Caleb Lareau

Caleb Lareau, computational genomics PI studying the human virome and sequencing methods, and Ryan Dhindsa, population geneticist focused on rare variants and disease mechanisms, discuss extracting Epstein–Barr virus signals from human genomes. They cover rescuing viral reads from WGS, validating EBV persistence in UK Biobank, links to autoimmune conditions, extending methods to the broader virome, and design needs for diverse population genomics.