Shloka Negi

University of California, Santa Cruz

Shloka Negi is a PhD candidate in Biomolecular Engineering at the University of California, Santa Cruz, where she is co-supervised by Dr. Benedict Paten and Dr. Karen Miga. Her work centers on advancing rare disease diagnostics by building scalable, cost-effective long-read sequencing and pangenomic methods, including pangenome-guided approaches for faster genome assembly inference and improved variant detection. Her research aims to make advanced genomic technologies more accessible in clinical settings. Outside the lab, Shloka enjoys making music, cooking, and traveling.

Conference

JXTX+CSHL Biology of Genomes 2026

Research Focus

• Rare disease diagnostics
• Long-read sequencing methods
• Pangenome-guided genome assembly
• Variant detection