University of Alabama at Birmingham at ASHG 2026
Oct 20–24, 2026 Montréal, Canada ~7.5k attendees Website
University of Alabama at Birmingham brings 9 presentations from 7 research groups to ASHG 2026 in Montréal. Its program centres on rare disease, population genetics, computational genomics, and clinical therapeutics. McDonald Laboratory of Integrative 'Omics brings Million Veteran Program osteoarthritis analyses, Center for Computational Genomics and Data Science brings pulmonary hypertension multi-omics, and Chen Lab brings AI cell maps for functional genomics.
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University of Alabama at Birmingham Birmingham, Alabama | 4 PhD Students · 2 Faculty · 1 PI |
McDonald Laboratory of Integrative 'Omicssites.uab.edu/mcdonaldlab/home/people Integrates gene, transcript, protein and metabolite data with deep disease phenotyping. Studies COPD, osteoarthritis and joint replacement, including work in the Million Veteran Program.
| Poster Wed Oct 21 2:30 pm Candidate DNA repair genes associated with cognitive outcomes in Head and Neck Cancer CancerCandidate geneBrain/nervous system Poster Thu Oct 22 4:15 pm Pathway analysis identified biological mechanisms of hip osteoarthritis in the Million Veteran Program Complex traitsExpression quantitative trait lociGenome-wide association studyTranscriptome Poster Fri Oct 23 2:30 pm Spatial Transcriptomics of Skeletal Muscle in COPD and COPD Cachexia Reveal Dysregulation in Intracellular Communication and Mitochondrial Dysfunction Spatial transcriptomicsMuscular abnormalitiesComplex diseasesMitochondria |
Center for Computational Genomics and Data Sciencesites.uab.edu/cgds Analyzes whole genome sequencing, RNA-seq, multi-omic profiling and clinical data with computational genomics tools. Supports rare-disease diagnosis, variant prioritization and precision medicine.
| Poster Wed Oct 21 2:30 pm Integrative multi-omics reveals regulatory network rewiring and candidate genetic modifiers in heritable pulmonary arterial hypertension Exome/genome sequencingGene regulationRare variantsRNA-seq Session Fri Oct 23 9:45 am |
Chen Labbio.informatics.uab.edu Builds computational models and AI tools for multi-omics, clinical, genomic and real-world data. Uses them for drug discovery, precision medicine and translational informatics.
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Genomic Medicine & Program for Translational Pharmacogenomicsidm.uab.edu/cgi-bin/dir/query?key=GPZVFMAH&pop=1 Analyzes genotype, clinical and drug-response data with candidate-gene, genome-wide association and exome approaches. Applies genotype-guided therapy to anticoagulant and antiplatelet response across UAB clinical care.
| Poster Wed Oct 21 2:30 pm Precision Medicine for Brain Health: Early Experience Implementing Pharmacogenomics Across Three Clinical Settings at a Large Academic Institution PharmacogenomicsClinical testingBrain/nervous system |
Hugh Kaul Precision Medicine Instituteuab.edu/medicine/pmi/about/leadership-team Uses AI, bioinformatics, genomic engineering, lab science and mediKanren to study genetic disorders. Develops therapeutic strategies with patients, families, clinicians and researchers.
| Poster Wed Oct 21 2:30 pm Near-term Impact of Type 2 Polygenic Risk Score Disclosure on Glycemic Monitoring and Treatment: The Electronic Medical Records and Genomics Study Complex diseasesDiabetesElectronic health recordsPolygenic risk score |
Rizzardi Labsites.uab.edu/rizzardilab Uses single cell and long-read sequencing, differentiated iPSC disease models, and CRISPR inhibition/activation screens. Studies cell type-specific regulatory mechanisms in neurodegenerative and neurodevelopmental diseases.
| Poster Thu Oct 22 4:15 pm Uncovering Alzheimer’s Disease Specific Isoform Diversity using Single Cell Long Read Transcriptomics Alternative splicingAlzheimer’s diseaseLong-read sequencingProteomics |
Limdi Laboratory Works in clinical genetics and therapeutics. | Poster Thu Oct 22 4:15 pm Ancestry- and sex-specific pharmacogenomic architecture of warfarin-associated hemorrhage PharmacogenomicsMetabolomics |
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