Stormy Chamberlain

Associate professor
University of Connecticut

Stormy Chamberlain is associate professor of genetics and genome sciences and associate director of the Graduate Program in Genetics and Developmental Biology at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine.

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By Stormy Chamberlain

21 October 2019

4 min read

Angelman syndrome’s silent gene points way forward for autism therapies

Advances in research and help from families have brought scientists to the brink of an effective therapy for Angelman syndrome.

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Angelman syndrome’s silent gene points way forward for autism therapies

By Stormy Chamberlain

21 October 2019 | 4 min read

Spectrum

By Stormy Chamberlain, Louisa Kalsner

10 April 2018

5 min read

For accurate results in autism, genetic databases need diversity

We must diversify databases of reference DNA to improve our ability to interpret the consequences of genetic variation.

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For accurate results in autism, genetic databases need diversity

By Stormy Chamberlain, Louisa Kalsner

10 April 2018 | 5 min read

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