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

Lenka, S K. Carbonaro, N Park, R Miller, Stephen M. Thorpe, Ian F. Li, Y (2016) Current advances in molecular, biochemical, and computational modeling analysis of microalgal triacylglycerol biosynthesis. 5 vol. 34 1046-63 Biotechnology advances

Dejtisakdi, Wipawee Miller, Stephen M. (2016) Overexpression of Calvin cycle enzyme fructose 1,6-bisphosphatase in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii has a detrimental effect on growth vol. 14 116-126 Algal Research

Nishii, I Miller, Stephen M. (2010) Volvox: simple steps to developmental complexity? 6 vol. 13 646-53 Current opinion in plant biology

Prochnik, S E. Umen, J Nedelcu, A M. Hallmann, A Miller, Stephen M. Nishii, I Ferris, P Kuo, A Mitros, T Fritz-Laylin, L K. Hellsten, U Chapman, J Simakov, O Rensing, S A. Terry, A Pangilinan, J Kapitonov, V Jurka, J Salamov, A Shapiro, H Schmutz, J Grimwood, J Lindquist, E Lucas, S Grigoriev, I V. Schmitt, R Kirk, D Rokhsar, D S. (2010) Genomic analysis of organismal complexity in the multicellular green alga Volvox carteri. 5988 vol. 329 223-6 Science (New York, N.Y.)

Nordhues, A Miller, Stephen M. Mühlhaus, T Schroda, M (2010) New insights into the roles of molecular chaperones in Chlamydomonas and Volvox. vol. 285 75-113 International review of cell and molecular biology

Presentations

Miller, Stephen M. (Author & Presenter) Fourth International Volvox Conference Oral Presentation Functional analysis of regA paralogs rlsA-rlsD American Genetic Association St. Louis, MO (Aug 17, 2017)