Julia Brekke-Riedl is a psychiatry resident physician in the R25 research program in Dr. Laura Stroud's BAMBAM lab. She recently completed her MD and PhD degrees at the University of Minnesota in the Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP) with a research focus in immunology. Dr. Brekke-Riedl has published 10+ publications and has presented her work at national and international conferences, including the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP). Her research in the BAMBAM lab will focus on maternal depression outcomes, with special interest in immunological markers. Additionally, she enjoys medical storytelling and prose writing, publishing "Role Reversal" in Jama Piece of My Mind.