ASHG 2026 · Tier 2–3 Academic

University of Leicester at ASHG 2026

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

Leicester, UK

University of Leicester at ASHG 2026 in Montréal: 6 presentations (6 posters); 2 research groups.

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Organization	ASHG 2026 Attendance
University of Leicester Leicester, UK	3 Staff Scientists · 3 PhD Students
Genetic Epidemiologyle.ac.uk/genetic-epidemiology/people Dry lab~30 people Analyzes genome-wide association, UK Biobank and EXCEED cohort data with machine learning. Studies lung function, COPD, pulmonary fibrosis and multimorbidity. 56 papers since 2024 › Genome-wide analysis in over 1 million individuals of European ancestry yields improved polygenic risk scores for blood pressure traits Nature Genetics, 2024 Large-scale phenotyping of patients with long COVID post-hospitalization reveals mechanistic subtypes of disease Nature Immunology, 2024 Accelerated immune ageing is associated with COVID-19 disease severity Immunity & Ageing, 2024 Source: OpenAlex author A5043513022 Funded by Medical Research Council, Medical Rearch Council +6 more › Medical Research Council, Understanding and solving mucus dysregulation in severe asthma for better clinical outcomes · April 2025 - March 2030 “Understanding and solving mucus dysregulation in severe asthma for better clinical outcomes Funding Body: Co-I, Medical Research Council Award: £3,080,895 Duration: April 2025 - March 2030” Medical Research Council, Advanced Interdisciplinary Models (AIM) Doctoral Training Partnership · October 2022 - September 2030 “Advanced Interdisciplinary Models (AIM) Doctoral Training Partnership Funding Body: Medical Research Council Award: £4,370,000 Duration: October 2022 - September 2030” Wellcome Trust, Applying a multidisciplinary approach to defining molecular pathways in lung function impairment · November 2022 - October 2030 “Applying a multidisciplinary approach to defining molecular pathways in lung function impairment Funding Body: Wellcome Trust Award: £8,748,933 Duration: November 2022 - October 2030” +5 more on the lab page Source: lab pages 10 platforms and techniques › Works with UK Biobank, EXCEED cohort, exome array data, genome-wide association studies Techniques machine learning, joint modelling, polygenic scores, risk prediction, statistical inference, Mendelian randomization Source: lab pages No openings posted	Poster Wed Oct 21 2:30 pm Preliminary Rare Variant Analysis Identifies a Novel Gene Associated With Survival in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Statistical Genetics and Genetic Epidemiology Collaborators: University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Imperial College London +2 more Rare variantsRespiratory systemStatistical geneticsGenetic epidemiology Poster Thu Oct 22 4:15 pm Exploring the Genetic Architecture of Lung Function Traits Using UK Biobank Whole-Genome Sequencing Data Statistical Genetics and Genetic Epidemiology Collaborators: University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, University of Exeter Genome-wide association studyExome/genome sequencingStatistical genetics Poster Thu Oct 22 4:15 pm A genome-wide association study of structural variants and pulmonary fibrosis in the UK Biobank Statistical Genetics and Genetic Epidemiology Collaborators: University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Imperial College London +1 more Genome-wide association studyCopy number/structural variationLarge-scale biobanksRespiratory system Poster Thu Oct 22 4:15 pm Association of rare variants with lung function identifies new genes, functional exonic variants, and allelic series to inform functional genomics and drug development Complex Traits and Polygenic Disorders Collaborators: University of Nottingham, University of Cambridge Exome/genome sequencingRespiratory systemLarge-scale biobanksRare variants Poster Fri Oct 23 2:30 pm Characterising the genetic architecture of bronchiectasis: early insights from a multi-ancestry genome-wide association study Complex Traits and Polygenic Disorders Collaborators: University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, University of Nottingham Complex diseasesElectronic health recordsGenetic epidemiologyGenome-wide association study
Hollox Groupsites.google.com/site/holloxgroupsite Dry lab~3 people Studies genetic diversity and structural genomic variation in human and cattle genomes. Links copy-number variation to respiratory disease, mesothelioma and cattle fertility. 36 papers since 2024 › Genome-wide association testing beyond SNPs Nature Reviews Genetics, 2024 A gut microbiota rheostat forecasts responsiveness to PD-L1 and VEGF blockade in mesothelioma Nature Communications, 2024 Fc gamma receptors: Their evolution, genomic architecture, genetic variation, and impact on human disease Immunological Reviews, 2024 Source: OpenAlex author A5048187305 3 platforms and techniques › Techniques evolutionary genomic approaches, structural variation analysis, genetic analysis of lung disease Source: lab pages Currently hiring › “We are always interested in keen potential PhD students and postdocs” Source: lab positions page No funding stated	Poster Fri Oct 23 2:30 pm Creating and testing the performance of a diverse human structural variation imputation panel using structural variant calls from the 1000 Genomes Project Long-read Sequencing Consortium. Statistical Genetics and Genetic Epidemiology Collaborators: University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust BioinformaticsComputational toolsCopy number/structural variationGenetic epidemiology

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