ASHG 2026 · Tier 2–3 Academic

Queen's University at ASHG 2026

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

Kingston, Ontario

Queen's University at ASHG 2026 in Montréal: 8 presentations (7 posters, 1 lightning talk); 3 research groups.

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Organization	ASHG 2026 Attendance
Queen's University Kingston, Ontario	4 PhD Students · 1 Clinician · 1 Postdoc
Duan Laboratory (Computational Genomics Laboratory)duanlab.ca Wet + dry lab~9 people Integrates genomics, transcriptomics and epigenomics for gene-based, network-based and gene-environment analyses. Studies asthma, COPD, cancer, lung function and drug response. 101 papers since 2024 › Sequencing in over 50,000 cases identifies coding and structural variation underlying atrial fibrillation risk Nature Genetics, 2025 Genetic drivers of heterogeneity in type 2 diabetes pathophysiology Nature, 2024 Human milk oligosaccharides are associated with maternal genetics and respiratory health of human milk-fed children Nature Communications, 2024 Source: OpenAlex author A5017252332 Funded by Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Queen’s University +3 more › Canadian Institutes of Health Research · active “Her work is funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) and Queen’s University” Queen’s University · active “Her work is funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) and Queen’s University” Queen’s University Research Leaders’ Initiative · active “This work is funded by the Queen’s University Research Leaders’ Initiative” +2 more on the lab page Source: lab pages 11 platforms and techniques › Analyzes Whole-genome sequencing, DNA methylation Techniques Genome-wide association studies, Gene-environment interaction analyses, Network-based analyses, Machine learning, Systems biology analyses, Cell culture, Human specimen processing, Polygenic risk scores, Multi-omics profiling Source: lab pages Currently hiring › “We are actively recruiting students, postdoctoral fellows and Research Assistants” Source: lab positions page	Talk Wed Oct 21 2:11 pm Exposure to maternal human milk components interacts with infant polygenic risk and improves prediction of childhood atopy Decoding Genetic Risk Across Ancestry and Sex in Polygenic Disorders Collaborators: Children's Hospital Research Institute of Manitoba, University of Toronto +6 more BioinformaticsComplex traitsMicrobiomeMulti-omics Poster Wed Oct 21 2:30 pm Diurnal transcriptomic signatures and circadian time-prediction tools in a chronic low back pain cohort Complex Traits and Polygenic Disorders Collaborators: University of Toronto Complex diseasesMachine learningRNA-seqImmune system Poster Wed Oct 21 2:30 pm Examining diurnal differences in gene expression and symptom severity across time in people with Multiple Sclerosis Genetic Therapies and Precision Medicine Collaborators: Kingston Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto +1 more Autoimmune disorderRNA-seqImmune system Poster Thu Oct 22 4:15 pm The relationship of asthma-significant CpG sites with early-life longitudinal changes of gut microbes and environmental exposures Complex Traits and Polygenic Disorders Collaborators: BC Children's Hospital Research Institute, BC Children's Hospital +4 more AsthmaBioinformaticsComplex diseasesEpigenetics Poster Fri Oct 23 2:30 pm Exposure to maternal human milk components interacts with infant polygenic risk and improves prediction of childhood atopy Complex Traits and Polygenic Disorders Collaborators: Children's Hospital Research Institute of Manitoba, University of Toronto +6 more BioinformaticsComplex traitsMicrobiomeMulti-omics Moderator Sat Oct 24 9:45 am X,Y and Why? - Mechanism of Sex Bias in Neuronal Disorders
Kubes and Duan Labsduanlab.ca/Members.html Wet + dry lab~9 people Integrates genomics, transcriptomics and epigenomics for gene-based, network-based and gene-environment analyses. Studies asthma, COPD, cancer, drug response and lung function with CRRN and AllerGen. Funded by Canadian Institute of Health Research, Queen's University › Canadian Institute of Health Research · active “funded by the Canadian Institute of Health Research (CIHR)” Queen's University, Research Leaders’ Initiative · active “funded by the Queen’s University Research Leaders’ Initiative” Source: lab pages 6 platforms and techniques › Techniques GWAS, Integrative multi-omics profiling, Cell-line culture, Polygenic risk scores, DNA methylation analysis, Whole-genome sequencing Source: lab pages Currently hiring › “We are actively recruiting students, postdoctoral fellows and Research Assistants” Source: lab positions page	Poster Thu Oct 22 4:15 pm Genetic susceptibility modifies the association between air pollution and asthma risk: insights from UK Biobank-based cross-sectional and longitudinal analyses Statistical Genetics and Genetic Epidemiology Collaborators: University of Calgary AsthmaExome/genome sequencingGenetic variationLarge-scale biobanks
Nephrogenetics Labnephrogenetics.ca Research group. 36 papers since 2024 › Endoplasmic reticulum stress as a driver and therapeutic target for kidney disease Nature Reviews Nephrology, 2025 Clonal Hematopoiesis of Indeterminate Potential and Progression of CKD Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, 2025 Clonal hematopoiesis of indeterminate potential is associated with acute kidney injury Nature Medicine, 2024 Source: OpenAlex author A5047140394	Moderator Fri Oct 23 11:00 am New Methods for Detecting Clonal Hematopoiesis and Somatic Variation Across Scales
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