Ugo A. Perego
{{Short description|Italian geneticist and Mormon apologist}}
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.[http://mormonscholarstestify.org/906/ugo-a-perego Mormon Scholars Testify]
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 [http://scienze.unipv.it/?pagina=docenti&id=463 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 [http://www.josephsmithdna.com (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 [http://www.geneticgenealogyconsultant.com The Genetic Genealogy Consultant]. He teaches an online course in genetic genealogy at Salt Lake Community College.{{cite web |title=Genealogy |url=https://www.slcc.edu/continuinged/programs/genealogy.aspx |website=Salt Lake Community College |access-date=27 November 2019}}
Sources
- [https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/01/090108121618.htm Article mentioning Perego's work on the genetic origins of Native Americans]
- [http://www.fairmormon.org/perspectives/authors/perego-ugo FairMormon Bio]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20121107151609/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765562012/DNA-anthrax-and-a-Mountain-Meadows-Massacre-murder-mystery.html?pg=all Deseret News, March 22, 2012]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20121023145838/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700150651/DNA-solves-a-Joseph-Smith-mystery.html?pg=all Deseret News, July 9, 2011]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20131021164042/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700249298/DNA-shows-Joseph-Smith-was-Irish.html?pg=all Deseret News, August 8, 2008]
- [http://www.thegeneticgenealogist.com/2007/11/14/genetic-genealogy-eliminates-two-as-descendants-of-joseph-smith/ Genetic Genealogist article on Perego]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20080314200831/http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/03/080313-AP-native-amer.html National Geographic article that quotes Perego on the genetic origins of Native Americans]
- [https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=88228156 NPR article mentioning Perego]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20150924041433/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1A1-D8VCJR6O2.html Associated Press, March 13, 2008]
- [https://books.google.com/books?id=HDgEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA57 Ancestry Magazine, May-June 2008 article mentioning Perego]
- [https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/manual/gospel-topics-essays/book-of-mormon-and-dna-studies?lang=eng Book of Mormon and DNA Studies]
- [http://www.mormoninterpreter.com/is-decrypting-the-genetic-legacy-of-americas-indigenous-populations-key-to-the-historicity-of-the-book-of-mormon/ Article by Perego in online journal Interpreter: A Journal of Mormon Scriptures]
- [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=ugo+perego Full list of scientific publications on PubMed.org]
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