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ProfMichele Miller

Professor

Molecular Biology And Human Genetics

Orcid identifier0000-0002-5883-6076
  • Professor
    Molecular Biology And Human Genetics

OVERVIEW

Prof Michele Miller is the NRF South African Research Chair in Animal Tuberculosis, which she has led since 2014. Her research group is based at the Biomedical Research Institute, Division of Molecular Biology and Human Genetics, in the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University.  Prof Miller is currently based in the Kruger National Park, Skukuza, to facilitate the field research component. The Animal TB research group is focused on developing molecular and immunologic tools for the detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex infections in South African wildlife and livestock. These tools have been applied to investigate pathogenesis and epidemiology of this multi-species disease, and explore transmission at animal-human-environmental interfaces, using a One Health approach.

 

 

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MEDIA

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ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • NRF SARChI in Animal Tuberculosis
    Stellenbosch University, Biomedical Sciences, Cape Town, South Africa1 Jan 2014

DEGREES

  • PhD
    University of Wisconsin–Madison, Madison, United States16 Dec 1984
  • MSc
    University of Wisconsin–Madison, Madison, United States15 May 1983
  • MPH
    University of Florida, Gainesville, United States13 May 2012
  • Diplomate ECZM (ZHM)
    European College of Zoological Medicine, European Union11 Nov 2017
  • BSc
    University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee, Milwaukee, United States10 May 1981

LANGUAGES

  • English

AVAILABILITY

  • Join a web conference as a panellist or speaker
  • Collaborative projects
  • Membership of an advisory committee
  • Media enquiries

AFRICAN UNION 2063 GOALS

  • 10 World Class Infrastructure crisscrosses Africa
  • 17 Full Gender Equality in All Spheres of Life
  • 5 Modern Agriculture for increased productivity and production
  • 7 Environmentally sustainable and climate resilient economies and communities

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS

  • 15 Life on Land
  • 3 Good Health and Well Being
  • 4 Quality Education
  • 5 Gender Equality

FIELDS OF RESEARCH