ASHG 2026 · Tier 2–3 Academic

Brown University at ASHG 2026

Providence, Rhode Island

Brown University at ASHG 2026 in Montréal: 5 presentations (5 posters); 1 research group.

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presentations on the program
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research groups identified

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OrganizationASHG 2026 Attendance
Brown University
Providence, Rhode Island
3 PhD Students · 2 Postdocs
Ramachandran Labwebhelper.brown.edu/ramachandran
Dry lab~6 people
Uses mathematical modeling, statistical methods and computer simulations on human genetic-variation and genotype data. Studies demographic history, selection and complex-trait architecture.
27 papers since 2024
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Population Genetics Meets Ecology: A Guide to Individual‐Based Simulations in Continuous Landscapes
Ecology and Evolution, 2025
Genetic and molecular architecture of complex traits
Cell, 2024
Discovering non-additive heritability using additive GWAS summary statistics
eLife, 2024
Source: OpenAlex author A5020442033
Funded by National Institutes of Health, National Institutes of Health +2 more
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National Institutes of Health · active
“Our research and a subset of lab members are currently funded by multiple grants from the National Institutes of Health.”
National Institutes of Health, T32 Predoctoral Training Program in Biological Data Science · active
“She is also the Contact PI and Program Director of Brown University's NIH T32 Predoctoral Training Program in Biological Data Science”
National Science Foundation, Graduate Research Fellowship · active
“Abby is supported by the T32 in Biological Data Science and will also be supported by her own NSF Graduate Research Fellowship.”
+1 more on the lab page
Source: lab pages
8 platforms and techniques
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Techniques
Mathematical modeling, Computer simulations, Machine-learning classification, Hidden Markov models, Coalescent theory, GWAS, Gene-level association tests, Model-based clustering
Source: lab pages
Currently hiring
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“There are positions available for postdoctoral fellows to join the lab.”
Source: lab positions page
Poster
Wed Oct 21
2:30 pm
Inferring archaic diversity and relatedness in African, Indigenous, and European donor populations in admixed American populations in the 1000 Genomes Project data
Evolutionary and Population Genetics
Collaborators: University of California, San Francisco
Population geneticsPopulation structureGenetic variationEvolutionary genetics
Poster
Wed Oct 21
2:30 pm
Inferring Recent Migration Histories and Population Structure Related to US Historical Context Using IBD Segments
Evolutionary and Population Genetics
Collaborators: University of California, San Francisco
Large-scale biobanksPopulation structureEthical, legal, and social implications
Poster
Wed Oct 21
2:30 pm
HAPTiC enables inference of parent-of-origin effects using diverse family structures and distant relatives
Statistical Genetics and Genetic Epidemiology
Collaborators: UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, Brigham Young University
Computational toolsGenome-wide association studyHeritabilityStatistical genetics
Poster
Thu Oct 22
4:15 pm
From global admixture estimates to reference-free local ancestry using inferred allele frequencies
Evolutionary and Population Genetics
Population structurePopulation geneticsBioinformatics
Poster
Fri Oct 23
2:30 pm
Measuring the presence and growth of genetic essentialism in the public-facing information ecosystem across 25 years: from Wikipedia to chatbots to AI encyclopedias
Genetic Counseling, ELSI, and Education
Ethical, legal, and social implicationsPopulation geneticsGenomicsArtificial intelligence

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