News

OCD and chronic tic disorders genetic study published

Our work analyzing whole-exome sequencing data in individuals with OCD or chronic tic disorders, including Tourette disorder, to identify large-effect risk genes was published today in Nature Neuroscience. Thank you to our collaborators and to the participants and families who made this work possible.

Autism protein-protein interaction study published

Our work mapping protein-protein interactions for proteins encoded by 100 autism risk genes is published today in Science. Thank you to our collaborators and everyone who contributed to this work.

IOCDF Jenike Young Investigator Award

We received the IOCDF Jenike Young Investigator Award!

Read more here: UCSF, IOCDF

Tourette Association of America Young Investigator Award

We received the Tourette Association of America Young Investigator Award!

Farewell to Fabrizio Malatesta

A fond farewell to Fabrizio Malatesta, our UC LEADS student co-mentored with Helen Willsey. Thanks for a great 8 weeks in the lab!

BBRF Young Investigator Grant

We received a 2026 BBRF Young Investigator Grant!

Read more here: BBRF

PSPG graduate student Evan Marshman joins the Wang Lab

UCSF PSPG graduate student Evan Marshman joins the Wang Lab, co-advised by Tony Capra :)

Harvey L. and Maud C. Sorensen Foundation Career Award

We received the Harvey L. and Maud C. Sorensen Foundation Career Award in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. Hooray!