University of Tennessee Health Science Center at ASHG 2026

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

University of Tennessee Health Science Center brings 5 presentations from 2 research groups to ASHG 2026 in Montréal. Its program centres on computational genetics and clinical genetics at ASHG 2026. Biorepository and Integrative Genomics (BIG) Initiative examines a Neandertal-introgressed PGR variant linked to gestational age and birthweight, while UTHSC Neuroscience Institute studies gut microbiome effects of a Tor1a mutation in mice.

Organization	ASHG 2026 Attendance
University of Tennessee Health Science Center Memphis, Tennessee	1 PI · 1 Faculty
Biorepository and Integrative Genomics (BIG) Initiativeuthsc.edu/cbmi/big Wet + dry lab~9 people Links DNA samples with genetic, health and demographic data using rEDW and TriNetX. Supports precision medicine for underserved Tennessee communities with Le Bonheur and Regional One. Funded by National Institutes of Health › National Institutes of Health, R01: Integrative Genomics of Childhood Interstitial Lung Disease · 2024 The NIH's standard multi-year research project grant. “five-year, $3 million National Institutes of Health research project (R01) grant” Source: lab pages 7 platforms and techniques › Analyzes TriNetX, rEDW, Whole-exome sequencing (WES), SNP genotyping Techniques DNA extraction from leftover blood, De-identified patient-data linkage, Genome and phenome-based research Source: lab pages No openings posted	Poster Thu Oct 22 4:15 pm Part of Prenatal, Perinatal, Reproductive, and Developmental Genetics Poster Thursday Session Black-White Gestational Age and Birthweight Differences Associated With Neandertal-introgressed PGR variant V660L Exhibit & Poster Hall · Board 3005T Evolutionary geneticsGenetic epidemiologyPopulation geneticsReproductive genetics
UTHSC Neuroscience Instituteuthsc.edu/neuroscience-institute Wet lab~59 people Provides JEOL 2000EX and Zeiss 710 microscopy plus mouse behavioral equipment for neuroscience research. Serves UTHSC investigators and the Memphis research community. Funded by Tennessee Higher Education Commission › Tennessee Higher Education Commission, Neuroscience Center of Excellence · active “The Neuroscience Institute at UTHSC is supported by the Neuroscience Center of Excellence, one of several Centers of Excellence established by the Tennessee Higher Education Commission in 1985.” Source: lab pages 15 platforms and techniques › Works with JEOL 2000EX, Zeiss 710, Microbright Field Inc. NeuroLucida, Stereo Investigator, Nikon Microphot FX, Reichert Jung UltraCut E Microtome, DigiGait automated gait analysis, Conditioned freezing chambers Techniques Transmission electron microscopy, Confocal microscopy, 3-D neuron tracing and mapping, Stereology, Thin sectioning, Negative staining, Mouse behavioral phenotyping Source: lab pages No openings posted	Poster Thu Oct 22 4:15 pm Part of Molecular Effects of Genetic Variation Poster Thursday Session Gut microbiome transmit behavioral and brain transcriptomic phenotypes associated with Tor1a mutation in mice Exhibit & Poster Hall · Board 6080T Collaborators: University of Memphis MicrobiomeNeurodevelopmentalNeurogeneticsMolecular pathophysiology
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