Lee Riley, M.D.
Professor of Epidemiology and Infectious Diseases
Chair, Division of Infectious Diseases & Vaccinology
PHONE: (510) 642-9200
FAX: (510) 643-6350
LOCATION: 227 Hildebrand Hall
E-MAIL: lwriley@berkeley.edu
WEBSITE: Riley Lab
Research Interests
- Pathogenesis of mycobacterial and enteric pathogens
- Molecular epidemiology of tuberculosis and drug-resistant gram-negative bacterial infections
- Field epidemiology and international health, focused on slum health
Selected Publications
Marjanovic O, Miyata T, Goodridge A, Kendall LV, Riley LW. Mce2 operon mutant strain of Mycobacterium tuberculosis is attenuated in C57BL/6 mice. Tuberculosis. 2010;90:50-6. Pubmed
Dunphy KY, Senaratne RH, Masuzawa M, Kendall LV, Riley LW. Attenuation of Mycobacterium tuberculosis functionally disrupted in a fatty acyl-coenzyme A synthetase gene fadD5. J Infect Dis. 2010;201(8):1232-9. Pubmed
Cheigh CI, Senaratne R, Uchida Y, Casali Y, Kendall LV, Riley LV. Post-treatment reactivation tuberculosis in mice caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis disrupted in mce1R. J Infect Dis 2010; 202(5):752-9.
Tartof SY, Farrimond F, de Matos JA, Reis JN, Ramos RT, Andrade AN, Dos Reis MG, Riley LW. Inverse association between Lancefield group G Streptococcus colonization and sore throat in slum and non-slum settings in Brazil. J Clin Microbiol. 2010 49(1):409-12. Pubmed
Tartof SY, Reis JN, Andrade AN, Ramos RT, Reis MG, Riley LW. Factors associated with Group A Streptococcus emm type diversification in a large urban setting in Brazil: a cross-sectional study. BMC Infect Dis. 2010 Nov 11;10:327. Pubmed
Raphael E, Wong LK, Riley LW. Extended-spectrum Beta-lactamase gene sequences in gram-negative saprophytes on retail organic and nonorganic spinach. Appl Environ Microbiol. 2011;77:1601-7. Pubmed
Profile updated: March 11, 2011