Biography
Luis Manuel Contreras is an M.Sc. student in the Department of Biochemistry and Medical Genetics at the University of Manitoba. He completed his M.D. at the Universidad Popular Autónoma del Estado de Puebla (UPAEP), Mexico, in 2025. Luis is currently supervised by Dr. Britt Drögemöller. His research focuses on genomic analyses aimed at uncovering genes and biological pathways involved in age-related hearing loss.
Awards
- International Graduate Student Scholarship
Education
University of Manitoba | Winnipeg, MB, Canada
MSc in Biochemistry and Medical Genetics, 2026-2028Universidad Popular Autónoma del Estado de Puebla (UPAEP) | Mexico
M.D., 2019-2025University of Barcelona | Spain
Certificate in Data Science Applications in Biology and Medicine (Python & R), 2025
Interests
- Translational medicine
- Bioinformatics
- Hearing loss and audiology
- Genetics
- Neuroscience
- Oncology and immunology