Jada Benn Torres

Jada Benn Torres is an American genetic anthropologist and associate professor of anthropology at Vanderbilt University. She serves as Director of the Laboratory of Genetic Anthropology and Biocultural Studies. Her research considers the genetic ancestry of African and Indigenous people

Early life and education Benn Torres' parents are from Trinidad. She has said that the childhood stories her father told her about her ancestors inspired her career in anthropology. Molecular anthropology At Notre Dame Benn Torres used genetics to study the distribution of disease across different populations.

Awards and honours

2015 Gabriel Ward Lasker Award 2017 Vanderbilt University Provost Research Studios 2021 Robert W. Sussman Award 2023 Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science

Selected publications