University of Arizona at ASHG 2026

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

University of Arizona brings 5 presentations from 3 research groups to ASHG 2026 in Montréal. Its program centres on rare disease, population and clinical genetics, and therapeutic applications. The Karnes Lab brings All of Us pharmacogenomic analyses and platelet-factor-4 findings across diverse populations, the Kruer Lab brings work expanding the FBXO31-related neurodevelopmental disorder spectrum, and the Romanoski Lab brings single-cell studies of cardiovascular risk in endothelial cells.

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 Part of Clinical Genetics Across the Lifespan: From Gene Discovery to Prenatal, Developmental, and Pharmacogenomic Insights Phenome-wide association of pharmacogenomic metabolizer and functional status in the All of Us research program Room 710A/Level 7 Phenome-wide associationPharmacogenomicsElectronic health recordsPopulation genetics Poster Wed Oct 21 2:30 pm ★ Reviewers’ Choice Part of Pharmacogenomics Poster Wednesday Session Phenome-wide association of pharmacogenomic metabolizer and functional status in the All of Us research program Exhibit & Poster Hall · Board 2016W Electronic health recordsPharmacogenomicsPhenome-wide associationPopulation genetics Symposium Fri Oct 23 8:50 am Part of Pharmacogenomics: Moving Beyond Gene-Drug Pairs The use of the All Of Us to identify genetic drivers of platelet factor 4/heparin antibody production in diverse populations Room 520ABDE/Level 5
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 Part of Mendelian Phenotypes Poster Wednesday Session Expanding the phenotypic spectrum of the recurrent de novo FBXO31 p.Asp334Asn variant: Evidence for a novel neurodevelopmental disorder (Kruer syndrome) Exhibit & Poster Hall · Board 1092W 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 Part of Genetic Associations and Mechanisms in Cardiovascular Disease Single-cell profiling of genetic risk for cardiovascular disease in endothelial cell ‘populations-in-a-dish’ under athero-prone and athero-protective shear stress Room 710B/Level 7 Cardiovascular systemExpression quantitative trait lociSingle-cellComplex diseases

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