My name is Ryan Perlus and I am currently a MSc candidate in physiology and pharmacology.  I grew up in Toronto, Ontario and am the youngest of three children to Jon and Donna Perlus.  I have an older brother Miklos and an older sister Haley.  Science has always been the strong suit of my academic career as I took a liking to it in elementary school.  During high school I was heavily involved in sports and was part of the basketball, volleyball, baseball and track-and-field teams.  I did not have the ordinary high school experience as I was a competitive ski racer for both the Ontario and Canadian Ski Teams.  As such, in high school I missed around 100 days of school a year.  Unfortunately, in Canada under our existing system, I was not able to ski race and attend University concurrently.  As such, I took two years off after high school to pursue my ski career.  I enrolled at the University of Western Ontario in 2005 in Kinesiology where I received a Bachelor of Science degree.
After graduating I decided to pursue graduate degree in physiology under the supervision of Dr. Frank Beier.  My project focuses on the role of a transcription factor, RORa, in skeletal development and Osteoarthritis.  I have learned a lot during my time in the lab and consider myself lucky to be surrounded by such an intelligent and enjoyable group of people. 

Favourite Show- Seinfeld, Family Guy, Glee, House

Favourite Food- Steak, Sushi, Something Spicy

Hobbies- Skiing (both water and snow), baseball, tennis, basketball, playing guitar, listening to music

Best Vacation- Every year my family and I go to Colorado to go skiing at Vail.  There’s no better place to ski in the world.

Idea of a Relaxing Day- Waking up at my cottage (without an alarm), enjoy a beautiful day on the beach and out of the water (wakeboarding, wakeskating, waterskiing), having a dinner on the balcony overlooking the lake, and sitting around the fire with friends and family with some guitars and beverages.

Last Movie I saw- I Love You Man

Pictures:
Ryan Ski Racing
Ryan, Mik, and Haley Perlus
Ryan’s Dog Boomer

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