Montreal Heart Institute at ASHG 2026

Oct 20–24, 2026 Montréal, Canada ~7.5k attendees Website

Montreal Heart Institute brings 6 presentations from 3 research groups to ASHG 2026 in Montréal, its home city. Its program centres on rare disease, population genetics and computational and clinical genetics. Lettre Lab brings menopause-linked biological age and blood pressure findings, MedGeni brings genetic and clinical factors in inflammatory bowel disease treatment response, and Taliun Lab brings shared genetics between kidney traits and Parkinson’s disease.

Organization	ASHG 2026 Attendance
Montreal Heart Institute Montreal, Quebec	3 PhD Students · 2 Postdocs · 1 Staff Scientist
Lettre Labmhi-humangenetics.org/members Wet + dry lab~13 people Studies whole-genome sequencing, eQTL, RNA-sequencing, ATAC-sequencing and Hi-C data, and runs CRISPR/Cas9 screens. Focuses on cardiovascular and blood-disease genetics. 40 papers since 2024 › Polygenic prediction of body mass index and obesity through the life course and across ancestries Nature Medicine, 2025 Quercetin Reduces Vascular Senescence and Inflammation in Symptomatic Male but Not Female Coronary Artery Disease Patients Aging Cell, 2025 Joint genotypic and phenotypic outcome modeling improves base editing variant effect quantification Nature Genetics, 2024 Source: OpenAlex author A5080225460 Funded by Canada Research Chair Program › Canada Research Chair Program, Canada Research Chair in Complex Trait Genetics · active A federal award that pays part of the chair holder's salary plus research support, five years for Tier 2 and seven for Tier 1. “He holds the Canada Research Chair in Complex Trait Genetics.” Source: lab pages 10 platforms and techniques › Works with Whole-genome sequencing, eQTL, RNA-sequencing, ATAC-sequencing, Hi-C Techniques CRISPR/Cas9 genome-editing screens, CRISPR knockout, Base editing, Pangenomic approaches, Causal inference methods Source: lab pages Currently hiring › “Opportunities exist for talented and motivated individuals ... to join our research activities.” Source: lab positions page	Poster Wed Oct 21 2:30 pm Part of Complex Traits and Polygenic Disorders Poster Wednesday Session Menopause-associated biological age acceleration and its contribution to increased blood pressure Exhibit & Poster Hall · Board 8287W Collaborators: Université de Montréal Complex traitsCardiovascular systemGenome-wide association studyWomen's health Poster Wed Oct 21 2:30 pm Part of Complex Traits and Polygenic Disorders Poster Wednesday Session A pangenomic approach reveals new structural variants associated with gene expression in the CARTaGENE cohort Exhibit & Poster Hall · Board 8197W Collaborators: Université de Montréal Copy number/structural variationExpression quantitative trait lociGenomicsLarge-scale biobanks Poster Fri Oct 23 2:30 pm Part of Omics Technologies Poster Friday Session Integrated genotyping, annotation and epigenetic characterization of transposable elements with GraffiTE v1.1 Exhibit & Poster Hall · Board 8157F Collaborators: University of Arizona, McGill University BioinformaticsEpigeneticsChromatinMethylation Poster Fri Oct 23 2:30 pm Part of Complex Traits and Polygenic Disorders Poster Friday Session Effect of cardiometabolic traits on hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: a Mendelian randomization study Exhibit & Poster Hall · Board 8234F Collaborators: Université de Montréal Cardiovascular systemMendelian randomizationComplex diseasesEtiology
MedGenimedgeni.org/who-we-are Wet + dry lab~11 people Studies IBD with genome-wide association, DNA sequencing, transcriptomics, hiPSC models, FACS, proteomics and metabolomics. Develops genetic, genomic and immunologic biomarkers for diagnosis and therapy response. 26 papers since 2024 › Author Correction: A genomic mutational constraint map using variation in 76,156 human genomes Nature, 2024 Comprehensive Association Analyses of Extraintestinal Manifestations in Inflammatory Bowel Disease Gastroenterology, 2024 Challenges in IBD Research 2024: Precision Medicine Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, 2024 Source: OpenAlex author A5060728613 Funded by Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Crohn’s and Colitis Canada +3 more › Canadian Institutes of Health Research · active “Canadian Institutes of Health Research” Crohn’s and Colitis Canada · active “Crohn’s and Colitis Canada” Genome Québec · active “Genome Québec” +2 more on the lab page Source: lab pages 12 platforms and techniques › Runs hiPSC Platform, FACS Platform Techniques Genome-wide association, Fine mapping, DNA sequencing, Transcriptomic studies, hiPSC models, Monocyte/macrophage cultures, 2D and 3D intestinal epithelial cultures, CRISPR, Serum proteomics, Serum metabolomics Source: lab pages No openings posted	Poster Fri Oct 23 2:30 pm Part of Omics Technologies Poster Friday Session Genomic, biologic and clinical factors that influence immune response in patients with Inflammatory Bowel Diseases undergoing advanced therapies Exhibit & Poster Hall · Board 8146F Collaborators: Université de Montréal, Montreal General Hospital ProteomicsImmune systemPharmacologic therapy
Taliun Labsgagliano.github.io Dry lab~9 people Analyzes CLSA PheWeb, PheWeb2 and UK Biobank data with statistical genetics and machine learning. Studies sex-specific genetics of aging-related neurodegenerative, cardiovascular and kidney diseases. 41 papers since 2024 › Large-scale genome-wide association analyses identify novel genetic loci and mechanisms in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy Nature Genetics, 2025 Astrocytic RNA editing regulates the host immune response to alpha-synuclein Science Advances, 2025 A multi-ancestry genetic reference for the Quebec population medRxiv, 2025 Source: OpenAlex author A5064487935 Funded by NSERC, Brain Canada and Krembil Foundation +10 more › NSERC, Discovery Grant · 2025–2030 Canada's base operating grant for natural-science and engineering labs, typically five years. “NSERC Discovery Grant: “Methods development to promote the inclusion of X chromosome variation into genetic association analyses”” CIHR, Project Grant: PheWeb-2.0 · 2025–2029 Canada's federal health-research funder, the equivalent of the NIH. “CIHR Project Grant: “PheWeb-2.0: an interactive tool for generating and testing hypotheses on sex-biased genetic variant-trait associations”” Brain Canada and Krembil Foundation, Accelerator Grant: Neurodegeneration x Immunology · 2026–2028 “Brain Canada & Krembil Foundation Accelerator Grant: Neurodegeneration x Immunology” +9 more on the lab page Source: lab pages 9 platforms and techniques › Analyzes CLSA PheWeb, PheWeb2, UK Biobank Techniques Machine learning, Sex-specific Mendelian randomization, Phenome-wide scans, Genome-wide association studies, Multi-omics, Sex-stratified genetic analysis Source: lab pages Currently hiring › “We are seeking highly-motivated trainees to join our computational lab located at the Montréal Heart Institute” Source: lab positions page	Poster Fri Oct 23 2:30 pm Part of Complex Traits and Polygenic Disorders Poster Friday Session Shared genetic architecture between kidney-related traits and Parkinson's disease Exhibit & Poster Hall · Board 8315F NeurodegenerationGenome-wide association studyComplex traitsGenitourinary system

Instantly find 20 buyers from Montreal Heart Institute

Get a list of who you should contact, their contact info, and what to say.

Totally free and instant, no sign up necessary!

Not affiliated with or endorsed by the American Society of Human Genetics. Submit a correction