Tulane University at ASHG 2026

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

Tulane University brings 11 presentations from 4 research groups to ASHG 2026 in Montréal. Its program centres on rare disease, population genetics and computational genetics. The Deng Lab presents ancestry-specific DNA methylation mechanisms in bone mineral density, the Reiter Lab tests anti-epileptic screening in Drosophila, and Multi-omics and Trans-omics Biostatistics and Bioinformatics Genetics of Complex Diseases identifies therapeutic genes and repurposable drugs for sarcopenia.

Organization	ASHG 2026 Attendance
Tulane University New Orleans, Louisiana	10 PhD Students
Deng Labmedicine.tulane.edu/… Wet + dry lab~12 people Studies osteoporosis genetics using genome-wide association, transcriptome, proteome, epigenome, single-cell sequencing and electronic health-record data. Extends to obesity, sarcopenia and periodontitis. 74 papers since 2024 › Stereo-seq of the prefrontal cortex in aging and Alzheimer’s disease Nature Communications, 2025 Autosurv: interpretable deep learning framework for cancer survival analysis incorporating clinical and multi-omics data npj Precision Oncology, 2024 Mapping the spatial atlas of the human bone tissue integrating spatial and single-cell transcriptomics Nucleic Acids Research, 2024 Source: OpenAlex author A5024194480 Funded by NIH, NIH +2 more › NIH · active “Currently, we are funded by several NIH grants for genetic, genomic and proteomic research of osteoporosis.” NIH, R01AR069055 · 05/08/2017-03/31/2023 The NIH's standard multi-year research project grant. “NIH R01AR069055” NIH, U19AG055373 · 09/15/2017-03/31/2023 “NIH U19AG055373” +1 more on the lab page Source: lab pages 15 platforms and techniques › Analyzes genome-wide association analyses, genome-wide transcriptome analyses, proteome-wide protein expression profiling, epigenome-wide profiling, Single Cell Sequencing, Electronic Health Records, single cell seq and spatial omics Techniques in vivo functional analyses, in vitro functional analyses, machine learning (including deep learning), micro-RNA profiling, DNA phosphorylation profiling, histone modification profiling, cell isolation, biobanking Source: lab pages No openings posted	Poster Wed Oct 21 2:30 pm Part of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Poster Wednesday Session CoSARD: a cross-modal support-aware representation decomposition framework for integrative and multi-level characterization of spatial multi-omics data Exhibit & Poster Hall · Board 8057W BioinformaticsDeep learningComputational toolsMulti-omics Poster Thu Oct 22 4:15 pm Part of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Poster Thursday Session Robust and interpretable metagenomic modeling through structure-aware multi-view learning and attribution-guided biological insight Exhibit & Poster Hall · Board 8098T Collaborators: University of Southern Mississippi Artificial intelligenceBioinformaticsBone/joint abnormalitiesComplex traits Poster Thu Oct 22 4:15 pm Part of Epigenomics Poster Thursday Session Genetically predicted DNA methylation reveals shared and ancestry-specific cis-regulatory mechanisms underlying bone mineral density variation Exhibit & Poster Hall · Board 7057T Complex traitsEpigeneticsEpigenome-wide association studiesMethylation Poster Thu Oct 22 4:15 pm Part of Omics Technologies Poster Thursday Session A cross-species single-cell framework reveals conserved and divergent signaling programs governing osteoblast–osteoclast communication Exhibit & Poster Hall · Board 8118T BioinformaticsSkeletal systemSingle-cell Poster Thu Oct 22 4:15 pm Part of Omics Technologies Poster Thursday Session Spatial Transcriptomic Profiling of the Aged Mouse Femur Reveals Domain-Specific Gene Expression and Intercellular Signaling Networks Exhibit & Poster Hall · Board 8178T Spatial transcriptomicsSkeletal systemTranscriptomeBioinformatics Poster Fri Oct 23 2:30 pm Part of Statistical Genetics and Genetic Epidemiology Poster Friday Session Spatial transcriptomics reveals microenvironmental heterogeneity and metabolic rewiring in osteoarthritic subchondral bone Exhibit & Poster Hall · Board 8457F Collaborators: University of Southern Mississippi Skeletal systemSpatial transcriptomicsSystems biologyBone/joint abnormalities
Reiter Labreiterlab.org Wet lab~5 people Runs Drosophila epilepsy models and patient-derived dental pulp stem-cell cultures, with scRNAseq and RNAscope access. Studies chromosome 15q disorders, autism and epilepsy. 8 papers since 2024 › Small molecule ion channel agonist/antagonist screen reveals seizure suppression via glial Irk2 activation in a Drosophila model of Dup15q syndrome Neurobiology of Disease, 2025 Glial expression of Drosophila UBE3A causes spontaneous seizures that can be modulated by 5-HT signaling Neurobiology of Disease, 2024 Comparable safety and non-inferior immunogenicity of the SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccine candidate PTX-COVID19-B and BNT162b2 in a phase 2 randomized, observer-blinded study Scientific Reports, 2024 Source: OpenAlex author A5050022117 Funded by National Institutes of Health, Foundation for Prader-Willi Research +2 more › National Institutes of Health · active “The National Institutes of Health” Foundation for Prader-Willi Research · active “The Foundation for Prader-Willi Research” ROHHAD Association · active “ROHHAD Association” +1 more on the lab page Source: lab pages 10 platforms and techniques › Works with scRNAseq, RNAscope, Mass spectrometry, Confocal microscopy Techniques Drosophila genetic techniques, Genetic suppressor/enhancer screens, Immunofluorescence, Electrophysiology, Small-molecule screening, Patient-derived DPSC neuronal cultures Source: lab pages Currently hiring › “We’re always looking for new members!” Source: lab positions page	Poster Wed Oct 21 2:30 pm Part of Complex Traits and Polygenic Disorders Poster Wednesday Session Optimized anti-epileptic screening for pharmacoresistant epilepsy using Drosophila Exhibit & Poster Hall · Board 8305W Collaborators: University of Alabama AutismComputational toolsEpilepsyIntellectual and developmental disability Poster Fri Oct 23 2:30 pm Part of Complex Traits and Polygenic Disorders Poster Friday Session MAGEL2, SNORD116 and Combined Gene Rescue Activate Distinct Transcriptional Programs Along a Neuronal Differentiation Trajectory in Prader-Willi Syndrome Patient-derived Dental Pulp Stem Cell Neurons Exhibit & Poster Hall · Board 8277F Collaborators: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital EtiologyNeurodevelopmentalSingle-cellStem cell
Multi-omics and Trans-omics Biostatistics and Bioinformatics Genetics of Complex Diseasesresearchnetwork.tulane.edu/research-listing/multi-omics-and-trans-omics-biostatistics-and-bioinformatics-genetics-of-complex-diseases Wet + dry lab~12 people Analyzes genome-wide association, transcriptome, proteome, epigenome-wide and single-cell sequencing data with statistical and bioinformatic methods. Studies osteoporosis, obesity and sarcopenia through the Louisiana Osteoporosis Study cohort. 74 papers since 2024 › Stereo-seq of the prefrontal cortex in aging and Alzheimer’s disease Nature Communications, 2025 Autosurv: interpretable deep learning framework for cancer survival analysis incorporating clinical and multi-omics data npj Precision Oncology, 2024 Mapping the spatial atlas of the human bone tissue integrating spatial and single-cell transcriptomics Nucleic Acids Research, 2024 Source: OpenAlex author A5024194480 Funded by NIH › NIH · active “Currently, we are funded by several NIH grants for genetic, genomic and proteomic research of osteoporosis.” Source: lab pages 14 platforms and techniques › Works with Genome-wide association analyses, Genome-wide transcriptome analyses, Proteome-wide protein expression profiling, Epigenome-wide profiling, Single-cell sequencing, Metagenomics, Metabolomics, Epi-transcriptomics Techniques Deep learning, Machine learning, Causality modeling, In vivo functional analyses, In vitro functional analyses, Cell isolation and biobanking Source: lab pages No openings posted	Poster Wed Oct 21 2:30 pm Part of Complex Traits and Polygenic Disorders Poster Wednesday Session Integrative eQTL-Informed Genomic and Causal Inference Framework Reveals Candidate Therapeutic Genes and Repurposable Drugs for Sarcopenia-Related Traits Exhibit & Poster Hall · Board 8278W Genome-wide association studyExpression quantitative trait lociCandidate geneMendelian randomization
Shen Lab Works in population genetics and computational genetics.	Poster Wed Oct 21 2:30 pm Part of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Poster Wednesday Session Multi-Omics Integration Prioritizes Regulatory Biomarkers of Bone Mineral Density in Men Exhibit & Poster Hall · Board 8090W Bone/joint abnormalitiesEpigeneticsBioinformaticsMachine learning Poster Thu Oct 22 4:15 pm Part of Omics Technologies Poster Thursday Session High-Definition Spatial Transcriptomics of Mouse Femoral Head Reveals Bone-Muscle Crosstalk and Maps Niche-Specific BMD Genetic Risk via GWAS Integration Exhibit & Poster Hall · Board 8148T Bone/joint abnormalitiesGenome-wide association studyMulti-omicsMuscular abnormalities

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