ASHG 2026 · Tier 2–3 Academic

University of Arizona at ASHG 2026

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

Tucson, Arizona

University of Arizona at ASHG 2026 in Montréal: 5 presentations (2 posters, 1 featured symposium, 1 lightning talk); 3 research groups.

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Organization	ASHG 2026 Attendance
University of Arizona Tucson, Arizona	3 PhD Students · 1 PI
Karnes Labkarnes.lab.arizona.edu Dry lab~11 people Uses All of Us, electronic health records, GWAS and single cell-RNA-TCR-CITE-seq to study cardiovascular and immune pharmacogenomics. Aims to improve genotype-guided prescribing for anticoagulant safety. 25 papers since 2024 › The frequency of pathogenic variation in the All of Us cohort reveals ancestry-driven disparities Communications Biology, 2024 Deficiency of the Deubiquitinase UCHL1 Attenuates Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Circulation, 2024 Allele-specific control of rodent and human lncRNA KMT2E-AS1 promotes hypoxic endothelial pathology in pulmonary hypertension Science Translational Medicine, 2024 Source: OpenAlex author A5009496216 Funded by NIH/National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, NIH/National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute +8 more › NIH/National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, R01HD111125 · 08/01/2023-05/31/2028 The NIH's standard multi-year research project grant. “R01HD111125 (PI: Erickson) 08/01/2023-05/31/2028 NIH/National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute” NIH/National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, R01 HL156993 · 07/01/2022-06/30/2026 The NIH's standard multi-year research project grant. “R01 HL156993 (PI: Karnes) 07/01/2022-06/30/2026 NIH/National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute” NIH/National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, R01 HL158686 · 08/01/2021-05/31/2026 The NIH's standard multi-year research project grant. “R01 HL158686 (PI: Karnes) 08/01/2021-05/31/2026 NIH/National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute” +7 more on the lab page Source: lab pages 8 platforms and techniques › Analyzes All of Us Research Program, Electronic health records, Single cell-RNA-TCR-CITE-seq Techniques Genome-wide association studies, Phenome-wide association studies, Machine learning, Functional genomics, Local ancestry Source: lab pages Currently hiring › “A postdoctoral position is available in the laboratory of Dr. [name]” Source: lab positions page	Talk Wed Oct 21 2:23 pm Phenome-wide association of pharmacogenomic metabolizer and functional status in the All of Us research program Clinical Genetics Across the Lifespan: From Gene Discovery to Prenatal, Developmental, and Pharmacogenomic Insights Phenome-wide associationPharmacogenomicsElectronic health recordsPopulation genetics Poster Wed Oct 21 2:30 pm ★ Reviewers’ Choice Phenome-wide association of pharmacogenomic metabolizer and functional status in the All of Us research program Pharmacogenomics Electronic health recordsPharmacogenomicsPhenome-wide associationPopulation genetics Symposium Fri Oct 23 8:50 am The use of the All Of Us to identify genetic drivers of platelet factor 4/heparin antibody production in diverse populations Pharmacogenomics: Moving Beyond Gene-Drug Pairs
Kruer Labkruerlab.org Wet + dry lab Uses whole-exome trio studies and validates genes in Saccharomyces, Drosophila and patient-derived iPSC neurons. Targets genetic causes of cerebral palsy and pediatric movement disorders. 65 papers since 2024 › Influenza-Associated Acute Necrotizing Encephalopathy in US Children JAMA, 2025 A programmed decline in ribosome levels governs human early neurodevelopment Nature Cell Biology, 2025 Uncertainties Regarding Cerebral Palsy Diagnosis Neurology Clinical Practice, 2024 Source: OpenAlex author A5042270742 Funded by National Institutes of Health, National Institutes of Health +2 more › National Institutes of Health, R01 NS106298, Genomic Insight into the Neurobiology of Cerebral Palsy · active The NIH's standard multi-year research project grant. “His lab is partially funded by his award, NIH Grant No R01 NS106298, Genomic Insight into the Neurobiology of Cerebral Palsy.” National Institutes of Health, 1R01DK123113-01A1, Molecular mechanism underlying the regulation of manganese homeostasis · active The NIH's standard multi-year research project grant. “He is also a co-investigator on NIH Grant No 1R01DK123113-01A1, Molecular mechanism underlying the regulation of manganese homeostasis.” Dystonia Medical Research Foundation “His research has been supported by the Dystonia Medical Research Foundation” +1 more on the lab page Source: lab pages 7 platforms and techniques › Works with whole-exome trio studies, fluorescent microscopy Techniques functional validation, Saccharomyces model systems, Drosophila model systems, patient-derived iPSC neuron model systems, in vitro cellular morphometry Source: lab pages No openings posted	Poster Wed Oct 21 2:30 pm Expanding the phenotypic spectrum of the recurrent de novo FBXO31 p.Asp334Asn variant: Evidence for a novel neurodevelopmental disorder (Kruer syndrome) Mendelian Phenotypes Collaborators: Phoenix Children's Hospital, Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital +3 more Candidate geneCharacterization of syndromesClinical geneticsDevelopment
Romanoski Labsites.arizona.edu/romanoski-lab/home/people Wet + dry lab~5 people Studies endothelial-cell gene regulation using single-cell RNA sequencing. Targets atherosclerosis, hypertension and GWAS loci. 13 papers since 2024 › Single-cell RNA sequencing reveals sex differences in the subcellular composition and associated gene-regulatory network activity of human carotid plaques Nature Cardiovascular Research, 2025 Lipid raft proteomics identify endothelial myosin-9 (MYH9) as a regulator of low-density lipoprotein transcytosis and atherosclerosis Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2025 Coronary Artery Disease Risk Variant Dampens the Expression of CALCRL by Reducing HSF Binding to Shear Stress Responsive Enhancer in Endothelial Cells In Vitro Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology, 2024 Source: OpenAlex author A5088744297 Funded by Not stated › Not stated, Interdisciplinary Training in Cardiovascular Research (T32) · July 2025 “Kyla Vazquez received the grant Interdisciplinary Training in Cardiovascular Research (T32)!” Source: lab pages 6 platforms and techniques › Analyzes single-cell RNA sequencing Techniques systems genetics, transcriptional network determination, functional genetics of GWAS loci, CRISPR transfection, epigenomics and functional genomics Source: lab pages Currently hiring › “If you are interested in joining our team, email the lab.” Source: lab positions page	Talk Thu Oct 22 9:15 am Single-cell profiling of genetic risk for cardiovascular disease in endothelial cell ‘populations-in-a-dish’ under athero-prone and athero-protective shear stress Genetic Associations and Mechanisms in Cardiovascular Disease Cardiovascular systemExpression quantitative trait lociSingle-cellComplex diseases

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