Funding the science of how genes shape who we are.
The Primo Research Institute funds quantitative, population-level research and the scientific infrastructure this field requires.
Using misattributed parentage events as large-scale natural experiments to disentangle genetic from environmental contributions to health, behavior, and cognition.
Collaborating with leading researchers to study how genetic information interacts with social structures, shaping outcomes across populations and generations.
Funding the development of DNA-based family reconstruction tools and large-scale datasets that enable new categories of genomic research.
The Primo Research Institute was established to fund and advance research at the intersection of genomics, identity, and social science. We focus on quantitative, population-level studies that use genetic data to answer fundamental questions about human development.
Our core research program treats misattributed parentage events as natural experiments, creating unprecedented opportunities to separate genetic from environmental contributions to complex traits. Applied to datasets of hundreds of thousands of individuals, this framework could transform our understanding of heredity and environment.
Founded in 2026. Based in New York.
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