ASHG 2026 · Tier 2–3 Academic

University of Manitoba at ASHG 2026

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

Winnipeg, Manitoba

University of Manitoba at ASHG 2026 in Montréal: 10 presentations (9 posters, 1 lightning talk); 4 research groups.

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Organization	ASHG 2026 Attendance
University of Manitoba Winnipeg, Manitoba	4 PhD Students · 3 PIs
Drögemöller Labdrogemollerlab.com Wet + dry lab~8 people 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. 21 papers since 2024 › Large-scale audiometric phenotyping identifies distinct genes and pathways involved in hearing loss subtypes Communications Biology, 2025 Genetic Variations in Bitter Taste Receptors and COVID-19 in the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging Biomedicines, 2025 CIAO1 and MMS19 deficiency: A lethal neurodegenerative phenotype caused by cytosolic Fe-S cluster protein assembly disorders Genetics in Medicine, 2024 Source: OpenAlex author A5028891716 Funded by Canadian Foundation for Innovation, CIHR +2 more › Canada Research Chair, Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Pharmacogenomics and Precision Medicine · 2020-current A federal award that pays part of the chair holder's salary plus research support, five years for Tier 2 and seven for Tier 1. “holds a Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Pharmacogenomics and Precision Medicine” Canadian Foundation for Innovation, John R. Evans Leaders Fund · active “Thanks to support from the Canadian Foundation for Innovation-John R. Evans Leaders Fund” CIHR, Project Grant · active Canada's federal health-research funder, the equivalent of the NIH. “Very grateful to have received a CIHR project Grant” +1 more on the lab page Source: lab pages 16 platforms and techniques › Runs Precision Genomics Suite (PGS), Chromium iX Single-Cell Library Preparation System, CytAssist Visium System, Xenium In Situ Sequencing System, TapeStation QC Platform, QuantStudio Pro 6 Techniques Genome-wide association studies (GWAS), Transcriptome-wide association studies (TWAS), Polygenic scores, Single-cell polygenic enrichment analyses, Multiomic data integration, Mendelian randomization, Trajectory inference, Differential abundance, CellChat, Mouse inner-ear models Source: lab pages Currently hiring › “Dr. Drögemöller is currently recruiting graduate students and postdoctoral fellows with expertise in genomics, bioinformatics, single cell technologies, and precision medicine.” Source: lab positions page	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 Pharmacogenomics Collaborators: Sunnybrook Research Institute, Children's Hospital Research Institute of Manitoba +1 more Single-cellMulti-omicsPharmacogenomicsBioinformatics Poster Fri Oct 23 2:30 pm Mapping the genetic mechanisms linking age-related hearing loss to dementia Complex Traits and Polygenic Disorders Collaborators: Medical University of South Carolina, Children’s Hospital Foundation of Manitoba +1 more 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 Traits and Polygenic Disorders Collaborators: Medical University of South Carolina Complex traitsGenome-wide association studyLarge-scale biobanksSingle-cell
Wright Lab Neurogenomics Researchgalenwrightlab.com Wet + dry lab~6 people 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. 7 papers since 2024 › Unbiased human genomic characterization of polyglutamine disorder genes to guide biological understanding and therapeutic strategies medRxiv, 2025 Genomic characterization of Huntington’s disease genetic modifiers informs drug target tractability Brain Communications, 2024 A multi-centre, tolerability study of a cannabidiol-enriched Cannabis Herbal Extract for chronic headaches in adolescents: The CAN-CHA protocol PLoS ONE, 2024 Source: OpenAlex author A5077683545 Funded by Canada Foundation for Innovation, Canadian Institutes of Health Research +7 more › Canada Foundation for Innovation, CFI-JELF Grant (co-PI) · active “CFI-JELF Grant (co-PI): Precision Genomics Suite. Funded by the Canada Foundation for Innovation ($1,328,074)” Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Catalyst Grant: Analysis of CLSA Data · active “Catalyst Grant: Analysis of CLSA Data (co-PI). Funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research ($70,000)” University of Manitoba, University Research Grants Program Grant · active “University Research Grants Program Grant: Population screening of RFC1 expansions related to an underreported ataxia” +6 more on the lab page Source: lab pages 9 platforms and techniques › Runs Chromium iX, Visium CytAssist, Xenium Analyzer Techniques Genomic fine mapping, Single-cell sequencing, Machine learning, Human stem cells, Neural cell culture, CRISPR gene editing Source: lab pages Currently hiring › “We are always looking to hire trainees with an interest in neurogenomics - please get in contact with us!” Source: lab positions page	Talk Wed Oct 21 1:51 pm Long-read multi-omic sequencing for genetic diagnosis of neuromuscular disorders Clinical Genetics Across the Lifespan: From Gene Discovery to Prenatal, Developmental, and Pharmacogenomic Insights Collaborators: Children's Hospital Research Institute of Manitoba 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 disorders Mendelian Phenotypes Collaborators: Children's Hospital Research Institute of Manitoba Exome/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 Mendelian Phenotypes NeurodevelopmentalNeurogeneticsStem cellSingle-cell
Marcogliese Labmarcoglieselab.com Wet lab~12 people Uses Drosophila, mice, human cells and CRISPR-Cas9 to assess neurological-disease variants and model disease mechanisms. Focuses on rare neurological disorders, including NEDAMSS. 13 papers since 2024 › Excess Wnt in neurological disease Biochemical Journal, 2025 Cdk8/CDK19 promotes mitochondrial fission through Drp1 phosphorylation and can phenotypically suppress pink1 deficiency in Drosophila Nature Communications, 2024 Variant functional assessment in Drosophila by overexpression: what can we learn? Genome, 2024 Source: OpenAlex author A5002015310 Funded by Research Manitoba, Brain Canada +2 more › Research Manitoba · active “We have recently garnered support from Research Manitoba, Brain Canada and AFM Telethon.” Brain Canada · active “We have recently garnered support from Research Manitoba, Brain Canada and AFM Telethon.” AFM Telethon · active “We have recently garnered support from Research Manitoba, Brain Canada and AFM Telethon.” +1 more on the lab page Source: lab pages 6 platforms and techniques › Runs in vivo confocal microscopy Techniques CRISPR-Cas9 GAL4 replacement, RNAi rescue, Drosophila melanogaster models, mouse models, iPSC-derived neurons or glia Source: lab pages No openings posted	Poster Wed Oct 21 2:30 pm PAK1 variant function and drug targeting using Drosophila melanogaster Mendelian Phenotypes Collaborators: Dalhousie University 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 phenotypes Mendelian Phenotypes Collaborators: Children's Hospital Research Institute of Manitoba Brain/nervous systemEpilepsyMendelian disorderModel organisms
Statistical Genomics and Bioinformatics Platformumanitoba.ca/health-sciences/research/statistical-genomics-and-bioinformatics Wet + dry lab~2 people Provides Illumina, Nanopore and 10x Genomics sequencing plus bioinformatics analysis. Serves University of Manitoba, partnering institutes, and external academic and industrial users. 25 papers since 2024 › Doxorubicin, a DNA intercalator, inhibits transcription elongation Biochemistry and Cell Biology, 2025 Enterococci as a One Health indicator of antimicrobial resistance Canadian Journal of Microbiology, 2024 NERD-seq: a novel approach of Nanopore direct RNA sequencing that expands representation of non-coding RNAs Genome biology, 2024 Source: OpenAlex author A5038643122 14 platforms and techniques › Works with Short-read genome sequencing (Illumina), Long-read genome sequencing (Nanopore), Direct long-read sequencing, NERD-Seq, ChIP-Seq, RIP-Seq, 10x Genomics single-cell transcriptomics, ATAC-Seq Techniques GWAS and TWAS, EWAS and mQTL mapping, eQTL and sQTL mapping, Rare variant analysis, Mendelian randomization, Polygenic risk score analysis Source: lab pages No funding stated · No openings posted	Poster Fri Oct 23 2:30 pm Leveraging Nanopore Long-Read Sequencing to Resolve Undiagnosed Rare Disease Patients Omics Technologies Long-read sequencingMendelian disorderPrecision medicineClinical testing
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