The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley at ASHG 2026

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

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley brings 5 presentations from 1 research group to ASHG 2026 in Montréal. Its program centres on population genetics, computational analysis and clinical genetics. The South Texas Diabetes and Obesity Institute brings work on aflatoxin exposure and fatty liver disease, toxicant burden in Mexican American families, and blood-based Alzheimer’s disease markers.

Organization	ASHG 2026 Attendance
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Edinburg, Texas	2 Faculty · 1 PhD Student
South Texas Diabetes and Obesity Instituteutrgv.edu/stdoi/faculty/index.htm Wet + dry lab~28 people Runs Perkin Elmer Operetta, Illumina HiSeq 2500, MiSeq and iScan, GC×GC-ToFMS and iPSC labs. Uses Mexican American family studies for diabetes, obesity and neurodegeneration. 1 paper since 2024 › Genetic Variants and Molecular Components Associated with Metabolic Dysfunctional-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease and Depression: Shared Association of ADAMTS7 and THRAP3 Genes, 2026 Source: OpenAlex author A5129749993 Funded by NIH, NIH +9 more › NIH, R01 MH138425 — Understanding Heterogeneity Across PTSD, MDD, and Anxiety by Leveraging Large-Scale Multimodal Neuroimaging Data Sets · 07/31/2025 - 04/30/2030 The NIH's standard multi-year research project grant. “Understanding Heterogeneity Across PTSD, MDD, and Anxiety by Leveraging Large-Scale Multimodal Neuroimaging Data Sets \| 07/31/2025 - 04/30/2030 \| NIH \| R01 MH138425” NIH, R01 AG078423 — Shared Genetic and Environmental Influences on Age-Related Hearing Loss, Cognitive Decline, and Dementia Risk · 08/15/2023 - 06/30/2028 The NIH's standard multi-year research project grant. “Shared Genetic and Environmental Influences on Age-Related Hearing Loss, Cognitive Decline, and Dementia Risk \| 08/15/2023 - 06/30/2028 \| NIH \| R01 AG078423” NIH, P30 AG059305 — Rio Grande Valley Alzheimer's Resource Center for Minority Aging Research: Partnerships for Aging · 08/15/2023 - 07/31/2028 “Rio Grande Valley Alzheimer's Resource Center for Minority Aging Research: Partnerships for Aging \| 08/15/2023 - 07/31/2028 \| NIH \| P30 AG059305” +8 more on the lab page Source: lab pages 15 platforms and techniques › Works with Perkin Elmer Operetta, Illumina HiSeq 2500 v4, Illumina MiSeq, Illumina iScan, QuantStudio 12K Flex, LECO Pegasus 4D GC×GC-ToFMS, MEDUSA high-performance computing cluster, SOLAR Techniques iPSC reprogramming and differentiation, High-content screening, Transcriptomics, metabolomics, methylomics and microbiomics, RNA-Seq, Quantitative RT-PCR and Western blotting, Untargeted metabolomics, Laboratory opossum model Source: lab pages No openings posted	Poster Thu Oct 22 4:15 pm Part of Omics Technologies Poster Thursday Session Aflatoxin Exposure in South Texas is Associated with Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Exhibit & Poster Hall · Board 8125T Gene environment interactionMetabolomics Poster Fri Oct 23 2:30 pm Part of Omics Technologies Poster Friday Session Comparative Exposomics Identifies Toxicant Burden in the Fels Longitudinal Study and Mexican American Family Study Cohorts Exhibit & Poster Hall · Board 8130F Collaborators: The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, The Ohio State University BioinformaticsMetabolomicsPublic health Poster Fri Oct 23 2:30 pm Part of Complex Traits and Polygenic Disorders Poster Friday Session Blood-Based Transcriptional Endophenotypes for Alzheimer’s Disease Exhibit & Poster Hall · Board 8209F Collaborators: Harvard University Alzheimer’s diseasePolygenic risk scoreRNA-seqNeurodegeneration
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