Can enjoys playing the piano and chess for fun. He likes to listen to music and spend time with his wife who is also a faculty member at UT. Here is more information about her research.

• 2012 - 2018, Stanford University, School of Medicine
  Postdoctoral Fellow, Genetics.
  Advisor: Dr. Michael P. Snyder
• 2008-2011, Harvard Medical School
  PhD, Genetics
  Thesis advisor: Dr. Frederick P. Roth
• 2004-2008, Harvard College
  BA, magna cum laude, highest honors, Applied Mathematics.
  Thesis Advisor: Dr. John Wakeley