Category: Big Sib Committee
Joaquin Parrilla Garcia
Joaquin was born in San Juan and raised in Hormigueros, Puerto Rico, and graduated from the University of Puerto Rico–Mayagüez with a B.S. in Industrial Microbiology and a minor in International Relations. In the Kyle Daniels Lab at Stanford, he uses synthetic biology to engineer modular receptors and signaling circuits that program immune cells to fight cancer. He hopes to pursue translational research by one day running his own lab and clinic to care for patients from bench to bedside. As a program leader, Joaquin is passionate about building peer mentorship that supports students on their path to graduate and medical school. Outside the lab, he enjoys the beach, movies, and writing.