University of Wisconsin–Madison at ASHG 2026
Oct 20–24, 2026 Montréal, Canada ~7.5k attendees Website
University of Wisconsin–Madison brings 11 presentations from 6 research groups to ASHG 2026 in Montréal. Its program at this meeting centres on population genetics, diabetes genetics, and clinical genomic testing. Lu Laboratory examines polygenic risk score overfitting in million-person biobanks, Lu Lab improves diabetes risk stratification using HbA1c genetics, and Baby Badger Network expands genomic testing for critically ill Wisconsin infants.
| Organization | ASHG 2026 Attendance |
|---|---|
University of Wisconsin–Madison Madison, Wisconsin | 3 PIs · 2 PhD Students · 1 Postdoc · 1 Staff Scientist |
Lu Lablulab.pophealth.wisc.edu Develops statistical-genetics methods for plasma proteomics, transcriptomics, metabolomics, single-cell RNA sequencing and whole-genome bisulfite sequencing. Applies them to diabetes, Alzheimer’s disease and drug-target discovery.
| Poster Fri Oct 23 2:30 pm Dissecting Glycemic and Non-Glycemic Genetic Components of HbA1c Improves Diabetes Risk Stratification in Prediabetes DiabetesPolygenic risk scoreStatistical geneticsGenetic epidemiology Talk Sat Oct 24 8:30 am Disentangling adiposity-related and non-adiposity-related genetic pathways for type 2 diabetes DiabetesGenome-wide association studyMendelian randomizationObesity |
Baby Badger Networkgeneticsinwisconsin.wisc.edu/baby-badger-network Increases access to genomic testing for critically ill infants in Wisconsin NICUs. Trains healthcare providers serving critically ill neonates.
| Poster Thu Oct 22 4:15 pm Increasing Access to Genomic Testing and Improving Care of Critically Ill Babies in Wisconsin through the Baby Badger Network Exome/genome sequencingGenetic counselingClinical testing |
Churpek Labjanechurpek.labs.wisc.edu/team Studies inherited cancer and blood-disorder genetics using whole-exome/genome sequencing, custom microarrays and functional assays. Improves diagnosis and prevention with patients, families and registries.
| Poster Fri Oct 23 2:30 pm Enhanceropathies and the phenotypic diversity of SHH-related variants: a case report and review of terminal 7q36 deletions Chromosomal deletionsClinical geneticsRare variantsCharacterization of syndromes |
Warren Andersen Labandersenlab.wiscweb.wisc.edu Analyzes cohort, cancer-registry and mortality data with molecular-level tumor characteristics. Studies colorectal cancer disparities using genetic, social and behavioral factors.
| Poster Fri Oct 23 2:30 pm Characterization of consensus molecular subtypes of colorectal cancer by demographic and clinical features CancerEpidemiologyGenetic epidemiologyTranscriptome |
Lu Laboratoryqlu-lab.org Works in population genetics and computational genetics.
| Talk Wed Oct 21 1:51 pm Mitigating cryptic and inevitable PGS overfitting in the era of million-person biobank cohorts Polygenic risk scoreStatistical genetics Poster Wed Oct 21 2:30 pm ★ Reviewers’ Choice Mitigating cryptic and inevitable PGS overfitting in the era of million-person biobank cohortsPolygenic risk scoreStatistical genetics Poster Thu Oct 22 4:15 pm Integrating single-cell omics data across species using matrix factorization regularized by gene-level phylogenies BioinformaticsComputational toolsEvolutionRNA-seq |
Paulsen Lab Works in clinical genetics. | Poster Thu Oct 22 4:15 pm Literature review of stakeholder attitudes towards the return of individual research results from clinical neurodegenerative research Ethical, legal, and social implicationsGenetic testingNeurodegenerationPsychosocial issues |
| 2 more presenters — research group not yet identified | |
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