ASHG 2026 · Tier 2–3 Academic

Université du Québec à Chicoutimi at ASHG 2026

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

Saguenay, Quebec

Université du Québec à Chicoutimi at ASHG 2026 in Montréal: 9 presentations (9 posters); 2 research groups.

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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 Leveraging a founder population to identify genetic modifiers of myotonic dystrophy type 1 Molecular Effects of Genetic Variation Collaborators: Université de Sherbrooke, Université Laval Rare variantsFamily historyGenetic instabilityGenotype-phenotype correlations Poster Wed Oct 21 2:30 pm Bridging the generational gap: inferring rare variant transmission by applying ARG-genealogy alignment in a founder population Evolutionary and Population Genetics Collaborators: Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique Computational toolsConsanguinityPopulation geneticsPopulation structure Poster Thu Oct 22 4:15 pm Identification of new potentially pathogenic rare variants linked to Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean founder effect Mendelian Phenotypes Candidate geneGenotype-phenotype correlationsMutation detectionRare variants Poster Fri Oct 23 2:30 pm Polygenic Risk Score Correction in a Founder Population: Comparing IBD-based PCoA and Standard PCA in the CARTaGENE Cohort Evolutionary and Population Genetics 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 Hierarchical effects regression with interactions for trait analysis in genetics (HERITAGE) improves phenotypic prediction by modeling genetic nurture Statistical Genetics and Genetic Epidemiology Collaborators: Université du Québec, University of Wisconsin–Madison +1 more Statistical geneticsAsthmaFamily historyHeritability Poster Thu Oct 22 4:15 pm Intra-individual variability of the gut microbiota in preschool-aged children Complex Traits and Polygenic Disorders 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 Human-Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell‒Derived Keratinocytes, a first step toward personalized therapy for Epidermolysis Bullosa Simplex[ Genetic Therapies and Precision Medicine 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 IBD-based identification of rare asthma variants in a founder population Statistical Genetics and Genetic Epidemiology Collaborators: McGill University Population structureStatistical geneticsHaplotypeGenome-wide association study
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