ASHG 2026 · Tier 1 Academic

University of Virginia at ASHG 2026

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

Charlottesville, Virginia

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

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Organization	ASHG 2026 Attendance
University of Virginia Charlottesville, Virginia	3 PIs · 1 PhD Student · 1 Postdoc · 1 Undergrad
Farber Labfarberlab.com Wet + dry lab~7 people Combines genetics, global gene-expression profiling, single-cell RNA-seq and ATAC-seq with mouse models and cell-based assays. Studies molecular basis of bone strength and osteoporosis. 15 papers since 2024 › Sequencing in over 50,000 cases identifies coding and structural variation underlying atrial fibrillation risk Nature Genetics, 2025 PRESTO: A Phase III, Open-Label Study of Intensification of Androgen Blockade in Patients With High-Risk Biochemically Relapsed Castration-Sensitive Prostate Cancer (AFT-19) Journal of Clinical Oncology, 2024 Long-read proteogenomics to connect disease-associated sQTLs to the protein isoform effectors of disease The American Journal of Human Genetics, 2024 Source: OpenAlex author A5011655565 10 platforms and techniques › Analyzes bulk RNA-seq, single-cell ATAC-seq, single-cell RNA-seq Techniques causality modeling, gene co-expression networks, in vitro cell-based assays, transgenic mouse models, transcriptomic network learning, molecular biology bench work, mouse genetics Source: lab pages No funding stated · No openings posted	Talk Wed Oct 21 1:43 pm A human bone molecular QTL atlas reveals transcript-level regulatory mechanisms across skeletal and systemic traits Genetic Variation: From Catalogs to Consequences Expression quantitative trait lociGenome-wide association studyMulti-omicsTranscriptome Poster Thu Oct 22 4:15 pm ★ Reviewers’ Choice A human bone molecular QTL atlas reveals transcript-level regulatory mechanisms across skeletal and systemic traits Molecular Effects of Genetic Variation Expression quantitative trait lociGenome-wide association studyMulti-omicsSkeletal system
Bergland Labbergland-lab.org/who-are-we Wet + dry lab~7 people Studies Drosophila and Daphnia with population genomic inference, resequencing and seasonal field collections. Research addresses balancing selection, seasonal adaptation and dormancy. 19 papers since 2024 › Footprints of Worldwide Adaptation in Structured Populations of Drosophila melanogaster Through the Expanded DEST 2.0 Genomic Resource Molecular Biology and Evolution, 2025 Drosophila melanogaster pigmentation demonstrates adaptive phenotypic parallelism over multiple spatiotemporal scales Evolution Letters, 2025 Pervasive fitness trade-offs revealed by rapid adaptation to shifting population densities in large experimental populations of Drosophila melanogaster bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), 2024 Source: OpenAlex author A5064588905 Funded by NSF CAREER, UVA A&S Seed Funding +3 more › NSF CAREER · 2022-2027 “2022 – 2027: NSF CAREER “Backyard Evolution across a Seasonal Metapopulation in Drosophila”” UVA A&S Seed Funding · 2025-2026 “2025 – 2026: UVA A&S Seed Funding “Unraveling the genetic architecture of an adaptive inversion”” UVA Data Analytics Center, Research Support Grant · 2025 “2025: UVA Data Analytics Center Research Support Grant $10,000 (in-kind)” +2 more on the lab page Source: lab pages 11 platforms and techniques › Works with fly population resequencing, whole-genome sequencing, Pool-seq Techniques population genomic inference, functional characterization of seasonal loci, seasonal field collections, experimental mesocosms, genetic tools, image-processing pipeline, Drosophila and Daphnia model systems, embryonic diapause Source: lab pages Currently hiring › “The Bergland Lab is currently recruiting undergraduates to participate in several laboratory and field based projects.” Source: lab positions page	Poster Thu Oct 22 4:15 pm Cell type specific colocalization of Type 1 Diabetes risk variants in CD4+ T Cells Complex Traits and Polygenic Disorders Collaborators: University of South Florida DiabetesComplex diseasesImmune systemGenome-wide association study
Kulkarni Labkulkarni-lab.com Wet + dry lab~8 people Uses CRISPR in Xenopus and human cells, quantitative live imaging, electron microscopy and single-cell/nuclei sequencing. Studies centrioles, cilia and rare-disease variants. 14 papers since 2024 › Mechanisms of cilia regeneration in Xenopus multiciliated epithelium in vivo EMBO Reports, 2025 Multiciliated cells adapt the mechanochemical Piezo1-Erk1/2-Yap1 cell proliferation axis to fine-tune centriole number bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), 2025 The Heterotaxy Gene CCDC11 Is Important for Cytokinesis via RhoA Regulation Cytoskeleton, 2024 Source: OpenAlex author A5001139520 Funded by NIH, University of Virginia +3 more › University of Virginia, UVA Cell Biology Graduate Training Fund · 2025 “Angelo wins the EXPAND Travel Award and the UVA Cell Biology Graduate Training Fund to support his work this year.” Ingrassia Summer Family Grant · 2025 “Victoria receives the Ingrassia Summer Family Grant” Ingrassia Fall Family Grant · 2024 “Victoria receives the Harrison Undergraduate Research Award and the Ingrassia Fall Family Grant” +2 more on the lab page Source: lab pages 16 platforms and techniques › Runs Nikon AX-R confocal, Leica SP8 confocal microscope, Nikon SMZ1270 stereomicroscope, CRISPR-Cas9 screening, Morpholino-based screening, Single-cell/nuclei sequencing, Proteomics, Electron tomography Techniques CRISPR genome engineering, Xenopus multiciliated cells, Quantitative live imaging, Mathematical modeling, Human cell validation, AI-driven structural analysis, AlphaFold structural modeling, Skin organoids Source: lab pages Currently hiring › “We are always looking for passionate, creative, and driven scientists to join the Kulkarni Lab.” Source: lab positions page	Poster Fri Oct 23 2:30 pm A generalizable in vivo framework for resolving variants of uncertain significance in motile ciliopathy genes: tissue-specific pathogenicity revealed through systematic characterization of DAW1 Prenatal, Perinatal, Reproductive, and Developmental Genetics CiliopathiesVariant interpretationRespiratory systemGenotype-phenotype correlations
Landers Labuva.theopenscholar.com/landers-lab/people-new Wet lab~27 people Develops centrifugal microdevices, PET chips, PCR and microchip electrophoresis for DNA/RNA and cell analysis. Applications include clinical diagnostics, forensic analysis and drug detection. 8 papers since 2024 › Real-time amplification and high resolution melt analysis on a rapid microfluidic instrument Analytica Chimica Acta, 2025 Microwave-assisted extraction, separation, and chromogenic detection of laced marijuana for presumptive point-of-interdiction testing Lab on a Chip, 2024 Three-Dimensional-Printed Instrument for Isothermal Nucleic Acid Amplification with Real-Time Colorimetric Imaging Micromachines, 2024 Source: OpenAlex author A5031563436 Funded by Jefferson Scholars Foundation, U.S. Department of Justice / National Institute of Justice +3 more › Jefferson Scholars Foundation, Dissertation Year Fellow · active “Jefferson Scholars Foundation Dissertation Year Fellow” U.S. Department of Justice / National Institute of Justice, Graduate Research Fellowship · 2020 - 2023 “Department of Justice, National Institute of Justice Graduate Research Fellowship (2020 - 2023)” National Institute of Standards and Technology, Research scholarship · 2020-2022 “NIST research scholarship 2020-2022” +2 more on the lab page Source: lab pages 16 platforms and techniques › Runs Centrifugal microdevices, Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) microdevices, PMMA multi-chamber PCR microdevice, Two-stage, dual-phase microchip, Integrated microfluidic genetic analysis device, Pinwheel assay, Acousto-optic tunable filter (AOTF), Ultra-rapid real-time microfluidic RT-PCR instrument Techniques Centrifugal microfluidics, Microchip electrophoresis, PCR and RT-PCR, Solid-phase extraction, Acoustophoresis, Passive valving, Colorimetric detection, Forensic DNA analysis Source: lab pages No openings posted	Poster Fri Oct 23 2:30 pm FairPRS-Clin: a resource-constrained fair threshold algorithm for ancestry-equitable polygenic risk score screening Statistical Genetics and Genetic Epidemiology Polygenic risk scoreStatistical geneticsPopulation geneticsPrecision medicine
Manichaikul Group at the University of Virginiasites.google.com/view/animanichaikul Dry lab~9 people Analyzes whole-genome sequence, RNA-seq, methylation, proteomic and metabolomic data from MESA, TOPMed and GTEx. Identifies causal genes and pathways in pulmonary and cardiovascular disease. 99 papers since 2024 › Polygenic prediction of body mass index and obesity through the life course and across ancestries Nature Medicine, 2025 Cardiovascular Burden of the V142I Transthyretin Variant JAMA, 2024 Genetics of Latin American Diversity Project: Insights into population genetics and association studies in admixed groups in the Americas Cell Genomics, 2024 Source: OpenAlex author A5029044079 14 platforms and techniques › Analyzes whole-genome sequence, RNA-seq, genome-wide genotype data, methylation data, transcriptomics, proteomics, metabolomics, single-cell RNA-Seq Techniques genome-wide association studies, statistical fine-mapping, colocalization, population structure analysis, polygenic risk prediction, candidate gene studies Source: lab pages Currently hiring › “Interested in joining us? We accept graduate students into our group through the Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program” Source: lab positions page No funding stated	Talk Fri Oct 23 11:45 am Integration of dilated cardiomyopathy genomics with transcriptomics from the human heart implicates regulatory molecular mechanisms Splicing in Disease Etiology Collaborators: University of Colorado Anschutz, University of Chicago +3 more Expression quantitative trait lociGenetic epidemiologyGenetic mappingGenetic variation
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