Background
Thomas, John Alva was born on May 9, 1940 in Berwyn, Illinois, United States. Son of Alva and Marion Louise (Jacobs) Thomas.
Thomas, John Alva was born on May 9, 1940 in Berwyn, Illinois, United States. Son of Alva and Marion Louise (Jacobs) Thomas.
Bachelor, DePauw University, 1962; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Illinois, 1968.
Postdoctoral fellow, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1968-1970; assistant professor, U. South Dakot, Vermillion, 1970-1977; associate professor, U. South Dakot, Vermillion, 1979-1984; professor, U. South Dakot, Vermillion, since 1984. Visiting professor Cornell Univercity, Ithaca, New York, 1977-1978, Bowman Gray School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 1993.
Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Society Biochemists and Molecular Biologists, Biophysics Society.
Married Loretta Marie Cihak, June 19, 1965. Children: Richard, Wendy.
