Freda Miller

Freda D. Miller
Alma materUniversity of Saskatchewan, University of Calgary
Known forDevelopmental Neurobiology
AwardsFellow, Royal Society of Canada, Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), Howard Hughes Medical Institute International Research Scholar
Scientific career
InstitutionsUniversity of Toronto, Hospital for Sick Children
Websitehttps://lab.research.sickkids.ca/miller-kaplan/principal-investigators/

Dr. Freda Miller, FRSC is a developmental neurobiologist at the Hospital for Sick Children Research Institute and a professor at the University of Toronto. Dr. Miller holds a Canada Research Chair in developmental neurobiology and her work focuses on development and regeneration of neurons.[1][2]

Education and early life

Dr. Miller spent some of her early years in Calgary and attended the gifted program at Queen Elizabeth High School in Calgary.[3] She received a Ph.D. degree in medical sciences at the University of Calgary and earned her B.Sc. degree in biochemistry at the University of Saskatchewan.[2]

In 2002, Miller was a founder of the Canadian biotech company Aegera Therapeutics.[2]

Achievements

  • Fellow, Royal Society of Canada
  • International Research Scholar, Howard Hughes Medical Institute
  • Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science[4]
  • President of the Canadian Association for Neuroscience 2016-2017 [5]

Honors and distinctions

In recognition of Dr. Freda Miller's scientific career, trustees of the Calgary Board of Education named a new elementary school "Dr. Freda Miller School". The school opened in September 2020.[6]

Research

Dr. Freda Miller works on neuronal repair mechanism and has published over 140 articles on different areas of the nervous system, including skin stem cells, neuronal growth, survival and death.[7][8] Miller also has 15 issued and pending patents.[9]

Her research interests include:[2]

  • Neural stem cells[2]
  • Neurotrophin growth, connectivity and cell survival[2]
  • Molecular regulation of neurogenesis[2]

References

Scholia has a profile for Freda D. Miller (Q64014566).
  1. ^ Government of Canada, Industry Canada (2012-11-29). "Canada Research Chairs". www.chairs-chaires.gc.ca. Retrieved 2020-02-09.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Children, The Hospital for Sick. "Freda Miller". www.sickkids.ca. Retrieved 2020-02-09.
  3. ^ "New elementary school in Evergreen named after Dr. Freda Miller". 2019-09-16. Retrieved 2020-02-09.
  4. ^ Children, The Hospital for Sick. "Freda Miller". www.sickkids.ca. Retrieved 2020-03-19.
  5. ^ "Freda Miller CAN President 2016-2017 – Canadian Association for Neuroscience". Retrieved 2020-10-26.
  6. ^ "New School Named for World-Renowned Scientist Dr. Freda Miller". cbe.ab.ca. Retrieved 2020-10-26.
  7. ^ sburns. "Principal Investigators". Sickkids: Miller/Kaplan Lab. Retrieved 2020-02-09.
  8. ^ "Canadian researchers find key players for building and repairing the brain". EurekAlert!. Retrieved 2020-02-09.
  9. ^ Children, The Hospital for Sick. "Freda Miller". www.sickkids.ca. Retrieved 2020-02-29.