Stephen Miller
Associate Professor
Phone |
410-455-3381
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stmiller@umbc.edu | |
Education |
Ph D, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1991)
BS, Case Western Reserve University (1984)
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About
B.S., 1984, Case Western Reserve University Ph.D., 1991, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Postdoc, Washington University
Research Interests
Molecular genetic analysis of mechanisms of cellular differentiation and how they evolve using Volvox and related green algae as a model system; metabolic engineering of Chlamydomonas and other algae as platforms for generating biofuels and other biotechnology products.
Teaching Interests
Introductory Biology, Genetics, RNAi, Gene Expression
Intellectual Contributions
(2016) Current advances in molecular, biochemical, and computational modeling analysis of microalgal triacylglycerol biosynthesis. Biotechnology advances
(2016) Overexpression of Calvin cycle enzyme fructose 1,6-bisphosphatase in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii has a detrimental effect on growth Algal Research
(2010) Volvox: simple steps to developmental complexity? Current opinion in plant biology
(2010) Genomic analysis of organismal complexity in the multicellular green alga Volvox carteri. Science (New York, N.Y.)
(2010) New insights into the roles of molecular chaperones in Chlamydomonas and Volvox. International review of cell and molecular biology
Presentations
Fourth International Volvox Conference Oral Presentation Functional analysis of regA paralogs rlsA-rlsD American Genetic Association St. Louis, MO (Aug 17, 2017)