Charles W. Miller, PhDProfessor Phone: 970-491-7842 Education |
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Teaching/Advising Activities
Our Biomedical Sciences undergraduate major will ramp up to approximately 300 students by Fall, 2008. This exciting new major has been popular with students who are seeking to attend not only professional schools but who also have an eye on working in industry or continuing their education at the graduate level. I help direct the program with the expert help of our professional advisor, Kelly Swetich and in conjunction with our undergraduate Steering Committee.
Teaching: I am involved in team taught courses, BMS 300, BMS 360, BMS 460,
BMS 492 and I am the only instructor teaching BMS 420.
Research Interests -- Cardiovascular Physiology
My earlier research interests focused on mechanisms involved in the development of experimentally produced atherosclerosis in miniature swine. Prior to that, I devoted considerable research time to directing the Physiology Section of the Collaborative Radiological Health Laboratory which had as a main purpose of ascertaining the effects if any of low doses of ionizing radiation upon morphology, function, and tumor development in beagle dogs.
Other Activities
Assistant Head for Educational Activities: Duties entail oversight of the undergraduate curriculum and the development and evaluation of the undergraduate major in Biomedical Sciences. Serve on the Executive Committee of Faculty Council, the Faculty Council Committee on Strategic and Financial Planning, the Faculty Council Committee, University Curriculum Committee, Chair the Steering Committee for the Department, serve as Secretary for the Faculty for the College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, member of the College Curriculum Committee, and serve as a member of the Undergraduate Management Team for the College.
Representative Publications
Norman JF, Miller CW. 1994. Prostacyclin, thromboxane A2, and atherosclerosis in young hypercholesterolemic swine. Prost Leuk Ess Fatty Acids 51:293-298.
Norman JF, Miller CW, Allen KGD. 1995. Thoracic aorta prostacyclin production is not altered during early atherosclerosis development in young swine. Nutr Biochem 6:163-169
Smith MJ, Allen KGD, Harris MA, Miller CW. 1995. Low-dose aspirin does not attenuate platelet aggregation or atherosclerosis in miniature swine but decreases production of aortic wall prostacyclin. Prost Leuk Ess Fatty Acids 53:331-340.
Mickleborough TD, Gotshall RW, Kluka EM, Miller CW, Cordain L. 2001. Dietary chloride as a possible determinant of the severity of exercise-induced asthma. Eur J Appl Physiol 84:450-456.
Miller CW. 2002. Applied Cardiovascular Physiology. In: The Veterinary ICU Book. Teton New Media, Jackson Hole, WY.
