Tychele Turner

Assistant professor of genetics
Washington University School of Medicine

Tychele Turner is assistant professor of genetics at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Missouri, where her lab focuses on the study of noncoding variation in autism, precision genomics in 9p deletion syndrome, optimization of genomic workflows and the application of long-read sequencing to human genetics.

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Whole-genome sequencing

By Tychele Turner

22 November 2023

6 min read

A figure walks along a long road with a gene-sequence-like pattern.

How long-read sequencing will transform neuroscience

New technology that delivers much more than a simple DNA sequence could have a major impact on brain research, enabling researchers to study transcript diversity, imprinting and more.

Whole-genome sequencing

How long-read sequencing will transform neuroscience

By Tychele Turner

22 November 2023 | 6 min read

Spectrum

By Aravinda Chakravarti, Tychele Turner

26 June 2012

7 min read

Focus on function may help unravel autism’s complex genetics

To find the pathogenic mutations in complex disorders such as autism, researchers may need to conduct sophisticated analyses of the genetic functions that are disrupted, says geneticist Aravinda Chakravarti.

Spectrum

Focus on function may help unravel autism’s complex genetics

By Aravinda Chakravarti, Tychele Turner

26 June 2012 | 7 min read

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By Claudia López Lloreda, Natalia Mesa

6 August 2026

5 min read

A neurocientista Julieta Sztarker realiza uma atividade educativa ao ar livre para o público em geral na Plaza Italia, em Buenos Aires.

Crise de financiamento na Argentina desencadeia nova onda de protestos

Dois anos após o colapso do financiamento à pesquisa no país, cientistas estão protestando contra a omissão do governo em restabelecer bolsas que haviam sido cortadas e aumentar os salários, conforme exigido por uma lei de 2025.

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