Dara Torgerson

Dr. Torgerson’s research is focused on integrative genomic and metabolomic studies of complex disease and drug response, including asthma and respiratory outcomes of preterm infants. She co-leads the Torgerson-Hernandez Lab (THeLab) who studies the evolutionary origin and implication of human genetic diversity on complex traits and disease. She has expertise in bioinformatics and the analysis of multi-omics data, including environmental and clinical datasets in genetically structured and diverse populations. She works in partnership with community members, basic and clinical scientists to promote multi-disciplinary efforts in epidemiology, genomics and precision medicine.