Mateus H. Gouveia

Mateus H. Gouveia is an Assistant Professor of Genetics in the Department of Public Health Education at Morehouse School of Medicine, specializing in population genomics, genetic epidemiology, data science, and health disparities research.

His educational background includes:

• M.Sc. and Ph.D. in Genomics and Bioinformatics from the Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil
• Postdoctoral training at Fiocruz (Brazil) and the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI)

Dr. Gouveia's research investigates subcontinental ancestry impacts on genetic association studies, utilizing supercomputing and cloud platforms for large-scale analyses like the All of Us Research Program. His work demonstrates that unaccounted European admixture introduces biases in genetic studies and that race/ethnicity alone is an incomplete proxy for genetic ancestry—a finding analyzing 230,000+ genomes published in Science and covered by major media outlets.

His scientific recognition includes:

• NIH K99/R00 grant

With over 40 peer-reviewed publications, Dr. Gouveia previously led genomic research at NHGRI's Center for Research on Genomics and Global Health, focusing on health disparities through advanced computational approaches.