “Mechanism of Nucleosome Invasion and Chromatin Accessibility”, hosted by Mike Meers @mpmeers.bsky.social

Join @washugenetics.bsky.social next Thursday April. 16 at Noon in Connor Auditorium when Elizabeth Pollina, PhD presents, “Dynamic Genome Control Mechanisms in Nervous System Longevity”, hosted by Drs. Lijuan Feng and Gabor Egervari!

Turan Tufan, PhD, postdoctoral researcher in Dr. Ting Wang's lab has been awarded prestigious Helen Hay Whitney Fellowship. Congrats! genetics.wustl.edu/turan-tufan-...

Our bat–mouse limb paper is now on bioRxiv!
🦇https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.04.07.717074v2 This was a collaborative effort across the @nadavahituv.bsky.social Nicola Illing, Dorit Hockman, Guy Kelman, Tommy Kaplan labs and my lab at @washugenetics.bsky.social

Join @washugenetics.bsky.social this Thursday April. 9 at Noon in Moore Auditorium when Qiang Chang, PhD presents, “MeCP2, Astrocytes, Rett syndrome, and Beyond”, hosted by Guoyan Zhao, PhD !

Congrats to Dr. Michael Province on being named a 2026 Dean’s Impact Award recipient! His leadership of the Long Life Family Study and decades of groundbreaking genetics research have shaped our understanding of longevity and advanced science globally. faculty.med.wustl.edu/people/micha...

Join @washugenetics.bsky.social this Thursday April. 2 at Noon in Connor Auditorium when Andy Groves, PhD presents, “Can we restore hearing by reprogramming the cochlea?”, hosted by Susan Dutcher, PhD!

We are recruiting a postdoc or gap-year research assistant. Details are in the link below. Seeking candidates interested in cis-regulatory mechanisms. Postdoc wustl.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/External/job... Research Assistant (Gap Year) wustl.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/External/job...

Join @washugenetics.bsky.social this Thursday March. 26 at Noon in Connor Auditorium when Albert H. Kim, MD, PhD presents, “Designing therapies for glioblastoma based on cell-intrinsic and -extrinsic control mechanisms”, hosted by Guoyan Zhao, PhD!

Thrilled to share that the @washugenetics.bsky.social Department has been ranked #5 in the nation for NIH funding in 2025! This achievement reflects the strength of our faculty, staff and trainees and their dedication to innovative scientific discovery. Read more: genetics.wustl.edu/washu-medici...

Join @washugenetics.bsky.social this Thursday March. 19 at Noon in Connor Auditorium when Christina Stallings, PhD presents, “Molecular determinants of tuberculosis disease outcomes”, hosted by Susan Dutcher, PhD!

Please join us for a special seminar this Friday! Dr. Carol Wise will present, “Translating Genetic Discovery into Medicine for Scoliosis.” @washugenetics.bsky.social

Join us TODAY at Noon in Connor Auditorium when Shankar Mukherji, PhD presents, “Fluctuations and order in systems-level organelle biogenesis”, hosted by Susan Dutcher, PhD!

Join @washugenetics.bsky.social next Monday March. 9 at Noon in EPNEC Seminar Room B when Yang Xie, MD, PhD presents, “Data Science and AI in Precision Health”, hosted by Ting Wang, PhD @twang5.bsky.social

Congratulations to Guoyan Zhao, PhD on delivering the Dutcher Tenure Recognition Seminar and celebrating her promotion to Associate Professor with tenure! genetics.wustl.edu/guoyan-zhao-...

Join @washugenetics.bsky.social next Thursday March. 5 at Noon in Connor Auditorium when Yin Shen, PhD presents, “Characterizing cis-regulatory elements and genetic variants underlying human brain development and disease”, hosted by Yang Li, PhD &Ting Wang, PhD @twang5.bsky.social

Researchers at WashU Medicine have received $80M in NIH support to advance the Long Life Family Study, led by Michael A. Province, PhD, Professor of Genetics, advancing the genetics of exceptional longevity! medicine.washu.edu/news/80-mill...

Congratulations to Frederick Arnold, PhD, on receiving a 2025 ALS Network Research Innovation Grant to advance his work on amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). His project investigates tau protein changes as potential biomarkers and therapeutic targets. genetics.wustl.edu/assistant-pr...

Join @washugenetics.bsky.social next Thursday Feb. 12 at Noon in Connor Auditorium when Wanlu Liu, PhD presents, “Exploring Human T cells and TCRαβ repertoire at the single-cell level: Phenotypic Heterogeneity and Disease Associations”, hosted by Ting Wang, PhD @twang5.bsky.social

Join us TODAY at Noon in Connor Auditorium when Benjamin A. Garcia, PhD presents, “Quantitative Proteomics for Understanding Epigenetics Mechanisms”. Hosted by Lijuan Feng, PhD.

🎉Congratulations to Aki Ushiki, PhD @akiushiki.bsky.social on being awarded the 2026 Peter J. Pappas Research Grant from the @preeclampsia.org ! Her work will shed new light on the genetic regulation underlying preeclampsia! genetics.wustl.edu/assistant-pr...

I truly appreciate the Foundation’s support!

New research from the collaborative effort of Tristan Li lab and Gabel lab illuminates how epigenetic mechanisms control microglial plasticity - the way the brain’s immune cells adapt across development, aging & disease. Read more on our website: genetics.wustl.edu/researchers-...

Join @washugenetics.bsky.social next Thursday Jan. 29 at Noon in Holden Auditorium when Gwendalyn J. Randolph, PhD presents, “Peritoneal cavity macrophages in mouse and humans – differentiation, heterogeneity, and roles in disease”, hosted by Jim Skeath, PhD @JimSkeath

Join @washugenetics.bsky.social next Thursday Jan. 22 at 12pm in Moore Auditorium when David H. Spencer, MD, PhD, @dhspencer.bsky.social presents, “DNA methylation epimutations in leukemia”, hosted by Tim Schedl, PhD.

Join @washugenetics.bsky.social this Thursday Jan. 15 at 12pm via Zoom when Monkol Lek, PhD, presents “Improving the interpretation of rare genetic variants”, hosted by Dr. Peter Jin! Zoom link 👉https://wustl-hipaa.zoom.us/j/93516291023?jst=1

Join @washugenetics.bsky.social this Thursday Dec. 11 at 12pm in Connor Auditorium when Priyanka Verma, PhD, presents, “Deep mutational scanning of a chromatin remodeler uncovers a new therapeutic strategy for BRCA-mutant cancers”, hosted by Gabor Egervari, MD, PhD.

Join @washugenetics.bsky.social this Thursday Dec. 4 at 12pm in Connor Auditorium when Jerry Workman, PhD, presents “Protein complexes that modify chromatin for transcription, RNA processing and metabolism”, hosted by Gary Stormo, PhD.

Join @washugenetics.bsky.social this Thursday Nov. 20 at 12pm in Connor Auditorium when Qiongshi Lu, PhD, presents “The blurred line between genes and environments: Insights from GWAS of family members’ phenotypes”, hosted by Peter Jin, PhD

Congratulations to graduate student Kia Barclay in the Tristan Li Lab on being selected as a Graduate Student Recipient of the 2025 Provost’s Research Excellence Award, a prestigious university-wide honor recognizing outstanding research achievement. genetics.wustl.edu/genetics-gra...

Join @washugenetics.bsky.social this Thursday Nov. 13 at 12pm in Connor Auditorium when Piali Sengupta, PhD, presents “Living in a toxic world: Interoceptive mechanisms of salt-sensing in C. elegans”, hosted by Susan Dutcher, PhD.

Join @washugenetics.bsky.social this Thursday Nov. 6 at 12pm in Connor Auditorium when Jun Wu, PhD @jun-wu-lab.bsky.social presents “Curious Cases of Pluripotent Stem Cell Adaptations”, hosted by Xiaoxia Cui, PhD

Thank you for visiting St. Louis @crumplab.bsky.social ! Learned a lot from the seminar and discussion. 🐟 🧬 @washugenetics.bsky.social

1/ WashU research news; excited to share our new paper on Chromosome 9p Syndromes 🧬 Hope you take the time to read it. Here is the link: link.springer.com/article/10.1... @washugenetics.bsky.social

Join us today in Connor Auditorium at 12pm when Evan Eichler, PhD, presents “Complete genomes and complex structural variation”, hosted by Tychele Turner, PhD.

Join @washugenetics.bsky.social TODAY at 12pm in Connor Auditorium when Guangyong Peng, MD, PhD, presents “Senescent T Cells in the Tumor Microenvironment: Emerging Challenges for Immunotherapy”, hosted by Tristan Li, PhD.

Congratulations to Michael Meers, PhD, on receiving the NIH Director’s New Innovator Award in support of his research developing new tools to guide stem cell differentiation. A well-deserved recognition of his innovative work. medicine.washu.edu/news/washu-r...

Join WashU Genetics @washugenetics.bsky.social this Thursday Oct. 9 at 12pm in Connor Auditorium when Alex Holehouse @alexholehouse.bsky.social, PhD, presents “Mapping from sequence to function in intrinsically disordered regions”, hosted by @genologos.bsky.social and @mpmeers.bsky.social!

Join @washugenetics.bsky.social next Thursday Oct.2@12pm in Connor Auditorium for the Precision Medicine Pathway Keynote Address when Hal Dietz, MD, presents “Leveraging Nature’s Success: Lessons from Modifiers of Vascular Connective Tissue Disorders”, hosted by Tim Schedl, PhD & Emma Casey

We published a detailed protocol for our Plate-CUT&Tag method on @protocolsio.bsky.social to accompany our recent preprint (www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...) give it a try! Feedback welcome! dx.doi.org/10.17504/protocols.io.n2bvjed5wgk5/v1

The Dept. of Genetics hosted the 2nd Gary D. Stormo Computational & Systems Biology Lecture with an inspiring talk by Tim Hughes, PhD. We’re thrilled to announce our 2025 Stormo Fellow—congratulations to PhD student Jennie Yao! genetics.wustl.edu/the-2nd-gary...

Join @washugenetics.bsky.social TODAY @ 12pm CST in Connor Auditorium for the 2nd Gary D. Stormo Computational & Systems Biology Lecture when Timothy Hughes, PhD, presents “Codebook: sequence specificity of human transcription factors”.