Corel was born in Benin (West Africa) and lived there for the first six years of his life, learning French and Fon in the process. He later moved to the United States with his parents and has since lived in a plethora of states including Nebraska, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri, New York, and Massachusetts again. He spent four years reveling in the beauty of Upstate New York where he attended Cornell University and graduated in 2022 with a B.S. in Biological Sciences (concentrating in Neurobiology and Behavior). At Cornell, he conducted research in the lab of Dr. Vimal Selvaraj and studied degradation of the Steroidogenic Acute Regulatory (StAR) protein. Corel is excited to work in the Beroukhim Lab and study the role of mismatch repair deficiencies in GBM, before proceeding to medical school.

Fun Fact: Corel once tried to pick up breakdancing, but the resulting hole in the wall caused by the collision between his foot and the flimsy drywall of his parents’ new house quickly deterred him from that hobby. As an unrelated fun fact, Corel still can’t swim despite it being a college graduation requirement.

Favorite Quote: “When each day is the same as the next, it’s because people fail to recognize the good things that happen in their lives every day that the sun rises.” – Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist