Dr. Neka Miller, PhD
- PhD in Molecular Pharmacology
- Over 15 years of experience
- Expertise in neuroscience, pharmacology, medical writing, and more
Reviewer Experience
Neka Miller holds a PhD in Molecular Pharmacology and is an experienced technical writer covering topics including pharmacology, cancer initiation, neuroscience, and traumatic brain injury. Miller has also created manuals and custom reports featuring data visualizations, protocols, method sections, and manuscripts, as well as authoring published works in scientific journals. Miller has been performing research, writing, and publishing works for over 15 years, and currently serves as the Director of Institutional Effectiveness as well as an Adjunct Professor in the Doctor of Healthcare & Education Leadership (Ed.D.) program at Clarkson College.
Education
- SUNY University at Roswell Park
- SUNY University at Buffalo
Credentials and Certifications
- Ph.D., Molecular Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics
- Bachelor of Science, Biochemical Pharmacology
- Bachelor of Arts, Psychology
Published Works
-Simms, N.A., Rajput, A., Sharratt, E.A. et al. Transforming growth factor-β suppresses metastasis in a subset of human colon carcinoma cells. BMC Cancer 12, 221 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2407-12-221
-Sabbah DA, Simms NA, Brattain MG, Vennerstrom JL, Zhong H. Biological evaluation and docking studies of recently identified inhibitors of phosphoinositide-3-kinases. Bioorg Med Chem Lett. 2012 Jan 15;22(2):876-80. doi: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2011.12.044. Epub 2011 Dec 13. PMID: 22212721; PMCID: PMC4472446. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/51975767_Biological_evaluation_and_docking_studies_of_recently_identified_inhibitors_of_phosphoinositide-3-kinases
-Ongchin M, Sharratt E, Dominguez I, Simms NA, Wang J, Cheney R, LeVea C, Brattain M, Rajput A. The effects of epidermal growth factor receptor activation and attenuation of the TGFbeta pathway in an orthotopic model of colon cancer. J Surg Res. 2009 Oct;156(2):250-6. doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2009.02.002. Epub 2009 Mar 5. PMID: 19524264.https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0022480409000493
-Are C, Simms NA, Rajput A, Brattain M. The role of transforming growth factor-beta in suppression of hepatic metastasis from colon cancer. HPB (Oxford). 2010 Sep;12(7):498-506. doi: 10.1111/j.1477-2574.2010.00219.x. Erratum in: HPB (Oxford). 2011 Aug;13(8):593. Rajupt, Ashwani (corrected to Rajput, Ashwani). PMID: 20815859; PMCID: PMC3030759.https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3030759/
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