ASHG 2026 · Tier 1 Academic

King's College London at ASHG 2026

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

London, UK

King's College London at ASHG 2026 in Montréal: 7 presentations (6 posters, 1 platform talk); 4 research groups.

presentations on the program

research groups identified

Reviewers’ Choice abstracts

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Organization	ASHG 2026 Attendance
King's College London London, UK	2 Staff Scientists · 2 Postdocs · 2 PhD Students · 1 PI
Statistical and Computational Genetics and Genomics (SCGG) RIGkcl.ac.uk/research/statistical-and-computational-genetics-and-genomics-rig Dry lab Analyzes large-scale genomic data, including DNA sequence, DNA methylation, metabolomics and phenotype data, with statistical genetics and AI methods. Uses analyses for disease prediction, mechanistic understanding and stratified medicine. Funded by JPI ERA-HDHL, UKRI +2 more › Medical Research Council, £983,708 funding · 2024 “Dr Alfredo Iacoangeli has been awarded £983,708 funding from the Medical Research Council (MRC)” JPI ERA-HDHL, DIMENSION consortium · active “Jordana is coordinator of the JPI ERA-HDHL funded DIMENSION consortium.” UKRI, Innovation Fellow at HDR UK · active “UKRI Innovation Fellow at HDR UK” +1 more on the lab page Source: lab pages 6 platforms and techniques › Techniques GWAS, polygenic risk scoring, predictive modelling, biological pathway and interaction network analysis, machine learning, multi-omics analysis Source: lab pages No openings posted	Poster Wed Oct 21 2:30 pm ★ Reviewers’ Choice Identifying genetic impacts on DNA methylation variability to uncover gene-environment and gene-gene interactions in GoDMC Genetic, Genomic, and Epigenomic Resources and Databases Collaborators: University of Exeter, MRC Integrative Epidemiology Unit +1 more EpigeneticsPsychiatric geneticsDatabasesGenetic mapping Talk Thu Oct 22 11:15 am The ageing human transcriptome: Longitudinal long-read RNA-sequencing in blood uncovers multi-level changes in isoform usage Pivoting from Gene-Level Analyses to Isoform-Resolved Biology Long-read sequencingTranscriptomeAlternative splicingHeritability Poster Fri Oct 23 2:30 pm Dissecting genetic and molecular determinants of cardiometabolic health through adipose tissue proteomics in an ageing population cohort Molecular Effects of Genetic Variation Collaborators: University of Dundee ProteomicsComplex traitsMulti-omicsSystems biology
Twin Research & Genetic Epidemiologykclpure.kcl.ac.uk/portal/en/organisations/twin-research-genetic-epidemiology Dry lab~48 people Analyzes twin-registry phenotypes, genome-wide scans, sequencing, methylation, metabolomics and microbiomics. Uses these data to study aging, cardiovascular, metabolic and eye traits. Funded by BBSRC, British Heart Foundation +4 more › BBSRC, BBSRC iCASE studentship · 1/10/2025 → 30/09/2029 “BBSRC Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council 1/10/2025 → 30/09/2029” British Heart Foundation, BHF Centre Studentship Freydin 2025 · 25/09/2025 → 30/09/2029 “BHF British Heart Foundation 25/09/2025 → 30/09/2029” EPSRC, BACMETH · 1/04/2024 → 31/03/2029 “EPSRC Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council 1/04/2024 → 31/03/2029” +3 more on the lab page Source: lab pages 14 platforms and techniques › Analyzes Genomewide scans of single-nucleotide variants, Next-generation sequencing, Exome sequencing, RNA sequencing, Gene expression arrays, DNA methylome analysis, Metabolomic profiles, Microbiomics Techniques Genetic epidemiology, Twin studies, Genome-wide association meta-analysis, Machine learning, Microbiome metabolomics, X-chromosome inactivation Source: lab pages No openings posted	Poster Wed Oct 21 2:30 pm AI-based facial ageing biomarker captures heritable variation and genetic loci associated with visible ageing Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Artificial intelligenceBioinformaticsDeep learningGenome-wide association study Poster Thu Oct 22 4:15 pm Genetic control of DNA methylation is largely shared across tissues and key to understanding complex phenotypes Epigenomics Collaborators: University of Chicago, University of Exeter +1 more MethylationEpigeneticsStatistical geneticsGenome-wide association study
Statistical Genetics Unit Works in population genetics and computational genetics.	Poster Wed Oct 21 2:30 pm Mind the Gap: Quantifying and Mitigating the Impact of Variant Missingness on Polygenic Scores within the GenoPred Pipeline Statistical Genetics and Genetic Epidemiology Collaborators: University of Oxford Polygenic risk scoreStatistical geneticsMethodologyLinkage disequilibrium
Translational and Neuropsychiatric Genetics Group Works in clinical genetics.	Poster Wed Oct 21 2:30 pm Genome-wide meta-analysis identifies genetic risk factors and implicates multiple body systems in panic attacks and disorder Complex Traits and Polygenic Disorders Collaborators: QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, The University of Queensland +15 more AnxietyPsychiatric geneticsSingle-cellGenome-wide association study

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