New member highlight: Manuel Perez
The Reilly Lab is incredibly excited to highlight our newest member: Manuel Perez!
Manuel is an undergraduate researcher in his second year at Yale University, and hails from New York City. At Yale, Manuel studies Neuroscience and hopes to contribute through research and practicing medicine in underserved communities. In the lab, Manuel is currently working to characterize the function of a positively selected non-coding variant associated with the innate immune response and viral resistance, including SARS-CoV-2. Manuel contributes to the Yale Education Tutoring Initiative, the Dominican Student Association, Mourning Our Losses, and The Co-op. Outside of the lab, Manuel loves to thrift, curate playlists, take care of his plants, sightsee and go on walks.
