Ugo Perego is a senior researcher at the Sorenson Molecular Genealogy Foundation and a native of Italy. He holds a doctorate in molecular biology and specializes in genetics at the molecular level. His work encompasses both anthropological investigations of human migration and genealogical research, tracing family history through molecular biology.
Perego’s involvement with the Sorenson Molecular Genealogy Foundation stems from its founder, James LeVoy Sorenson’s, vision to promote understanding and peace through genetics. Sorenson, who passed away in 2008, believed that demonstrating the close genetic relationships between individuals worldwide could foster greater cooperation and empathy, a goal that aligns with transhumanist ideals of improving human life.
Perego’s research explores how DNA information and discoveries in the last two decades have revolutionized cultural and religious traditions, as well as changed views of humanity with regard to religions and other fields. He approaches these subjects with the explicit goal of tying them to the Mormon Transhumanist Association’s purpose and values.
