J. Víctor Moreno Mayar

J. Víctor Moreno Mayar is an Assistant Professor at the University of Copenhagen's Globe Institute, Section for Geogenetics. His research bridges population genetics with archaeological narratives, focusing on genomic continuity across historical populations. Key projects include analyzing pre-European genetic structures in the Americas and Mediterranean, and developing metagenomic geolocation tools.

• Fields of Interest: Population genetics, ancient genomics, human evolution, pre-Hispanic genetic structure, oral history-genome correlations, metagenomic methods

Scientific Impact: His work on Rapanui genomes and St Helena's liberated Africans has garnered significant attention, being cited by 92+ news outlets and 700+ social media interactions. Collaborations span 95+ researchers across 20+ countries, with recent outputs in Nature, Science, and bioRxiv.