Lois K. Miller
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Lois Kathryn Miller (May 2, 1945[note 1] – November 9, 1999) was an American geneticist and academic. She was a Distinguished Research Professor of Genetics and Entomology at the University of Georgia. A graduate of Upsala College, she taught at the University of Idaho before moving to Georgia. Miller's research was related to baculoviruses, which infect agricultural pests. She was elected to the National Academy of Sciences and was a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
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Lois Kathryn Miller | |
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Born | (1945-05-02)May 2, 1945 Lebanon, Pennsylvania, United States |
Died | November 9, 1999(1999-11-09) (aged 54) Athens, Georgia, United States |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | Upsala College (BS), University of Wisconsin–Madison (PhD) |
Spouse | Karl Espelie |
Children | 1 |
Awards | Lamar Dodd Award for Outstanding Research, National Institutes of Health Merit Award, Chiron Biotechnology Research Award |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Virology, genetics |
Institutions | University of Wisconsin–Madison (1967–1971), California Institute of Technology and Imperial Cancer Research Fund (1971–1976), University of Idaho (1976–1986), University of Georgia (1986–1999) |
Thesis | A study of two enzymatic activities associated with deoxyribonucleic acid polymerases: I. The exonucleolytic activity of the Micrococcus luteus DNA polymerase; II. Nucleoside diphosphokinase (1971) |
Doctoral advisor | Robert D. Wells |
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