Background
Riley, Lela Kay was born on October 19, 1952 in Wamego, Kansas, United States. Daughter of Leland Merle and Mary Kathryn (Johnson) Thowe.
Riley, Lela Kay was born on October 19, 1952 in Wamego, Kansas, United States. Daughter of Leland Merle and Mary Kathryn (Johnson) Thowe.
Bachelor, Kansas State University, 1974. Doctor of Philosophy, University Kansas, 1979.
Research associate, Interex, Lawrence, Kansas, 1979-1980; post-doctoral scholar Medical Center, U. Kentucky, Lexington, 1980-1984; biomedical scientist, U. Kentucky, Lexington, 1984-1985; assistant research professor, U. Kentucky, Lexington, 1985-1987; assistant professor molecular biology and microbiology, U. Missouri, Columbia, since 1987. Member of advisory board National Institutes of Health, since 1991.
Member American Society Microbiologists, Sigma Xi, Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Michael Irvin Riley, August 3, 1974. Children: Genese, Janelle.