Richard Kermit Miller

Background

Richard Kermit was born on October 17, 1946, in Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Roland and Vera Miller.

Education

Bachelor of Arts in Biology, Dartmouth College, 1968. Doctor of Philosophy in Pharmacology, Toxicology, Dartmouth Medical School, 1973. Postgraduate, Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, 1974.

Career

Assistant professor school medicine and dentistry University Rochester, New York, 1974-1980, associate professor, 1980-1988, professor obstetrics-gynecology, toxicology, since 1988. Director division research University Rochester, since 1978, director MotherToBaby UR Medicien (formerly PEDECS), since 1987. Professor reproductive biology University Paris VI, 1983.

Member board science counselors National Toxicology Program National Institutes of Health, 1988-1992. Chair panel on pregnancy biomarkers National Research Council National Academy Medicine. Member science review board National Institutes of Health/TERIS, since 1988. Chair, ENTIS-OTIS International Research Consortium since 2011.

Member committee teratology The National Library, 1987-1993. Consultant Food and Drug Administration, National Institute Environmental Health Science, Environmental Protection Agency, since 1988. Advisor World Health Organization program research development in human reproduction, 1990-1994. Visiting Professor of Obstetrics/Gynecology, University of Pittsburgh, 2005.

Achievements

• Editor-in-chief Trophoblast Research, since 1982. Editorial board Teratology, 1979-1987, Placenta, since 1980, Reproductive Toxicology, since 1986, Proceedings of Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine, since 1991, Early Pregnancy, since 1996.

Membership

Member American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, European Teratology Society, International Federation of Placental Associations (secretary general since 1993), Neurobehavioral Teratology Society (councilor 1986-1989), Society for Gynecologic Investigation, Teratology Society (president 1991-1992, chair public affairs 1985-1988), Sigma Xi.

Connections

Richard is married to Judith Berens.

Father:

Roland Miller

Mother:

Vera Miller

Spouse:

Judith Berens.