Riley Weaver is an experienced laboratory technician currently employed at the Seattle Institute for Biomedical and Clinical Research, working in Dr. William Banks' lab since June 2020. Prior experience includes internships at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, where research focused on C. elegans strains and drug dose-response tests under supervision, as well as conducting flow cytometry studies on human samples at the Benaroya Research Institute at Virginia Mason. Additionally, an internship at the Seattle VA Hospital involved research and development activities. Riley Weaver holds a degree from the University of Portland, having graduated in 2020.