Ugo A. Perego

Ugo A. Perego is a population geneticist and Mormon apologist whose main focuses of study have been the origins of Native Americans and the DNA of Joseph Smith, among others. Perego is also a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

He has received a BSc and MSc in health sciences from Brigham Young University (Provo, Utah) and a PhD in genetics and biomolecular sciences from the University of Pavia (Pavia, Italy) under the mentorship of Antonio Torroni. Perego has lectured extensively internationally, authoring and co-authoring numerous articles on the use of DNA to research ancient population migrations, genealogies, and history, including Mormon history (Complete list of publications).

For twelve years, Perego was a senior researcher at the Sorenson Molecular Genealogy Foundation (SMGF) and a scientific consultant for GeneTree, both located in Salt Lake City, Utah. He is currently the director of the Rome Italy Institute of Religion, and a visiting scientist at the University of Perugia in Italy.

Perego is the owner of The Genetic Genealogy Consultant. He teaches an online course in genetic genealogy at Salt Lake Community College.