Priya Moorjani

Priya Moorjani is an Associate Professor of Genetics at the University of California, Berkeley, in the Department of Molecular and Cell Biology. Her research focuses on using statistical and computational methods to study human genetics and evolutionary biology. Her lab investigates how evolutionary history influences genetic variation and applies this knowledge to understand human history and biology. The research utilizes genetic data from ancient specimens and present-day humans and primates to explore evolutionary processes, such as mutation rate evolution, introgression, and adaptation. Her work includes developing new computational methods and analyzing large-scale genomic datasets to uncover evolutionary events and their implications for disease mapping.