ASHG 2026 · Hospital & health system

Centre for Addiction and Mental Health at ASHG 2026

Name: ASHG 2026 Annual Meeting
Start: 2026-10-20
End: 2026-10-24
Location: Montréal

Toronto, Ontario

Centre for Addiction and Mental Health at ASHG 2026 in Montréal: 7 presentations (7 posters); 4 research groups.

presentations on the program

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Organization	ASHG 2026 Attendance
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health Toronto, Ontario	2 Staff Scientists · 2 Postdocs · 2 PhD Students · 1 PI
Tanenbaum Centre for Pharmacogeneticscamh.ca/en/science-and-research/institutes-and-centres/tanenbaum-centre-for-pharmacogenetics Wet + dry lab~20 people Studies genetic, epigenetic and gene-expression data to guide psychiatric medication response. Uses IMPACT pharmacogenetic testing and large patient cohorts for personalized mental-health treatment. 72 papers since 2024 › Genomics yields biological and phenotypic insights into bipolar disorder Nature, 2025 Mapping the genetic landscape across 14 psychiatric disorders Nature, 2025 Genome-wide association analyses identify 95 risk loci and provide insights into the neurobiology of post-traumatic stress disorder Nature Genetics, 2024 Source: OpenAlex author A5056370228 Funded by Larry and Judy Tanenbaum, Government of Ontario +4 more › Discovery Fund · 2018 “The Discovery Fund—made possible by anonymous $100-million donation to research at CAMH in 2018—is a key driver behind these research initiatives.” Assurex Health Ltd., CAMH-led pharmacogenetic clinical study · 2022 “Funding for the study was provided by Assurex Health Ltd. (now affiliated with Myriad Genetics), CAMH, Ontario Genomics and Genome Canada.” Ontario Genomics, CAMH-led pharmacogenetic clinical study · 2022 “Funding for the study was provided by Assurex Health Ltd. (now affiliated with Myriad Genetics), CAMH, Ontario Genomics and Genome Canada.” +3 more on the lab page Source: lab pages 7 platforms and techniques › Works with Pharmacogenetic testing, Genome-wide testing Techniques CRISPR/Cas technology, Machine learning, Genetics, epigenetics and gene-expression integration, Mitochondrial DNA biomarkers, Controlled clinical trials Source: lab pages No openings posted	Poster Wed Oct 21 2:30 pm Repeat Expansion Diseases and Psychiatric Disorders — a scoping review Complex Traits and Polygenic Disorders Collaborators: University of Toronto, University of Colorado Anschutz +2 more Triplet and other repeats Poster Wed Oct 21 2:30 pm Pharmacogenomic Variation in CYP2D6 and CYP2C19 Is Highly Prevalent in Adults with Neurodevelopmental Disorders and Associated with Increased Psychotropic Treatment Complexity Pharmacogenomics Collaborators: Centre for Mental Health, Keio University Hospital +1 more PharmacogenomicsNeurodevelopmentalAutismGenetic variation Poster Thu Oct 22 4:15 pm Integrating Immune Gene Expression and Polygenic Risk to Investigate Neuroimmune Mechanisms in Schizophrenia Complex Traits and Polygenic Disorders Polygenic risk scorePsychiatric geneticsImmune systemBrain/nervous system
Tripathy Labtriplab.org Dry lab~14 people Uses single-cell RNA-sequencing, spatial transcriptomics, long-read sequencing and UK Biobank data. Develops machine-learning methods for brain cell types, neurodevelopmental disorders and psychiatric illness. 32 papers since 2024 › Molecular architecture of human dermal sleeping nociceptors Cell, 2026 Genetic architecture of the structural connectome Nature Communications, 2024 Integrating single-cell and spatially resolved transcriptomic strategies to survey the astrocyte response to stroke in male mice Nature Communications, 2024 Source: OpenAlex author A5078768179 Funded by NSERC, › NSERC, Discovery grant · March and April 2020 Canada's base operating grant for natural-science and engineering labs, typically five years. “funding notices for my NSERC Discovery grant” , NeuroNex proposal · March and April 2020 “our massive, collaborative NeuroNex proposal” Source: lab pages 10 platforms and techniques › Analyzes single-cell RNA-sequencing, spatial transcriptomics, long-read sequencing, Patch-seq, whole-cell electrophysiology, single-nucleus RNA sequencing Techniques machine learning, cell type deconvolution, neuron electrophysiology, neuron morphology Source: lab pages Currently hiring › “We are currently looking for Masters and PhD students.” Source: lab positions page	Poster Thu Oct 22 4:15 pm Ultima Genomics whole-genome sequencing identifies candidate causative variants in consanguineous families with intellectual disability Complex Traits and Polygenic Disorders Collaborators: Gomal University, National University of Sciences and Technology +5 more Intellectual and developmental disabilityExome/genome sequencingSNP analysis/discoveryVariant calling Poster Fri Oct 23 2:30 pm Low-Cost Whole-Genome Sequencing for Rare Variant Discovery in a Youth Psychiatric Cohort: A Pilot Study in the Toronto Adolescent and Youth (TAY) Cohort Complex Traits and Polygenic Disorders Psychiatric geneticsBioinformaticsRare variantsVariant calling
Pouget Labjpouget.github.io Dry lab~7 people Analyzes large-scale human genetic studies and sn-RNAseq plus sn-ATACseq data. Uses them to study psychosis, schizophrenia and depression in young people. 10 papers since 2024 › Association study of the complement component C4 gene and suicide risk in schizophrenia Schizophrenia, 2024 Fine-mapping the CYP2A6 regional association with nicotine metabolism among African American smokers Molecular Psychiatry, 2024 Sex-dependent association study of complement C4 gene with treatment-resistant schizophrenia and hospitalization frequency Psychiatry Research, 2024 Source: OpenAlex author A5060455962 Funded by CAMH › CAMH, CAMH Undergraduate Research Awards · 2026 “Congratulations to Brianna & Agam on their CAMH Undergraduate Research Awards!” Source: lab pages 8 platforms and techniques › Analyzes sn-RNAseq, sn-ATACseq, SNP arrays Techniques Mendelian randomization, polygenic risk scoring, LD Score regression, statistical fine-mapping, cell-type-specific enhancer–gene mapping Source: lab pages Currently hiring › “We are actively recruiting graduate students, postdoctoral research fellows, and research analysts to join our group.” Source: lab positions page	Poster Wed Oct 21 2:30 pm Real-world patterns of clinical genetic testing among young people with neurodevelopmental disorders and psychosis Health Services Research and Implementation Science Collaborators: Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital Clinical geneticsIntellectual and developmental disabilityAutismNeurodevelopmental
Molecular Neuropsychiatry & Development (MiND) Labvincent-lab.com Works in rare disease. 30 papers since 2024 › Genomics yields biological and phenotypic insights into bipolar disorder Nature, 2025 Fine-mapping genomic loci refines bipolar disorder risk genes Nature Neuroscience, 2025 Biallelic variants identified in 36 Pakistani families and trios with autism spectrum disorder Scientific Reports, 2024 Source: OpenAlex author A5036637906	Poster Wed Oct 21 2:30 pm Expression and stability analysis of Rett Syndrome-causing MECP2 mutations. Complex Traits and Polygenic Disorders Collaborators: University of Toronto AutismNeurodevelopmentalProtein structureX-linked disease

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