Heather Riley
Hello, and welcome to my profile!
I am a 4th year PhD student, and part of the Warwick University Systems Biology Doctoral Training Centre.
I chose to come to Warwick because I wanted to learn how to work in an interdisciplinary environment, gain more experience in different biological techniques and learn the most appropriate statistical techniques to use on various biological data.
My PhD Project
Project title: 'Hypoxia Adaptation and Performance at Altitude'
My current research looks at what changes in an individual's physiology and biochemistry as they ascend to extreme altitude. I am also interested in why some individuals seem to get ill at altitude (known as 'altitude sickness') and others do not.
Project Summary:
In 2007, over 200 volunteers climbed to Everest Base Camp during the Caudwell Xtreme Everest Expedition (CXE). CXE 2007 was the largest ever field study of human adaptation to hypoxia at altitude. In collaboration with the team who lead the CXE Expedition, this project is looking at the differences between individuals who perform well at altitude and those who do not, with hopes of improving the treatment of critically ill patients who suffer from hypoxia.
Departments:
Supervisors:
Martin Feelisch from Warwick Medical School
Andrew Mead from Warwick HRI.
Contact
Heather Riley
Systems Biology DTC
University of Warwick
Coventry House
Gibbet Hill Road
Coventry
CV4 7AL
H (dot) L (dot) Riley (at) Warwick (dot) ac (dot) uk
