Scientist · Athlete · Coach
Orry Elor
Functional-genomics PhD · Greco-Roman wrestler · Coach
I'm a functional-genomics PhD candidate in the Ahituv Lab at UCSF, a Greco-Roman wrestler training toward the 2028 Trials, a coach, and a cofounder of The MAT Association.
Right now
Currently focused on gene editing in the Ahituv Lab, training for the 2028 Olympic cycle, coaching, and giving back through running The MAT Association.
Science
Functional genomics in regulatory DNA.
I design and build synthetic regulatory DNA to study how genes are controlled, the regulatory layer inside the ~98% of the genome that doesn't code for protein. In the Ahituv Lab at UCSF that means engineering and perturbing biology using CRISPR, and reading out the results of assays and sequencing.
Sport
Greco-Roman wrestling toward 2028.
Selected results below. The full chronology is on the story page.
- 2010
Junior Greco Nationals: 1st
Greco national title in Fargo.
- 2014
University Nationals: 1st
University national champ at 98 kg (2014); runner-up in 2015 and 2016.
- 2016
Olympic Team Trials: 4th
Fourth at the 2016 Olympic Team Trials at 98 kg: the closest I’ve come.
- 2023
Senior Nationals: 7th
Back at the senior level at 97 kg after time away.
- 2028
2028 Trials cycle
Current Greco-Roman training goal.
Latest
Recent writing and training notes.
- Writing
Road to 2028
What I'll write about as I train for 2028, and why I won't dress it up.
- Writing
What a good room gives back
What the best wrestling rooms gave me, and what I want The MAT Association to pass on.
- Writing
Nutrition without performance theater
How I track nutrition without turning it into a numbers obsession.
Get in touch.
Jobs, collaborations, sponsorship, and press all come through the same form, straight to me.