Virginia M. Miller
American surgeon
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Virginia M. Miller is an American comparative physiologist who is a professor emerita and former Director of the Women's Health Research Center at the Mayo Clinic. Her research considered how sex hormones such as estrogen impact cardiovascular health.
Virginia M. Miller | |
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| Alma mater | University of Missouri Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | Mayo Clinic |
| Thesis | Cord-hypothalamic temperature regulation in the marmot (1976) |
Early life and education
Miller earned her bachelor's degree in education at Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania.[1] She earned a Master of Business Administration at the University of Minnesota.[1][2] She moved to the University of Missouri for graduate studies, where she specialized in physiology.[1]
Research and career
Miller dedicated her career to better understanding women's health.[3] Miller studied sex hormones and their role in cardiovascular health. She served as Principal Investigator of the Mayo Clinic Building Interdisciplinary Careers in Women’s Health scholar's program.[4]
Awards and honors
- Bernadine Healy Award for Visionary Leadership in Women’s Health[5]
- Women’s Day Magazine Red Dress Award[6][7]
- Paul M. Vanhoutte Named Lecture in Vascular Pharmacology from the American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics[8]
- Governing council for the American Physiological Society[7]
- President of the Organization for the Study of Sex Differences[7]
Selected publications
- Vanhoutte PM; Rubanyi GM; Miller VM; Houston DS (1 January 1986). "Modulation of vascular smooth muscle contraction by the endothelium". Annual Review of Physiology. 48: 307–320. doi:10.1146/ANNUREV.PH.48.030186.001515. ISSN 0066-4278. PMID 2871807. Wikidata Q39441004.
- Virginia M Miller; Sue P Duckles (25 June 2008). "Vascular actions of estrogens: functional implications". Pharmacological Reviews. 60 (2): 210–241. doi:10.1124/PR.107.08002. ISSN 0031-6997. PMC 2637768. PMID 18579753. Wikidata Q37088243.