University of Manitoba at ASHG 2026
Oct 20–24, 2026 Montréal, Canada ~7.5k attendees Website
University of Manitoba brings 11 presentations from 5 research groups to ASHG 2026 in Montréal. Its program centres on rare disease, population genetics and computational and clinical genetics at this meeting. Drögemöller Lab brings work on hearing loss and dementia, Wright Lab Neurogenomics Research brings long-read sequencing for neuromuscular diagnosis, and Marcogliese Lab brings drug targeting of PAK1 variants.
| Organization | ASHG 2026 Attendance |
|---|---|
University of Manitoba Winnipeg, Manitoba | 4 PhD Students · 3 PIs |
Drögemöller Labdrogemollerlab.com Generates single-cell multiomic and spatial transcriptomic data with 10x Genomics instruments and analyzes genomic datasets. Studies drug-induced and age-related hearing loss, including dementia links.
| Poster Wed Oct 21 2:30 pm Integrative analysis of large-scale genomic and multiomic datasets to identify otoprotectants for the prevention of cisplatin-induced ototoxicity Single-cellMulti-omicsPharmacogenomicsBioinformatics Poster Fri Oct 23 2:30 pm Mapping the genetic mechanisms linking age-related hearing loss to dementia Alzheimer’s diseaseSensory disordersComplex traitsGenotype-phenotype correlations Poster Fri Oct 23 2:30 pm Resolving the genomic and cellular architecture of age-related hearing loss subtypes using automated audiogram phenotyping and single-cell sequencing Complex traitsGenome-wide association studyLarge-scale biobanksSingle-cell |
Wright Lab Neurogenomics Researchgalenwrightlab.com Uses genomic fine mapping, single-cell sequencing, gene editing and human stem-cell-derived neural models. Studies genetic modifiers of Huntington disease, CANVAS and Rett syndrome.
| Talk Wed Oct 21 1:51 pm Long-read multi-omic sequencing for genetic diagnosis of neuromuscular disorders NeurogeneticsLong-read sequencingRNA-seqExome/genome sequencing Poster Thu Oct 22 4:15 pm ★ Reviewers’ Choice Long-read multi-omic sequencing for genetic diagnosis of neuromuscular disordersExome/genome sequencingLong-read sequencingMendelian disorderNeurogenetics Poster Fri Oct 23 2:30 pm Investigating FAN1 as a genetic modifier of Rett syndrome in human stem cell-derived neural precursor cells and dorsal forebrain organoids NeurodevelopmentalNeurogeneticsStem cellSingle-cell |
Marcogliese Labmarcoglieselab.com Uses Drosophila, mice, human cells and CRISPR-Cas9 to assess neurological-disease variants and model disease mechanisms. Focuses on rare neurological disorders, including NEDAMSS.
| Poster Wed Oct 21 2:30 pm PAK1 variant function and drug targeting using Drosophila melanogaster Genotype-phenotype correlationsIntellectual and developmental disabilityMendelian disorderModel organisms Poster Fri Oct 23 2:30 pm ★ Reviewers’ Choice CK2 variant function and disease modelling in Drosophila reveal allelic heterogeneity and Wnt/β-catenin-mediated phenotypesBrain/nervous systemEpilepsyMendelian disorderModel organisms |
Canadian Prairie Metabolic Networkgenomeprairie.ca/project/canadian-prairie-metabolic-network-2 Uses whole-exome and mitochondrial-DNA testing for inborn errors of metabolism. Works with Genome Prairie, Genome Alberta and Shared Health Manitoba to shorten rare-disease diagnoses.
| Poster Fri Oct 23 2:30 pm Exploration of novel EMG1 variants using a Saccharomyces cerevisiae model offers preliminary evidence for the essential role of multiple residues in ribosome assembly Model organismsNeurodevelopmentalProtein structureRNA |
Statistical Genomics and Bioinformatics Platformumanitoba.ca/health-sciences/research/statistical-genomics-and-bioinformatics Provides Illumina, Nanopore and 10x Genomics sequencing plus bioinformatics analysis. Serves University of Manitoba, partnering institutes, and external academic and industrial users.
| Poster Fri Oct 23 2:30 pm Leveraging Nanopore Long-Read Sequencing to Resolve Undiagnosed Rare Disease Patients Long-read sequencingMendelian disorderPrecision medicineClinical testing |
| 1 more presenter — research group not yet identified | |
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