Université du Québec à Chicoutimi at ASHG 2026

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

Université du Québec à Chicoutimi brings 9 presentations from 2 research groups to ASHG 2026 in Montréal. Its program centres on rare disease genetics, Québec population genetics, and computational methods with therapeutic applications. Laboratoire Genopop brings work on myotonic dystrophy in a founder population, while Équipe de recherche sur la génétique des troubles respiratoires et des maladies rares brings personalized therapy research for Epidermolysis Bullosa Simplex.

Organization	ASHG 2026 Attendance
Université du Québec à Chicoutimi Saguenay, Quebec	7 PhD Students · 1 Staff Scientist
Laboratoire Genopopgenopop.ca Dry lab~13 people Développe des méthodes bioinformatiques sur données génomiques, séquençage et généalogies BALSAC. Étudie les maladies neuropsychiatriques et la génétique des populations québécoises. 23 papers since 2024 › Rare variants and founder effect in the Beauce region of Quebec Communications Biology, 2025 SF3B1 mutations provide genetic vulnerability to copper ionophores in human acute myeloid leukemia Science Advances, 2024 KBTBD4-mediated reduction of MYC is critical for hematopoietic stem cell expansion upon UM171 treatment Blood, 2024 Source: OpenAlex author A5076017779 Funded by Instituts de recherche en santé du Canada, La Fondation canadienne pour l’innovation +1 more › Instituts de recherche en santé du Canada · active “Nous sommes soutenus par” La Fondation canadienne pour l’innovation · active “Nous sommes soutenus par” Fonds de recherche du Québec · active “Nous sommes soutenus par” Source: lab pages 6 platforms and techniques › Analyzes i-BALSAC Techniques Bioinformatic methods, Statistical methods, Genealogical reconstruction, Human microbiome profiling, Participatory science Source: lab pages Currently hiring › “Nous sommes toujours à la recherche de nouveaux talents et de personnes dynamiques et passionnées à intégrer à l’équipe!” Source: lab positions page	Poster Wed Oct 21 2:30 pm Part of Molecular Effects of Genetic Variation Poster Wednesday Session Leveraging a founder population to identify genetic modifiers of myotonic dystrophy type 1 Exhibit & Poster Hall · Board 6041W Collaborators: Université de Sherbrooke, Université Laval Rare variantsFamily historyGenetic instabilityGenotype-phenotype correlations Poster Wed Oct 21 2:30 pm Part of Evolutionary and Population Genetics Poster Wednesday Session Bridging the generational gap: inferring rare variant transmission by applying ARG-genealogy alignment in a founder population Exhibit & Poster Hall · Board 7006W Collaborators: Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique Computational toolsConsanguinityPopulation geneticsPopulation structure Poster Thu Oct 22 4:15 pm Part of Mendelian Phenotypes Poster Thursday Session Identification of new potentially pathogenic rare variants linked to Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean founder effect Exhibit & Poster Hall · Board 1108T Candidate geneGenotype-phenotype correlationsMutation detectionRare variants Poster Fri Oct 23 2:30 pm Part of Evolutionary and Population Genetics Poster Friday Session Polygenic Risk Score Correction in a Founder Population: Comparing IBD-based PCoA and Standard PCA in the CARTaGENE Cohort Exhibit & Poster Hall · Board 7024F Collaborators: Université Laval Polygenic risk scorePopulation structureStatistical geneticsPopulation genetics
Équipe de recherche sur la génétique des troubles respiratoires et des maladies raresuqac.ca/genetics/second-etudiant/?lang=en Wet + dry lab~8 people Studies asthma and rare diseases using Illumina 610K microarrays, methyl-capture sequencing, transcriptomics and biobank samples. Works with CHILD, CERMO-FC and the Lactic Acidosis LSFC Consortium. 25 papers since 2024 › The Effects of Outdoor Teaching on Academic Achievement and Its Associated Factors—A Scoping Review Education Sciences, 2025 Food Allergy Genetics and Epigenetics: A Review of Genome‐Wide Association Studies Allergy, 2024 Pathological Mechanisms Involved in Epidermolysis Bullosa Simplex: Current Knowledge and Therapeutic Perspectives International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2024 Source: OpenAlex author A5012262499 Funded by Canada Research Chairs, Canadian Institutes of Health Research › Canada Research Chairs, Canada Research Chair on Environment and genetics of respiratory diseases and allergy, Tier 1 chair · 2015 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. “Canada research chair on Environment and genetics of respiratory diseases and allergy, Tier 1 chair (2015)” Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Resolving Systems Epigenomes of T-cells in Autoimmune and Inflammatory Diseases · active “Resolving Systems Epigenomes of T-cells in Autoimmune and Inflammatory Diseases” Source: lab pages 14 platforms and techniques › Works with Illumina 610K microarray, PyroMarkQ24 and PyroMark Q48, QX100 ddPCR System, MiniSeq, 3500 Genetic Analyzer, CFX 384 and CFX 96 real-time PCR, 4D-Nucleofector, Methyl-capture sequencing Techniques GWAS and imputation, CRISPR-Cas9 gene correction, Transcriptomics, iPSC models, Cell culture, Oral desensitization Source: lab pages No openings posted	Poster Thu Oct 22 4:15 pm Part of Statistical Genetics and Genetic Epidemiology Poster Thursday Session Hierarchical effects regression with interactions for trait analysis in genetics (HERITAGE) improves phenotypic prediction by modeling genetic nurture Exhibit & Poster Hall · Board 8399T Collaborators: Université du Québec, University of Wisconsin–Madison +1 more Statistical geneticsAsthmaFamily historyHeritability Poster Thu Oct 22 4:15 pm Part of Complex Traits and Polygenic Disorders Poster Thursday Session Intra-individual variability of the gut microbiota in preschool-aged children Exhibit & Poster Hall · Board 8269T Collaborators: Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Sainte-Justine, Centre Intégré Universitaire de Santé et de Services Sociaux du Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean MicrobiomeMethodologyClinical geneticsComplex traits Poster Thu Oct 22 4:15 pm Part of Genetic Therapies and Precision Medicine Poster Thursday Session Human-Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell‒Derived Keratinocytes, a first step toward personalized therapy for Epidermolysis Bullosa Simplex[ Exhibit & Poster Hall · Board 5012T Collaborators: CHU de Québec-Université Laval, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Sainte-Justine +2 more Genome editing/CRISPRGene therapyPrecision medicineStem cell Poster Fri Oct 23 2:30 pm Part of Statistical Genetics and Genetic Epidemiology Poster Friday Session IBD-based identification of rare asthma variants in a founder population Exhibit & Poster Hall · Board 8407F Collaborators: McGill University Population structureStatistical geneticsHaplotypeGenome-wide association study
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