The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston at ASHG 2026

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

The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston brings 3 presentations from 2 research groups to ASHG 2026 in Montréal. Its program centres on population genetics, computational analysis, and clinical genetics. The Human Genetics Center brings 500,000-plus All of Us genomes, while He Y. Lab examines genetic and proteomic predictors of COPD heterogeneity.

Organization	ASHG 2026 Attendance
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Houston, Texas	2 Faculty · 1 PhD Student
Human Genetics Centersph.uth.edu/research/centers/hgc Dry lab~22 people Analyzes whole-genome sequencing, DNA methylation, proteomic profiling and metabolic profiling data. Research spans genetic epidemiology and computational biology for public-health outcomes. 79 papers since 2024 › Genome-wide association study meta-analysis provides insights into the etiology of heart failure and its subtypes Nature Genetics, 2025 Genome-wide analysis in over 1 million individuals of European ancestry yields improved polygenic risk scores for blood pressure traits Nature Genetics, 2024 An approach to identify gene-environment interactions and reveal new biological insight in complex traits Nature Communications, 2024 Source: OpenAlex author A5080311961 Funded by National Institutes of Health, American Heart Association +4 more › National Institutes of Health · active “Funding of our research comes from external sources, including the National Institutes of Health” American Heart Association · active “the American Heart Association” American Diabetes Association · active “the American Diabetes Association” +3 more on the lab page Source: lab pages 10 platforms and techniques › Analyzes whole-genome sequencing, DNA methylation, proteomic profiling, metabolic profiling, MRI Techniques variant calling and annotation, gene-by-environment interaction, polygenic risk scores, deep phenotyping, whole-genome analysis Source: lab pages No openings posted	Session Wed Oct 21 8:15 am The All of Us Research Program At 10 Years: 500,000+ Genomes Advancing Precision Medicine Room 517BC/Level 5 Poster Thu Oct 22 4:15 pm Part of Molecular Effects of Genetic Variation Poster Thursday Session Cross-platform comparison of cis-pQTL associations using Olink proteomic data in the Trans-Omics for Precision Medicine (TOPMed) Program Exhibit & Poster Hall · Board 6018T Collaborators: University of Michigan, Baylor College of Medicine ProteomicsSNP analysis/discoveryGenetic variationExome/genome sequencing
He Y. Labheylab.org Dry lab~6 people Develops statistical and machine-learning methods for environmental exposure, electronic health care and multi-omic data. Studies disease heterogeneity, risk prediction and precision medicine. Funded by Mass General Brigham (MGB), NSF +2 more › Mass General Brigham (MGB), Precision and Genomic Medicine Training Grant · 2023–24 “Mass General Brigham (MGB) Precision and Genomic Medicine Training Grant” NSF, NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program · 2020–22 “NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program” NHGRI, NHGRI Institutional National Training Grant · 2018–20 “NHGRI Institutional National Training Grant” +1 more on the lab page Source: lab pages 5 platforms and techniques › Techniques Polygenic risk scores, Genome-wide association studies (GWAS), Proteomics, Statistical modeling, Polyexposure risk scores Source: lab pages Currently hiring › “We’re hiring!” Source: lab positions page	Poster Thu Oct 22 4:15 pm Part of Statistical Genetics and Genetic Epidemiology Poster Thursday Session Environmental Contexts Shape the Proteomic and Genetic Predictors of Underlying COPD Heterogeneity Exhibit & Poster Hall · Board 8382T Collaborators: Massachusetts General Hospital, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Gene environment interactionGenetic epidemiologyMulti-omicsProteomics
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