Lois K. Miller
| Lois Kathryn Miller | |
|---|---|
 Lois Kathryn Miller | |
| Born |
October 8, 1945 Lebanon, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Died |
November 9, 1999 (aged 54) Athens, Georgia, United States Melanoma |
| Nationality | United States |
| Fields | Virology, genetics |
| Institutions | University of Wisconsin–Madison (1967–1971), California Institute of Technology and Imperial Cancer Research Fund (1971–1976), University of Idaho (1976–1986), University of Georgia (1986–1999) |
| Alma mater | Upsala College (BS), University of Wisconsin–Madison (PhD) |
| Thesis | A study of two enzymatic activities associated with deoxyribonucleic acid polymerases: I. The exonucleolytic activity of the Micrococcus luteus DNA polymerase; II. Nucleoside diphosphokinase (1971) |
| Doctoral advisor | Robert D. Wells |
| Doctoral students | Lorena Passarelli, Rollie Clem |
| Notable awards | Lamar Dodd Award for Outstanding Research, National Institutes of Health Merit Award, Chiron Biotechnology Research Award |
| Spouse | Karl Espelie |
| Children | Erin Espelie |
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Lois Kathryn Miller (October 8, 1945[note 1] – November 9, 1999) was an American geneticist and academic. She was a Distinguished Research Professor of Genetics and Entomology at the University of Georgia.
Biography
Miller was born in Lebanon, Pennsylvania. She completed her undergraduate education at Upsala College and a Ph.D. at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Joining the faculty at the University of Idaho in 1976, she moved to the University of Georgia ten years later, becoming a Distinguished Research Professor of Genetics and Entomology.[1][2] Miller focused her research on baculoviruses and programmed cell death.[3] In 1991, her team at the University of Georgia discovered the anti-apoptotic properties of the baculoviral Early 35 kDa protein (P35).[4]
Miller was elected to membership in the National Academy of Sciences in 1987 and was a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.[2][5] She died of melanoma in 1999.[3]
Notes
- ↑ Miller's National Academy of Sciences biographical memoir lists two birthdates – this one and May 2, 1945.
References
- ↑ "Lois K. Miller: A Biographical Memoir" (PDF). National Academy of Sciences. Retrieved November 25, 2015.
- 1 2 "Lois K. Miller: Inventor's Award, 2001". University of Georgia. Retrieved November 25, 2015.
- 1 2 Friesen, Paul (February 2001). "Lois K. Miller". Cell Death & Differentiation. 8 (2): 111–112. doi:10.1038/sj.cdd.4400830. PMID 11313712. Retrieved November 25, 2015.
- ↑ Clem, Rollie J.; Fechheimer, M; Miller, L. K. (29 November 1991). "Prevention of apoptosis by a baculovirus gene during infection of insect cells". Science. 254 (5036): 1388–90. Bibcode:1991Sci...254.1388C. doi:10.1126/science.1962198. PMID 1962198.
- ↑ "Lois K. Miller". National Academy of Sciences. Retrieved November 25, 2015.