Noah Riley Email & Phone Number

Raleigh, North Carolina, United States

• Communicable Disease Branch, HIV/STD Prevention Program, Mpox workgroup
• Coordinating mpox education and outreach efforts with funded local health departments and community based organizations, focused on LGBTQ+ and BIPOC populations
• Assisting in coordination between funded partners, Immunization Branch, and the Office of Health Equity to develop and deliver mpox vaccine uptake strategies

Raleigh, North Carolina, United States

• Designed and implemented program to address COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in the LGBTQ+ community
• Created and led trainings on vaccine hesitancy for community partner organizations and trusted community messengers
• Planned and hosted community health fairs to promote LGBTQ+ health service providers, COVID-19 and flu vaccination, and community-building

Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States

• Collaborated with UNC Gillings MPH Capstone student team and Anna Stein of NC DHHS to create a jail health toolkit to improve health outcomes for incarcerated individuals in North Carolina jails
• Synthesized information from secondary sources and interviews with over 50 local- and state-level stakeholders into cohesive toolkit document for jail administrators and detention officers

Durham, North Carolina, United States

• Successfully applied technical laboratory skills, assisted Dr. Steve Taylor’s lab on multiple human subjects research trials in processing biological specimens, extracting P. falciparum DNA from clinical isolates, and.
• Supported general laboratory organization, streamlining of protocols, and social media engagement on Twitter

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

• Assisted general lab manager with reagent and solution prep, performed run-throughs and troubleshooting experiments for an introductory biotechnology course, and helped with general lab upkeep
• Became proficient in DNA purification, PCR, ligation and transformation, SDS-PAGE, Western blots, and affinity chromatography

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

• Under the direction of Dr. Carlos Goller, developed a citizen science outreach project investigating a unique gold precipitation gene system in Delftia bacteria
• Collaborated with NC State Libraries, the English first year writing program, and environmental sciences courses at NC State and North Carolina Central University
• Developed lab skills in DNA extraction and purification, gel electrophoresis, quantitative PCR primer and probe design, and Sanger sequencing

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

• Graded student assignments, interacted with student forum discussions, and provided feedback for classroom and distance education courses with 53 and 83 students, respectively

Bethesda, MD

• Developed a homology model of a putative bacterial serotonin transporter in Turicibacter sanguinis under the direction of PI Dr. Lucy Forrest and mentor Dr. Antoniya Aleksandrova
• Explored health disparity populations through lectures, discussions, and writing assignments

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

• Represented NC State to potential students, assisted admissions officers in office projects, relayed information to interested parent and family members, and contributed content to social media

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

• Served to introduce new students to the university in summer orientation sessions, establish a welcoming college environment, and assist new students transitioning to NC State

Master Of Public Health - Mph, Health Behavior

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Biology/Biological Sciences, General

Minors in Biotechnology, Genetics, and Japanese