Description
Didn’t make it to ASHG’s 2026 Annual Meeting? Catch up with key sessions, including plenary talks, a set of lightning talks, select platform presentations, featured symposia, and premier events such as the Presidential Symposium and Distinguished Speakers Symposium.Â
Program Schedule:
Tuesday, October 20
Presidential Welcome and Address
Finding Your Voice in Science: Reflections on Leadership and Resilience with ASHG President, Susan A. Slaugenhaupt, PhDÂ
Plenary Abstract Session I
Wednesday, October 21
Featured Symposia
The All of Us Research Program At 10 years: 500,000+ Genomes Advancing Precision MedicineÂ
Platform Abstract Sessions
Promise and Peril of Sequence-to-Function Models for Variant Effect Predictions
Lightening Talks
Advances in Population Genetics, Genetic Epidemiology, and Omics
Awards Recognition and Presidential Symposium
Communicating Science in an Uncertain World: Evidence, Storytelling, and Public TrustÂ
Thursday, October 22
Platform Abstract Sessions
The Long and Short of It: Long-Read Genomics from Biobanks to the ClinicÂ
Platform Abstract Sessions
Pivoting from Gene-Level Analyses to Isoform-Resolved BiologyÂ
Awards Recognition and Plenary Abstract Session IIÂ
Friday, October 23
Featured Symposia
The IGVF Consortium: Deciphering the Impact of Genomic Variation on Genome FunctionÂ
Platform Abstract Sessions
Resolving Rare Disease: Transcriptional, Functional, and Population-Scale ApproachesÂ
Platform Abstract Sessions
MAMO: Multi-Ancestry-Aware Multi-Omics Analysis for Complex Diseases Â
Awards Recognition and Plenary Abstract Session IIIÂ
Saturday, October 24
Distinguished Speakers Symposium
Globalizing Human Genetics: From Discovery Through ImplementationÂ
Session Type Descriptions:Â
Featured Symposia: Member-curated sessions spotlighting hot topics and emerging science. Four expert talks and Q&A in each 90-minute session.
Plenary Abstract Sessions: Top scoring abstract presentations. Each talk is 13 minutes with live Q&A.Â
Platform Abstract Session: High-impact and insightful abstracts grouped by theme. Each talk is 10 minutes with 5-minute Q&A.
Lightning Talks: Rapid fire presentations of the top posters grouped by theme. Each talk is 3 minutes.