ASHG 2026 · Tier 2–3 Academic

University of Tartu at ASHG 2026

Tartu, EE

University of Tartu at ASHG 2026 in Montréal: 8 presentations (7 posters, 1 platform talk); 5 research groups.

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OrganizationASHG 2026 Attendance
University of Tartu
Tartu, EE
2 PhD Students · 2 PIs · 1 Staff Scientist · 1 Postdoc
Behavior and Genetics Research Groupestwell.ut.ee/en/uurimisruhmad
Dry lab~7 people
Uses personality tests, cognitive assessments and genetic and longitudinal data, including behavioral data from the Estonian Biobank. Studies eating behavior, obesity and other health-related behaviors.
69 papers since 2024
The Estonian Biobank’s journey from biobanking to personalized medicine
Nature Communications, 2025
Association between plausible genetic factors and weight loss from GLP1-RA and bariatric surgery
Nature Medicine, 2025
Personality profiles of 263 occupations.
Journal of Applied Psychology, 2024
Source: OpenAlex author A5045122604
Funded by European Research Council
European Research Council, ERC Starting Grant · 2024-2028
“[name] is mapping the behavioural causes of weight change variability with genetic lottery. Grant: ERC Starting Grant. Time: 2024-2028”
Source: lab pages
8 platforms and techniques
Runs
Estonian Biobank, Personality tests, Cognitive assessments
Techniques
Machine learning, Causal analysis, Genetic data analysis, Personality-trait measurement, Eating-behavior assessment
Source: lab pages
No openings posted
Poster
Wed Oct 21
2:30 pm
Education shapes personality through direct and indirect genetic effects
Complex Traits and Polygenic Disorders
Collaborators: University of Edinburgh
BehaviorComplex traitsEducationLarge-scale biobanks
Poster
Thu Oct 22
4:15 pm
Improving the predictability and interpretation of polygenic scores for Big Five personality traits
Complex Traits and Polygenic Disorders
Collaborators: McGill University
Polygenic risk scoreBehaviorPhenome-wide associationPhenotype
Estonian Genome Centregenomics.ut.ee/en/content/estonian-genome-centre
Wet + dry lab
Analyzes Estonian Biobank genomics, electronic health records, metabolomics and spatial transcriptomics; runs Illumina, PacBio and Oxford Nanopore sequencing. Supports polygenic risk scores.
Funded by Commission of the European Communities, Commission of the European Communities +7 more
Estonian Research Council, GENODECO · 2026-2030
“An interpretable framework for complex trait genomics using deep generative models (1.01.2026−31.12.2030)”
Ministry of Education and Research, Centre of Excellence for Personalised Medicine · 2024-2030
“Centre of Excellence for Personalised Medicine 01.01.2024–31.12.2030 ... Funding: Ministry of Education and Research”
Commission of the European Communities, Horizon Europe project TeamPerMed · 2023-2029
“Commission of the European Communities: 200 000 EUR, Horizon Europe project TeamPerMed (1.09.2023−31.08.2029)”
+6 more on the lab page
Source: lab pages
16 platforms and techniques
Works with
Illumina iScan System, Infinium Global Screening Array-24 v3.0, Infinium MethylationEPIC Array, PacBio Revio, Oxford Nanopore Technologies PromethION 2 Solo, Illumina NextSeq 2000, Illumina MiSeq, Spatial transcriptomics
Techniques
Polygenic risk scores, Genome-wide association studies, Rare-variant analysis, EHR text mining, Microbiome bioinformatics, NMR and mass-spectrometry metabolomics, Functional and pharmacokinetic studies, Machine learning and AI
Source: lab pages
No openings posted
Poster
Thu Oct 22
4:15 pm
Triangulating causal links between personality and health: Mendelian randomization and within-family regression estimates
Complex Traits and Polygenic Disorders
Collaborators: National Institute for Health Development
BehaviorComplex traitsMendelian randomizationPublic health
Poster
Fri Oct 23
2:30 pm
Disentangling genetic determinants of coronary atherosclerosis and myocardial infarction using polygenic risk scores in the Estonian Biobank
Complex Traits and Polygenic Disorders
Cardiovascular systemLarge-scale biobanksPolygenic risk scorePrecision medicine
Chair of Human Geneticsbiomeditsiin.ut.ee/en/content/chair-human-genetics
Wet + dry lab~16 people
Analyzes exome, DNA and RNA sequencing data from human biological samples. Studies infertility, pregnancy complications and biomarkers with Tartu University Hospital.
14 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
Toward clinical exomes in diagnostics and management of male infertility
The American Journal of Human Genetics, 2024
Undiagnosed RASopathies in infertile men
Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2024
Source: OpenAlex author A5060382896
Funded by Estonian Research Council, Wellcome Trust
Estonian Research Council, Genetic insights into gonadal dysfunction and its broader health consequences (GMVBS26029PR) · 01.01.2026–31.12.2030
“Estonian Research Council: Genetic insights into gonadal dysfunction and its broader health consequences (GMVBS26029PR, 01.01.2026–31.12.2030)”
Wellcome Trust, International Senior Fellowship · 2003-2004
“established at the University of Tartu (UT) in 2003-2004 with the support of Wellcome Trust International Senior Fellowship”
Source: lab pages
8 platforms and techniques
Analyzes
Exome sequencing, RNA sequencing
Techniques
Transcriptomics, Epigenetics, MicroRNA studies, Genetic association studies, In vitro functional validation, Large-scale bioinformatic analysis
Source: lab pages
No openings posted
Talk
Thu Oct 22
11:45 am
Perspectives of exome or genome sequencing as the first tier test in unexplained spermatogenic failure
Genomic Insights Across Reproductive Medicine and Prenatal Diagnosis
Collaborators: Tartu University Hospital
InfertilityExome/genome sequencingReproductive geneticsPrecision medicine
Research group of bioinformatics and genomic epidemiologygenomics.ut.ee/en/content/research-group-bioinformatics-and-genomic-epidemiology
Dry lab~16 people
Analyzes genome-wide association, sequencing, spatial transcriptomics, proteome and biobank data. Studies genetic risk, reproductive health, inflammatory disease and osteoarthritis.
Funded by Ministry of Education and Research, Estonian Research Council +3 more
Ministry of Education and Research, Centre of Excellence for Personalised Medicine · 01.01.2024–31.12.2030
“Funding: Ministry of Education and Research, 6 999 946 EUR”
Estonian Research Council, Novel Method for Type 2 Diabetes and Gestational Diabetes Risk Prediction and its Validation in Estonian and UK Biobanks · 01.01.2023–31.12.2027
“Funding: Estonian Research Council, 384 800 EUR”
European Commission, ENDOTARGET · 01.01.2023–31.12.2026
“Funding: : European Commission, 598 000 EUR”
+2 more on the lab page
Source: lab pages
5 platforms and techniques
Analyzes
Spatial transcriptomics
Techniques
Polygenic risk scores, Meta-analysis, Rare-variant analysis, Computer vision
Source: lab pages
No openings posted
Poster
Thu Oct 22
4:15 pm
Systematic Analysis of Polygenic Risk Scores and the Human Gut Microbiome in the Estonian Microbiome Cohort
Statistical Genetics and Genetic Epidemiology
Complex diseasesMicrobiomePolygenic risk score
Research group of functional genomicsgenomics.ut.ee/en/content/research-group-functional-genomics
Dry lab~11 people
Analyzes Estonian Biobank, UK Biobank and Nightingale metabolomics data. Studies genetic and molecular foundations of complex human diseases.
58 papers since 2024
The Estonian Biobank’s journey from biobanking to personalized medicine
Nature Communications, 2025
Distinct and shared genetic architectures of gestational diabetes mellitus and type 2 diabetes
Nature Genetics, 2024
Comprehensive Inherited Risk Estimation for Risk-Based Breast Cancer Screening in Women
Journal of Clinical Oncology, 2024
Source: OpenAlex author A5066237538
Funded by Group grant PRG1291, EU +4 more
EU, CVDLINK · 2024-2028
““The EU project CVDLINK””
EU, CLARITY · 2024-2028
““The EU project CLARITY””
EU, WISDOM · 2024-2028
““The EU project WISDOM””
+3 more on the lab page
Source: lab pages
7 platforms and techniques
Analyzes
Nightingale metabolomics
Techniques
GWAS, eQTL meta-analysis, Mendelian randomisation, Exposome analysis, Federated artificial intelligence, Animal models
Source: lab pages
No openings posted
Poster
Thu Oct 22
4:15 pm
The black box of weight change: Exploring associations and predictors across genetic, behavioural, metabolic, and dietary domains
Complex Traits and Polygenic Disorders
BehaviorComplex traitsLarge-scale biobanksObesity
1 more presenter — research group not yet identified

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