Miller Named NEI Scientific Director
Dr. Sheldon S. Miller has been named NEI scientific director.
Formerly a professor of molecular and cell biology at the
University of California, Berkeley, he has focused his research on
understanding the regulation and function of epithelial layers
throughout the body, especially epithelia from the breast, lung and
eye. He is also developing animal models of retinal disease to help
establish therapeutic interventions. Miller has authored or
co-authored more than 60 scientific papers, and has received
continuous grant support from NIH since 1978. He is a member of
several professional societies including the Association for
Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, the American
Physiological Society, and the Biophysical Society.
Kiely Joins NICHD
Dr. Michele Kiely recently joined NICHD as chief of the
collaborative studies unit in the Division of Epidemiology,
Statistics and Prevention Research. In this capacity, she has
become scientific advisor to the NIH-D.C. Initiative to Reduce
Infant Mortality in Minority Populations in the District of
Columbia. Her research interest is the application of
epidemiology to public health practice. She plans and conducts
research that seeks to reduce the high infant mortality rate in the
District. Her professional experience includes positions as
research scientist at the New York State Institute for Basic
Research in Developmental Disabilities; epidemiologist at the
Division of AIDS, NIAID; chief epidemiologist at the Maternal
and Child Health Bureau, HRSA; and director of the Cincinnati
pediatric research group, Cincinnati Children's Hospital and
University of Cincinnati. She is currently the American co-editor
of Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology.
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