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Mark W. Miller

TitlePhD
Faculty RankProfessor
InstitutionUniversity of Puerto Rico
DepartmentSchool of Medicine
AddressUPR-Mediccal Sciences Campus, School of Medicine
San Juan PR 936
Phone7877582525
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    Dr. Mark Miller is Professor in the Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, UPR School of Medicine and a senior investigator at the Institute of Neurobiology. Dr. Miller obtained his Bachelor’s degree from the University of Pennsylvania and his Master’s and Doctoral degrees from the University of Connecticut. His postdoctoral studies were conducted at the University of Hawaii, Hebrew University and UCLA. Before joining the UPR Medical Sciences Campus in 1992, he was a Research Associate at Columbia University.
    Dr. Miller’s research focuses on motor systems, neurotransmitters, neuropeptides, and central pattern generators. His research work, which exceeds 50 publications, has been published in recognized scientific journals such as the Journal of Neuroscience, Journal of Neurophysiology, and the Journal of Comparative Neurology.
    Funding for his research program has included P01, R01 grants from NINDS-NIH, the National Science Foundation (NSF), the Department of Defense, the NIGMS-NIH MBRS Program, and the NCRR-NIH RCMI Program.
    Dr. Miller established a summer course in Tropical Neuroethology (NSF CAREER Award) created to bring talented undergraduate students to Puerto Rico for an intensive five-week research and educa-tional experience. He currently directs the NSF-funded Undergraduate Research Mentoring (URM) program in Neural Circuits and Behavior that provides mentored research training for undergraduates during their junior and senior years. He developed faculty workshops in neuroanatomical methods including Immunohistochemistry and In situ Hybridization and recently organized an international con-ference entitled Molluscan Neuroscience 2009: Recent Advances and New Vistas.

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    1. Flach MG, Dogan OB, Miller MF, Sanchez-Plata MX, Brashears MM. Validation of a Bacteriophage Hide Application to Reduce STEC in the Lairage Area of Commercial Beef Cattle Operations. Foods. 2023 Dec 01; 12(23). PMID: 38231835.
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    2. Vicente-Rodr?guez LC, Torres-Arroyo AC, Hern?ndez-V?zquez A, Rosa-Casillas M, Bracho-Rinc?n DP, de Jes?s PM, Behra ML, Habib MR, Zhou XN, Rosenthal JJC, Miller MW. The FMRF-NH2 gated sodium channel of Biomphalaria glabrata: Localization and expression following infection by Schistosoma mansoni. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2023 06; 17(6):e0011249. PMID: 37352363.
      Citations:    Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimals
    3. Blandon SE, Vargas DA, Casas DE, Sarasty O, Woerner DR, Echeverry A, Miller MF, Carpio CE, Sanchez-Plata MX, Legako JF. Efficacy of Common Antimicrobial Interventions at and above Regulatory Allowable Pick-Up Levels on Pathogen Reduction. Foods. 2023 Feb 18; 12(4). PMID: 36832958.
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    4. Vargas DA, Betancourt-Barszcz GK, Blandon SE, Applegate SF, Brashears MM, Miller MF, Gragg SE, Sanchez-Plata MX. Rapid Quantitative Method Development for Beef and Pork Lymph Nodes Using BAX? System Real Time Salmonella Assay. Foods. 2023 Feb 15; 12(4). PMID: 36832897.
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    5. Salvatore D, Mok K, Garrett KK, Poudrier G, Brown P, Birnbaum LS, Goldenman G, Miller MF, Patton S, Poehlein M, Varshavsky J, Cordner A. Presumptive Contamination: A New Approach to PFAS Contamination Based on Likely Sources. Environ Sci Technol Lett. 2022 Nov 08; 9(11):983-990. PMID: 36398312.
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    6. Bueno L?pez R, Vargas DA, Jimenez RL, Casas DE, Miller MF, Brashears MM, Sanchez-Plata MX. Quantitative Bio-Mapping of Salmonella and Indicator Organisms at Different Stages in a Commercial Pork Processing Facility. Foods. 2022 Aug 25; 11(17). PMID: 36076766.
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    7. Dainton AN, Miller MF, White B, Lambrakis L, Aldrich CG. Composition and thermal processing evaluation of yeast ingredients as thiamin sources compared to a standard vitamin premix for canned cat food. PLoS One. 2022; 17(8):e0271600. PMID: 35917321.
      Citations: 1     Fields:    Translation:Animals
    8. Vargas DA, Rodr?guez KM, Betancourt-Barszcz GK, Ajcet-Reyes MI, Dogan OB, Randazzo E, S?nchez-Plata MX, Brashears MM, Miller MF. Bio-Mapping of Microbial Indicators to Establish Statistical Process Control Parameters in a Commercial Beef Processing Facility. Foods. 2022 Apr 14; 11(8). PMID: 35454719.
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    9. Huerta-Leidenz N, Jerez-Timaure N, Rodas-Gonz?lez A, Sarturi JO, Brashears MM, Miller MF, Brashears MT. The Effects of Castration, Implant Protocol, and Supplementation of Bos indicus-Influenced Beef Cattle under Tropical Savanna Conditions on Growth Performance, Carcass Characteristics, and Meat Quality. Animals (Basel). 2022 Feb 02; 12(3). PMID: 35158689.
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    10. Huerta-Leidenz N, Jerez-Timaure N, Sarturi JO, Brashears MM, Miller MF, Moya A, Godoy S. Effects of Sex Class, a Combined Androgen and Estrogen Implant, and Pasture Supplementation on Growth and Carcass Performance and Meat Quality of Zebu-Type Grass-Fed Cattle. Animals (Basel). 2021 Dec 02; 11(12). PMID: 34944218.
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    11. Vargas DA, Casas DE, Ch?vez-Velado DR, Jim?nez RL, Betancourt-Barszcz GK, Randazzo E, Lynn D, Echeverry A, Brashears MM, S?nchez-Plata MX, Miller MF. In-Plant Intervention Validation of a Novel Ozone Generation Technology (Bio-Safe) Compared to Lactic Acid in Variety Meats. Foods. 2021 Sep 06; 10(9). PMID: 34574215.
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    12. Casas DE, Manishimwe R, Forgey SJ, Hanlon KE, Miller MF, Brashears MM, Sanchez-Plata MX. Biomapping of Microbial Indicators on Beef Subprimals Subjected to Spray or Dry Chilling over Prolonged Refrigerated Storage. Foods. 2021 Jun 17; 10(6). PMID: 34204388.
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    13. Rol?n-Mart?nez S, Habib MR, Mansour TA, D?az-R?os M, Rosenthal JJC, Zhou XN, Croll RP, Miller MW. FMRF-NH2 -related neuropeptides in Biomphalaria spp., intermediate hosts for schistosomiasis: Precursor organization and immunohistochemical localization. J Comp Neurol. 2021 09; 529(13):3336-3358. PMID: 34041754.
      Citations: 2     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    14. Casas DE, Vargas DA, Randazzo E, Lynn D, Echeverry A, Brashears MM, Sanchez-Plata MX, Miller MF. In-Plant Validation of Novel On-Site Ozone Generation Technology (Bio-Safe) Compared to Lactic Acid Beef Carcasses and Trim Using Natural Microbiota and Salmonella and E. coli O157:H7 Surrogate Enumeration. Foods. 2021 May 04; 10(5). PMID: 34064320.
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    15. Rosa-Casillas M, de Jes?s PM, Vicente Rodr?guez LC, Habib MR, Croll RP, Miller MW. Identification and localization of a gonadotropin-releasing hormone-related neuropeptide in Biomphalaria, an intermediate host for schistosomiasis. J Comp Neurol. 2021 06; 529(9):2347-2361. PMID: 33368267.
      Citations: 2     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    16. Hanlon KE, Echeverry A, Miller MF, Brashears MM. Establishment of a preliminary baseline of Salmonella presence on pork and goat carcasses harvested in the Bahamas to address food and nutritional security interventions. Anim Front. 2018 Oct; 8(4):26-32. PMID: 32002227.
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    17. Vaasjo LO, Quintana AM, Habib MR, Mendez de Jesus PA, Croll RP, Miller MW. GABA-like immunoreactivity in Biomphalaria: Colocalization with tyrosine hydroxylase-like immunoreactivity in the feeding motor systems of panpulmonate snails. J Comp Neurol. 2018 08 01; 526(11):1790-1805. PMID: 29633264.
      Citations: 8     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    18. Hanlon KE, Miller MF, Guillen LM, Echeverry A, Dormedy E, Cemo B, Branham LA, Sanders S, Brashears MM. Presence of Salmonella and Escherichia coli O157 on the hide, and presence of Salmonella, Escherichia coli O157 and Campylobacter in feces from small-ruminant (goat and lamb) samples collected in the United States, Bahamas and Mexico. Meat Sci. 2018 Jan; 135:1-5. PMID: 28843145.
      Citations: 7     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    19. Wolf EJ, Logue MW, Hayes JP, Sadeh N, Schichman SA, Stone A, Salat DH, Milberg W, McGlinchey R, Miller MW. Accelerated DNA methylation age: Associations with PTSD and neural integrity. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 2016 Jan; 63:155-62. PMID: 26447678.
      Citations: 84     Fields:    Translation:HumansCells
    20. Miller MW, Wolf EJ, Sadeh N, Logue M, Spielberg JM, Hayes JP, Sperbeck E, Schichman SA, Stone A, Carter WC, Humphries DE, Milberg W, McGlinchey R. A novel locus in the oxidative stress-related gene ALOX12 moderates the association between PTSD and thickness of the prefrontal cortex. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 2015 Dec; 62:359-65. PMID: 26372769.
      Citations: 23     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    21. Habib MR, Mohamed AH, Osman GY, Sharaf El-Din AT, Mossalem HS, Delgado N, Torres G, Rol?n-Mart?nez S, Miller MW, Croll RP. Histamine Immunoreactive Elements in the Central and Peripheral Nervous Systems of the Snail, Biomphalaria spp., Intermediate Host for Schistosoma mansoni. PLoS One. 2015; 10(6):e0129800. PMID: 26086611.
      Citations: 8     Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimals
    22. Sadeh N, Spielberg JM, Miller MW, Milberg WP, Salat DH, Amick MM, Fortier CB, McGlinchey RE. Neurobiological indicators of disinhibition in posttraumatic stress disorder. Hum Brain Mapp. 2015 Aug; 36(8):3076-86. PMID: 25959594.
      Citations: 27     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    23. Logue MW, Smith AK, Baldwin C, Wolf EJ, Guffanti G, Ratanatharathorn A, Stone A, Schichman SA, Humphries D, Binder EB, Arloth J, Menke A, Uddin M, Wildman D, Galea S, Aiello AE, Koenen KC, Miller MW. An analysis of gene expression in PTSD implicates genes involved in the glucocorticoid receptor pathway and neural responses to stress. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 2015 Jul; 57:1-13. PMID: 25867994.
      Citations: 34     Fields:    Translation:HumansCells
    24. Vallejo D, Habib MR, Delgado N, Vaasjo LO, Croll RP, Miller MW. Localization of tyrosine hydroxylase-like immunoreactivity in the nervous systems of Biomphalaria glabrata and Biomphalaria alexandrina, intermediate hosts for schistosomiasis. J Comp Neurol. 2014 Aug 01; 522(11):2532-52. PMID: 24477836.
      Citations: 14     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    25. Vipham JL, Brashears MM, Loneragan GH, Echeverry A, Brooks JC, Chaney WE, Miller MF. Salmonella and Campylobacter baseline in retail ground beef and whole-muscle cuts purchased during 2010 in the United States. J Food Prot. 2012 Dec; 75(12):2110-5. PMID: 23212006.
      Citations: 4     Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimalsCellsPHPublic Health
    26. Delgado N, Vallejo D, Miller MW. Localization of serotonin in the nervous system of Biomphalaria glabrata, an intermediate host for schistosomiasis. J Comp Neurol. 2012 Oct 01; 520(14):3236-55. PMID: 22434538.
      Citations: 9     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    27. Garc?a-Crescioni K, Miller MW. Revisiting the reticulum: feedforward and feedback contributions to motor program parameters in the crab cardiac ganglion microcircuit. J Neurophysiol. 2011 Oct; 106(4):2065-77. PMID: 21775716.
      Citations: 5     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    28. Wentzell MM, Mart?nez-Rubio C, Miller MW, Murphy AD. Comparative neurobiology of feeding in the opisthobranch sea slug, Aplysia, and the pulmonate snail, Helisoma: evolutionary considerations. Brain Behav Evol. 2009; 74(3):219-30. PMID: 20029185.
      Citations: 18     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    29. Garc?a-Crescioni K, Fort TJ, Stern E, Brezina V, Miller MW. Feedback from peripheral musculature to central pattern generator in the neurogenic heart of the crab Callinectes sapidus: role of mechanosensitive dendrites. J Neurophysiol. 2010 Jan; 103(1):83-96. PMID: 19828726.
      Citations: 12     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    30. Mart?nez-Rubio C, Serrano GE, Miller MW. Localization of biogenic amines in the foregut of Aplysia californica: catecholaminergic and serotonergic innervation. J Comp Neurol. 2009 Jun 01; 514(4):329-42. PMID: 19330814.
      Citations: 11     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    31. Fort TJ, Brezina V, Miller MW. Regulation of the crab heartbeat by FMRFamide-like peptides: multiple interacting effects on center and periphery. J Neurophysiol. 2007 Nov; 98(5):2887-902. PMID: 17804580.
      Citations: 24     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    32. Stern E, Fort TJ, Miller MW, Peskin CS, Brezina V. Decoding modulation of the neuromuscular transform. Neurocomputing. 2007 Jun 01; 70(10):1753-1758. PMID: 19763188.
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    33. Serrano GE, Mart?nez-Rubio C, Miller MW. Endogenous motor neuron properties contribute to a program-specific phase of activity in the multifunctional feeding central pattern generator of Aplysia. J Neurophysiol. 2007 Jul; 98(1):29-42. PMID: 17392419.
      Citations: 7     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    34. Fort TJ, Garc?a-Crescioni K, Agricola HJ, Brezina V, Miller MW. Regulation of the crab heartbeat by crustacean cardioactive peptide (CCAP): central and peripheral actions. J Neurophysiol. 2007 May; 97(5):3407-20. PMID: 17303813.
      Citations: 29     Fields:    Translation:Animals
    35. D?az-R?os M, Miller MW. Target-specific regulation of synaptic efficacy in the feeding central pattern generator of Aplysia: potential substrates for behavioral plasticity? Biol Bull. 2006 Jun; 210(3):215-29. PMID: 16801496.
      Citations: 6     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    36. Serrano GE, Miller MW. Conditional rhythmicity and synchrony in a bilateral pair of bursting motor neurons in Aplysia. J Neurophysiol. 2006 Oct; 96(4):2056-71. PMID: 16738215.
      Citations: 5     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    37. Miller MW, Gronfier C. Diurnal variation of the startle reflex in relation to HPA-axis activity in humans. Psychophysiology. 2006 May; 43(3):297-301. PMID: 16805869.
      Citations: 15     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    38. D?az-R?os M, Miller MW. Rapid dopaminergic signaling by interneurons that contain markers for catecholamines and GABA in the feeding circuitry of Aplysia. J Neurophysiol. 2005 Apr; 93(4):2142-56. PMID: 15537820.
      Citations: 17     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    39. Fort TJ, Brezina V, Miller MW. Modulation of an integrated central pattern generator-effector system: dopaminergic regulation of cardiac activity in the blue crab Callinectes sapidus. J Neurophysiol. 2004 Dec; 92(6):3455-70. PMID: 15295014.
      Citations: 24     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    40. Painter SD, Cummins SF, Nichols AE, Akalal DB, Schein CH, Braun W, Smith JS, Susswein AJ, Levy M, de Boer PA, ter Maat A, Miller MW, Scanlan C, Milberg RM, Sweedler JV, Nagle GT. Structural and functional analysis of Aplysia attractins, a family of water-borne protein pheromones with interspecific attractiveness. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2004 May 04; 101(18):6929-33. PMID: 15118100.
      Citations: 10     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    41. Walters ET, Bodnarova M, Billy AJ, Dulin MF, D?az-R?os M, Miller MW, Moroz LL. Somatotopic organization and functional properties of mechanosensory neurons expressing sensorin-A mRNA in Aplysia californica. J Comp Neurol. 2004 Mar 29; 471(2):219-40. PMID: 14986314.
      Citations: 41     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    42. Wu JS, Jing J, D?az-R?os M, Miller MW, Kupfermann I, Weiss KR. Identification of a GABA-containing cerebral-buccal interneuron-11 in Aplysia californica. Neurosci Lett. 2003 Apr 24; 341(1):5-8. PMID: 12676330.
      Citations: 7     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    43. Robie A, D?az-R?os M, Miller MW. A population of pedal-buccal projection neurons associated with appetitive components of Aplysia feeding behavior. J Comp Physiol A Neuroethol Sens Neural Behav Physiol. 2003 Mar; 189(3):231-44. PMID: 12664099.
      Citations: 1     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    44. D?az-R?os M, Oyola E, Miller MW. Colocalization of gamma-aminobutyric acid-like immunoreactivity and catecholamines in the feeding network of Aplysia californica. J Comp Neurol. 2002 Mar 25; 445(1):29-46. PMID: 11891652.
      Citations: 15     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
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