Dara Torgerson, PhD, Msc
Dr. Torgerson is an Associate Professor in the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, with expertise in population genetics, genomics, and metabolomics. She co-leads the Torgerson-Hernandez Lab (THeLab) at UCSF, which investigates the interplay between evolutionary history, complex disease, and the environment.
Dr. Torgerson’s research is focused on integrative genomic and metabolomic studies of respiratory outcomes of extremely premature infants, asthma, and pharmacogenomics. Her group develops computational strategies for the analysis of multiomics data in genetically structured populations in order to address clinically relevant hypotheses. She works in partnership with communities and clinical scientists to promote multi-disciplinary efforts in genomics and precision medicine.