Brent Riley

Conducting epidemiologic research on cardiovascular disease mortality among American Indian and Alaska Native populations and building reproducible SAS workflows.

Observed clinical care across pediatric patient settings under Dr. Laurel Hoffmann, focusing on pediatric health, preventative care, and family engagement.

Managed a project investigating host factor proteins and their influence on influenza machinery, performing core molecular and cell biology techniques.

Collected COVID-19 specimens, processed antigen tests, and archived patient information in a portal in accordance with HIPAA regulations.

Supported research work focused on data storage structures, data mining, and data cleansing, and analyzed the prevalence and statistics of pre-eclampsia in the Indigenous population of Oregon, Idaho, and Washington.

Conducted research mitigating negative effects of mTOR complex stress response on metabolic processes and performed core molecular biology lab techniques.

Observed and documented clinical skill sets during rounds, including diagnosis discussions across cardiac surgery intensive care to cancer pain management under Dr. Jean-Paul Dedam.

Shadowed Dr. Anthony Fleg and observed both individual patients and meetings addressing public health problems affecting Native American communities.

Participated in the Four Directions Program and shadowed three physicians of choice, including an anesthesiologist, an emergency room physician, and gastroenterologists.

Conducted research on restoring hypoglycemia awareness and tested whether serotonergic-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors could prevent development of hypoglycemia unawareness in a rodent model.

Grade: Magna Cum Laude

Earned a Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry, graduating Magna Cum Laude.

Earned a Master of Public Health with a focus in Epidemiology.