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Date Prepared October 10, 2014
Name Gregory M. Miller Ph.D.
Office Address Northeastern University
Bouve College of Health Sciences
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Center for Drug Discovery
Mugar 312D
360 Huntington Ave.
Boston, MA 02115
Home Address 21 Curtiss Circle, Sudbury, MA 01772
Work Phone (617)-373-6985
Cell Phone (508) 930-8027
Work Email [email protected]
Work FAX (617)-373-6985
Place of Birth Bronx, New York
Education
1986 B.A. Psychology Ithaca College, NY
1991 M.A. Psychology-
Neuropsychology
Queens College, City University of
New York
1993 Ph.D. Biomedical Sciences Mount Sinai School of Medicine, City
University of New York
Postdoctoral Training
09/93-01/94 Research Fellow
in Medicine, Division
of Endocrinology and
Metabolism
Neuroendocrinology
and Neurobiology of
Reproduction
Mount Sinai School
of Medicine,
New York, NY
01/94-01/97
Research Fellow in
Medicine,
Neuroendocrine Unit
Neuroendocrinology
and Pituitary Tumor
Biology
Massachusetts
General Hospital and
HMS, Boston, MA
01/10 Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) HMS, Boston, MA
03/13 PRIM&R, Public Responsibility in Medicine Baltimore, MD
and Research; IACUC 101 Training and
IACUC Research Animal Oversight
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Faculty Academic Appointments
01/97-05/97 Instructor Medicine Harvard Medical School
05/97-12/04 Instructor Psychiatry Harvard Medical School
01/05 – 07/12
07/12 – 08/14
Assistant Professor
Associate Professor
Psychiatry
Psychiatry
Harvard Medical School
Harvard Medical School
09/14 – 06/15 Visiting Associate
Professor
Psychiatry Harvard Medical School
08/14 – 06/15 Associate Professor Department of
Pharmaceutical
Sciences and Center
for Drug Discovery
Northeastern
University
Appointments at Hospitals/Affiliated Institution
1/95 – 5/97 Assistant in
Biochemistry
Neuroendocrine Unit,
Medicine
Massachusetts General Hospital,
Boston, Massachusetts
9/14 – 6/15 Visiting Scientist Dept. of Psychiatry Beth Israel Deaconess Medical
Center
Major Administrative Leadership Positions
1997-2005 Division Manager
Division of Neurochemistry
New England Primate Research
Center, Harvard Medical School
2006-2008
Acting Chair, Division of Neurochemistry
New England Primate Research
Center, Harvard Medical School
2006-2014
Director, Primate Genetics Core
New England Primate Research
Center, Harvard Medical School
2007-2011 Director of Research and Compliance
Mouse Behavioral Laboratory
New England Primate Research
Center, Harvard Medical School
2012-2014 Director, Summer Undergraduate and
Summer Veterinary Internship Programs
New England Primate Research
Center, Harvard Medical School
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Professional Service – Academic
2009 Member, Renovation Committee New England Primate Research
Center, Harvard Medical School
2010/2011 Chair, Search Committee for new Faculty in
Genetics
New England Primate Research
Center, Harvard Medical School
2012 Member, Animal Records Information
Technology Team
New England Primate Research
Center, Harvard Medical School
2013 Appointed Member
NEPRC IACUC (dissolved)
New England Primate Research
Center, Harvard Medical School
Professional Service, National and International
2007 - present Genomic Banking
Consortium
National Center for Research Resources
(now Office of the Director, NIH)
2007 - present Genetics Consortium National Center for Research Resources
(now Office of the Director, NIH)
2008-2009 Member
Publications Committee
College on Problem of Drug Addiction
2009-2012
Chair
Publications Committee
College on Problem of Drug Addiction
2012-2016 Board Member
Board of Directors
College on Problem of Drug Addiction
2012-2014
Nominations Committee College on Problem of Drug Addiction
2014- Senior Oversight
Publications Committee
College on Problem of Drug Addiction
Membership in Professional Societies
1992-present Society for Neuroscience Member
2001-present College on Problems of Drug Dependence
2001-2008 Associate Member
2008-present Member
2005-present Research Society on Alcoholism Member
2006-present International Society of Psychiatric Genetics Member
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2007-present American Society for Pharmacology and
Experimental Therapeutics
Member
2013-present
Public Responsibility in Medicine and Research
(PRIM&R)
Member
Grant/Center Review Activities
2007 Grant Reviewer
October, 2007
Neurological Foundation of New
Zealand
2007 The Mount Sinai Center for Personalized
Medicine Review Panel
Andrea and Charles Bronfman
Philanthropies, New York, NY
October, 2007 Center Reviewer
June, 2008 Center Reviewer
2008 Grant Reviewer
February, 2008
National Science Foundation, The
Hague, the Netherlands
2008 Grant Reviewer Netherlands Genomic Initiative
May, 2008 Ad hoc Reviewer
2008-2010
Grant Reviewer
NSF
September, 2008 Ad hoc Reviewer
October, 2009 Ad hoc Reviewer
September, 2010 Ad hoc Reviewer
2009 B/START study Section NIDA/ NIH
March, 2009 Ad hoc Reviewer
2010 ZDA1 GXM-A (09) 1
March, 2010
NIDA/ NIH
Ad hoc Reviewer
2011 INIA WEST NIAAA/NIH
May, 2011 Reviewer
2011 INIA STRESS NIAAA/NIH
June, 2011 Reviewer
2011 ZAA1 GG (21) Ad hoc Reviewer
July, 2011 NIAAA/NIH
2012 Grant Reviewer Health Research Council of
February, 2012 New Zealand
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2012 Harvard Catalyst Harvard Medical School
April, 2012 Reviewer
2013 ZRG1 NMB-A (02) S CSR
NIH Study Section
May/June, 2013
Grant Reviewer
2013 Grant Reviewer The Leverhulme Trust
Visiting Professorship Grant London, UK
2014 ZRG1 MDCN-B(05) CSR
NIH Study Section
November 2014
Grant Reviewer
Editorial Activities (2007-)
2007, 2010, 2011 BMC Genomics
2007 American Journal of Primatology
2007, 2008, 2010 Molecular Psychiatry
2007 PNAS
2008 Archives of General Psychiatry
2008, 2009 Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry
2008 Journal of Molecular Biology
2008 Pharmacological Review
2008 BMC Neuroscience
2009 Journal of Lipid Research
2009 Molecular Pharmacology
2009 Biochemical Pharmacology
2010 Neuropharmacology
2010 Psychoneuroendocrinology
2010 Journal of Neural Transmission
2010 Human Genetics
2011 Schizophrenia Research
2011 Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews
2011 Journal of Neuroimmune Pharmacology
2011 Psychopharmacology
2012 Neuropsychopharmacology
2012 Chemical Biology & Drug Design
2012 Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology & Biological Psychiatry
2012 Genes, Brain and Behavior
2012 Journal of Neurochemistry
2012 Journal of Medical Primatology
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2012 Synapse
2013 Translational Developmental Psychiatry
2013 Pharmacogenetics and Genomics
2014 Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics
2014 International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology
2014 Physiology and Behavior
2. Other Editorial Roles
2009 Issue Editor, Genetic Tools for Understanding
the Primate Genome
Methods
2009-2012 Editor, News and Views Section Drug and Alcohol Dependence
Report of Funded and Unfunded Projects
Funding Information
Past
1991-1994 Endocrinology Training Grant
NIDDK/ T32DK07645
Graduate Trainee
Terry Davies, MD (PI)
1994-1995 Endocrine Training Grant
NIDDK/ P32DK07028
Postdoctoral Trainee
Anne Klibanski, MD (PI)
1996-1997 Somatostatin Receptors in Pituitary Tumors
NIDDK/ NRSA F32DK09281
PI (salary)
1997-2006 Evaluation of novel cocaine medications
NIDA/R01 11558
Co-I; PI Bertha K. Madras
1998-2008 Molecular probes for cocaine recognition sites
NIDA/ R01 06303 (Merit Award to Bertha K. Madras)
Co-I (1998-2006); PI Bertha K. Madras
Managing PI
(2006-2008; $731,859)
To explore neurochemistry of psychostimulant drugs of abuse and
therapeutics that target the brain monoamine transporters.
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2004-2014 P51OD011103 (NEPRC Base grant)
NIH/OD/ORIP
Core Scientist; Jeffrey Flier PI
New England Primate Research Center Base Grant
Institutional support
2004-2010 Trace amine receptors in nonhuman primates
NIDA/ R01 016606
PI ($1,160,534)
To explore a newly-identified receptor family in primate brain.
2005-2007 NEPRC New Lab Start-up Package/ Promotion to Assistant Professor
New England Primate Research Center
Harvard Medical School
PI (two years of salary plus $50,000/year for two years)
To establish an independent laboratory at NEPRC.
2006-2009 A monkey model of human mu-opioid receptor physiogenetics
NIDA/ R21 021180
PI ($457,399)
To explore comparable functionality of rhesus and human opioid receptor
polymorphisms.
2007-2009 Naturalistic modeling of alcoholism genotype/ phenotype relationships
and naltrexone pharmacogenomics in rhesus monkeys
NEPRC Pilot Project (competitive)
PI ($80,000 Direct Cost)
To establish a pharmacogenomic preclinical platform using rhesus
monkeys for medications development for alcoholism.
2007-2010 Alcohol abuse pharmacogenomics:building naturalistic rhesus monkey
models
NIAAA/ R21 016194
PI ($443,823)
To assess novel polymorphisms and explore genotype/phenotype
relationships in rhesus monkeys related to human alcoholism.
2007-2010 Methamphetamine effects via Trace Amine Associated Receptor 1
NIDA/ R21 022323
PI ($472,788)
To assess Trace Amine Associated Receptor 1 functionality with regard to
mechanisms of methamphetamine action in brain.
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2008-2011 Neurogenetics of serotonin regulation: building naturalistic rhesus monkey
models
NIMH/ R21 077995
PI ($429,413)
To assess neurogenetic effects of polymorphisms in serotonergic genes.
2009-2011 TAAR1 polymorphisms in rhesus monkeys
NIDA/ R03 025802
PI ($173,500)
To identify and characterize Trace Amine Associated Receptor 1 genetic
variants in rhesus monkeys and humans.
2009-2010 Alcohol abuse pharmacogenomics: building naturalistic rhesus monkey
models
NIAAA/ R21 Supplement 016194-02S1
PI ($111,749)
To continue the productive research assessing novel polymorphisms and
exploring genotype/phenotype relationships in rhesus monkeys related to
human alcoholism.
2009 Methamphetamine Effects via Trace Amine Associated Receptor 1
NIDA/ R21 Supplement 022323-02S1
PI ($11,267)
To fund a summer student, Kate Sullivan, to work on a project using
Trace Amine Associated Receptor 1 Knockout Mice.
2009-2011 Development of a cognitive biomarker for alcoholism
NEPRC Pilot Project (competitive)
Originator, Co-I; Donna Platt PI ($100,000 Direct Cost)
To search for biomarkers related to cognitive function in genetically-
identified alcohol-drinking rhesus monkeys prior to and after long-term
alcohol exposure.
2010-2011 A marmoset model of methamphetamine-induced cognitive, motor and
neurological effects
NEPRC Pilot Project (competitive)
PI ($40,000 Direct Cost)
To investigate behavioral effects of methamphetamine mediated by Trace
Amine Associated Receptor 1.
2009-2014 Drug Abuse-related Neurobiology and Genetic Variance Modeled in
Rhesus Monkeys
NIDA/ K02 025697
PI ($615,275)
Independent Scientist Award (for salary support/career development)
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2009-2014 Opioid Receptor Polymorphisms and Nonhuman Primate Models of
Alcohol Abuse
NIAAA/ R01 016828
Co-I; Donna Platt PI ($2.060,315)
To assess a novel polymorphism and explore naltrexone
pharmacogenomics in rhesus monkeys related to human alcoholism.
*This grant succeeds R21 021180 (GMM-PI)
Current
2010-2015 Epigenetic Regulation of Serotonin: Relevance to HIV and
Methamphetamine Abuse
NIDA/ R21 030177 (3 yr RFP)
PI ($947,744 )
To investigate epigenetic mechanisms of serotonergic genes in normal and
SIV-infected rhesus monkeys.
(Currently Subcontracted to Northeastern University, Miller-PI)
2012-2014
Naltrexone and AIDS progression
1R21DA034420
PI ($437,500.00)
To investigate Low Dose Naltrexone as a novel therapeutic intervention for
HIV using previously SIV-infected rhesus macaques.
(Currently Subcontracted to Northeastern University, Miller-PI)
2010-2015 Functional genetic evolution of human brain behavior
5R01AA19688
Co-I; Eric Vallender PI ($1,956,412)
To investigate functional polymorphisms in rhesus monkeys
(Currently suspended due to PI relocation)
2013- Unrestricted Faculty Research Funds
PI (~$180,000)
These funds are transferable to a new institution or can be used for any
academic-related endeavor.
(Currently in transfer to Northeastern University
Current Unfunded Projects
2014 2R01DA011558-10A1 (MPI)
Novel psychostimulant drugs of abuse: behavior, biology, pathology.
Miller PI; Madras PI
Impact Score: 44, Percentile Score: 46.0
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2014 1R21DA036708-01
Immunological actions of methamphetamine via trace amine associated receptor 1
Miller-PI
Impact Score: 58
2014 1R01AA021189-01A1
Trace amine associated receptor 1 in alcohol behaviors and treatments
Miller-PI
Impact Score: 49
2014 TAAR1-Cannabinoid Receptor Signaling Interactions in Drug Abuse
R21 submission 10/16/14
Report of Local Teaching and Training
Teaching of Students in Courses
1998 Substance Abuse: Addictive Process
ABS PS 521 M.O.
4th
year medical students
Harvard Medical School
1 class: Neurobiology of
Opiates
Formal Teaching (Residents/Clinical and Research Fellows/Graduates/Undergraduates)
1988-1989 Psychology 101
Undergraduates
Queens College, City University of New York,
Flushing, NY
Taught 2 semesters, 2 classes per week
1991-1992 Neuroendocrinology
Arthur M. Fishberg Center for
Neurobiology
Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York,
NY
Graduate students in
Neurobiology
Teaching Assistant, 2 semesters
2003, 2005 Cell Biology of Addiction
Cold Spring Harbor
Course Assistant
2008 Beth Israel Deaconess Medical
Center Psychiatry Residents
training in Neuroscience
Department of Psychiatry
Residents
Initiated and organized NEPRC tour and lecture
series presented by NEPRC Neuroscience
faculty. Presented 1 lecture: Comparable
Functional Polymorphisms in Rhesus Monkey
and Human Neuropsychiatric Genes
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Teaching in Continuing Medical Education Courses
1997 Neurobiology of Addiction Boston, MA
CME: Treating the Addictions
Cambridge Health Alliance and Department of
Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School
2008 The Neurobiology and Genetic Susceptibility of
Addiction
Boston, MA
CME: Treating the Addictions.
Cambridge Health Alliance and Department of
Psychiatry, HMS
Ratings by 661 Attendees (mean):
Teaching ability: 3.56/4
Level of Knowledge: 3.84/4
The objective was met: 3.55/4
New Concepts Learned: 3.56/4
Training and Menotorship
1996-1997 Mentoring of an Endocrinology Resident
Joseph Pinzone, MD
Neuroendocrine Unit, MGH
Daily mentorship, 1 year
1997-1998 Menotoring and training of an Assistant
Professor
Larry Gracz, PhD
Division of Neurochemistry, NEPRC
Daily mentorship, two
consecutive summers
1997-2005 Mentoring of Postdoctoral Fellows:
Richard De La Graza, PhD
Martin Goulet, PhD
Jeffrey Brown, PhD
Servet Yatin, PhD
Danqing Xiao, PhD
Christopher Vericco, PhD
Amy Jassen, PhD
Over 8 years as Manager of
the Division of
Neurochemistry and
Instructor in Psychiatry, I
mentored seven postdoctoral
fellows; daily mentorship.
All seven have co-published
manuscripts with me.
1997-2005 Supervision and training of undergraduate
summer students,
NEPRC Summer Pre-Baccalaureate Program
Over 8 years, I supervised 2-
4 students per year.
2001- Training and mentoring of
graduate/medical/veterinary school-bound
Research Technicians
Mentored, trained and
published with post-
bachelorette technicians
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Examples of mentoring of post-bachelorette research technicians: Reflects my strong
commitment to the academic advancement of post-bachelorette young adults who were hired as
research technicians in my lab.
1. Jacob Bendor, PhD Postdoctoral Fellow, UCSF Neurology
Trained at Rockefeller University with Paul Greengard
Summer student in my lab 2001 and 2002; Research Technician I in my lab 2003 and 2004
Publication: Miller GM, Bendor J, Tiefenbacher S, Yang H, Novak M, Madras BK. A Mu-opioid
receptor single nucleotide polymorphism in rhesus monkey: Association with stress response and
aggression. Molecular Psychiatry 2004; 9(1):99-108.
2. Sara Hakim Graduate Student, The Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Summer student in my lab 2005 and 2006; Research Technician I in my lab 2007 and 2008
Publications:
Chen GL, Novak MA, Hakim S, Xie Z, Miller GM. Tryptophan hydroxylase-2 gene
polymorphisms in rhesus monkeys: association with hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis function
and in vitro gene expression. Molecular Psychiatry, 2006;11(10):914-28; Vallender EJ, Priddy
CM, Hakim S, Yang H, Chen G-L, Miller GM. Functional variation in the 3’ UTR of the
serotonin transporter in human and rhesus macaque. Genes, Brain and Behavior 2008;7(6):690-7.
3. Cassandra Priddy Graduate Student, Carnegie Mellon University
Research Technician I 2006-2007; Research Technician II 2007-2008
Publications: Vallender EJ, Priddy CM, Chen G-L, Miller GM. Human Expression Variation in
the mu Opioid Receptor is Paralleled in the Rhesus Macaque. Behavior Genetics,
2008;38(4):390-395; Vallender EJ, Priddy CM, Hakim S, Yang H, Chen G-L, Miller GM.
Functional variation in the 3’ UTR of the serotonin transporter in human and rhesus macaque.
Genes, Brain and Behavior 2008;7(6):690-7.
2005-2013 Supervision and training of undergraduate
summer students in my lab
NEPRC Summer Pre-Baccalaureate Program
>30 undergraduate summer
students were trained in my lab
over this period, averaging 6-
7/summer in 2009, 2010 2011
and 2012
Undergraduate students whom I have successfully financed with Foundation or NIH Awards:
1. Liz Calder (2006) Awarded an Irene and Eric Simon Brain Research Foundation Summer
Fellowship to work in my lab.
2: Kate Sullivan (2009) Funded with an NIH R21 Supplement 022323-02S1 to work in my
lab.
2007- Supervision and training of undergraduate
summer students in my lab in collaboration
with the Department of Psychology
University of Massachusetts, Amherst MA
One student accepted each
summer from the laboratories of
Drs. A. Lacreuse, J. Meyer or
M. Novak.
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2011 International:
Joint preparation of an International Brain Research Organization John G.
Nicholls Fellowship Application, “Modeling of Genetic Variations in Glutamate
Receptor NR1 in Rhesus Monkeys: A Translational Approach to Develop Novel
Pharmacological Agents for Treating Alcohol Dependence.” - and –
Joint preparation of a Branco Weiss Fellowship Application, “Modeling of
Genetic Variations in Glutamate Receptor Genes in Rhesus Monkeys: A Novel
Translational Approach to Develop Pharmacological Agents for Treating
Alcohol Dependence.”
for a postdoctoral fellowship in my lab for:
Kiran Kumar Akula Assistant Professor of Pharmacology
University Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Panjab University, Chandigarh-160014, India
* Although neither application was funded, I was able to arrange for Dr. Akula
to receive a travel award from the College on Problems of Drug Dependence to
attend a satellite NIDA Mini-convention - Frontiers in Addiction Research, and
personally financed him further to attend the annual meeting of the Society for
Neuroscience, November, 2011 with our group.
Dr. Akula is now a Postdoctoral Fellow, Legacy Research, Portland, Oregon.
Formally Supervised Postdoctoral Trainees
2005-2013 Guo-lin Chen, PhD., Instructor in Psychiatry (promoted 12/13)
Division of Neuroscience, NEPRC, HMS
Postdoctoral Fellow, Miller Lab, NEPRC 2005-2013
15 publications in my lab/ 10 are first authorship
Co-I and major contributor; R21 DA030177 Epigenetic Regulation of
Serotonin: Relevance to HIV and Methamphetamine Abuse, 6/10-2/14
Winner of Best Paper in Neuroscience at NEPRC - 2012 Winner of the 3rdt
Annual Roger T. Kelleher Award for Excellence in Neuroscience and Behavior
for: Chen G-L and Miller GM. Advances in Tryptophan Hydroxylase-2 Gene
Expression Regulation: New Insights into Serotonin-Stress Interaction and
Clinical Implications. American Journal of Medical Genetics Part B:
Neuropsychiatric Genetics. Mar;159B(2):2012, 152-71.
2005-2012 Zhihua Xie, PhD., Independent Consultant, Biobanking Strategies
Research Associate, Division of Neuroscience, NEPRC
Postdoctoral Fellow, Miller Lab, NEPRC 2005-2009
11 publications in my lab/ 7 are first authorship
Best paper in Neuroscience at NEPRC: 2010 Winner of the 1st Annual Roger T.
Kelleher Award for Excellence in Neuroscience and Behavior for: Xie Z and
Miller GM. A Receptor Mechanism for Methamphetamine Action in Dopamine
Transporter Regulation in Brain. J. Pharmacol. Exp. Ther. 2009;330(1):316-25.
1R21DA029733-01A1: Monoaminergic Mechanisms of Opioidergic Function
in Rhesus Monkey Brain. Xie, PI; not funded.
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2006-2009
Eric J. Vallender, PhD., Assistant Professor in Psychiatry
Division of Neuroscience, NEPRC, HMS
Postdoctoral Fellow, Miller Lab, NEPRC 2005-2009
Instructor, Miller Lab, NEPRC 2009-2012
>20 publications 2005-2013
Awarded NRSA MH082507, Modeling the Neurogenetics of Serotonin
Regulation 10/07-10/10
Awarded R01 AA019688 Functional Genetic Evolution of Human Brain and
Behavior, 8/10-7/15 Vallender-PI; Miller Co-I
Selected as an NEPRC “Super-Instructor” following a national search and given
an extensive laboratory start-up package
Promotion to Assistant Professor 6/12, Harvard Medical School
2009-2010 Spencer Lynn, PhD. Assistant Professor, Boston College, Dept. Psychology
Visiting Research Scientist, Northeastern University, Dept. Psychology
1 publication in my lab
Awarded R01 MH093394-01 The Utility of Threat Detection in Generalized
Social Anxiety Disorder: Score 14, percentile 6.0
Personal Statements from Postdoctoral Mentees not Formally Affiliated with my Lab
(unedited)
Michael Panas, Ph.D., Postdoctoral Fellow in the laboratory of Norman Letvin, Department of Medicine, Beth Israel
Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School.
1 publication coauthored with me: Panas MW et al. Trace Amine Associated Receptor 1 Signaling in Activated
Lymphocytes. Journal of Neuroimmune Pharmacology. 2012 In press.
Our work together was completely independent from his work with Dr. Letvin.
“I have known Dr. Miller since I did a lab rotation at the Harvard Primate Center as a summer student. We have kept in touch over the subsequent 5 years as I worked on my PhD in an Immunology lab at Harvard. In 2010 Dr. Miller approached me with exciting data that spanned both neuroscience and immunology and offered a collaboration that led to a manuscript. He opened his laboratory up to me: inviting me to meetings, allowing me to perform research in his lab, and inviting me to give presentations of the work generated in our collaboration. He has always made himself available for discussion, and always has constructive criticism on the experiments that I suggest. After I graduated, Dr. Miller has taken special effort to augment the skills that I will need as a successful post doctoral candidate. He emphasizes a comprehensive understanding of the literature, and I often find emails from him with relevant papers attached. He has also given me opportunities to familiarize myself with the grant system through allowing me assist in the writing process of two of his grants. In the past year, my PhD adviser has been battling cancer, and Dr. Miller has stepped up and been a wonderful surrogate adviser. Most importantly, he has been a guiding light as I applied to post doctoral positions. He has taken the time to listen and discuss with me my goals, so that I knew what to look for in a lab. He has even gone so far as to personally communicate with my potential future PIs. Ultimately, in part because of his assistance, I found a lab at Stanford University that fits my interests and I will begin there in September 2012. I cannot emphasize enough the excellent support and mentoring that Dr. Miller has contributed to my career. I am grateful for my opportunity to collaborate and publish with him, and I hope that he will continue to guide me in my career as a post doctoral fellow.”
Michael Panas, Ph.D.
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Cindy Achat-Mendes Ph.D., Postdoctoral Fellow in the laboratory of Roger Spealman at NEPRC.
1 publication coauthored with me: Achat-Mendes e al. Augmentation of methamphetamine-induced behaviors in
transgenic mice lacking the trace amine-associated receptor 1. Pharmacol Biochem Behav. Apr;101(2):201-207, 2012.
Our work together was completely independent from her work with Dr. Spealman.
“Dr. Gregory Miller has been one of my most supportive and inspiring colleagues. Our relationship began when Dr. Miller introduced me to a class of receptors (trace amine associated receptors; TAAR1) that was novel to the area of drug addiction research. Based on our mutual scientific interests, Dr. Miller encouraged me to pursue my interests in methamphetamine reward in his laboratory. Our collaboration involved investigating the role of TAAR1 on abuse-related behaviors of methamphetamine. In particular, Dr. Miller helped me interpret our findings in the context of receptor mechanisms involved in methamphetamine’s neurochemical effects. Dr. Miller facilitated the presentation of our findings at the Society for Neuroscience by providing me with financial support for this meeting. This scientific collaboration culminated in the successful publication of our manuscript entitled “Augmentation of methamphetamine-induced behaviors in transgenic mice lacking the trace amine-associated receptor 1” which was published in the journal Pharmacology, Biochemistry and Behavior. Dr. Miller has been supportive also of my scientific endeavors that do not pertain to TAAR1. Over the past years he has encouraged me to attend and participate in various conferences and meetings that would benefit my postdoctoral experience. For example, he recommended me for participation in a Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory workshop on Learning and Memory for which I was accepted. He also recommended me for membership to the College of Problems and Drug Dependence for which he is now a Board Member. As a mentor, Dr. Miller’s best qualities are his approachable and enthusiastic attitudes. He has earnestly and willingly mentored me in areas of grantsmanship and in the opportunities and challenges of the postdoctoral position. Importantly, he has shared his positive and negative experiences as a Postdoctoral Fellow and Assistant Professor which has afforded me a depth of understanding that will no doubt benefit my transition from Postdoctoral Fellow to Assistant Professor.”
Cindy Achat-Mendes Ph.D.
Spencer Lynn Ph.D., Research Associate (now an Assistant Professor), Department of Psychology, Northeastern
University
2 publications coauthored with me: Karmacharya et al. Behavioral effects of clozapine: Involvement of trace amine
pathways in C. elegans and M. musculus. Brain Research 2011, Jun 1;1393:91-9.
Panas H et al. Normal thermoregulatory responses to 3-iodothyronamine, trace amines and amphetamine-like
psychostimulants in trace amine associated receptor 1 knockout mice. Journal of Neuroscience Research
2010;88(9):1962-9.
Awarded R01 MH093394-01 The Utility of Threat Detection in Generalized Social Anxiety Disorder: Score 14,
percentile 6.0
“Dr. Miller operates on the principal that generosity of spirit enables generativity of ideas. He is tremendously outgoing, generous, and supportive as a mentor. He supplemented my training far beyond our initial collaboration. For example, he invited me to take an oversight role within his mouse laboratory, he encouraged me to develop techniques in his laboratory that were novel to both of us, and he welcomed my contribution to on-going studies outside of our initial collaboration. He supported my attendance and presentation at a national conference (Society for Neuroscience) and shared his advice and perspective on managing personnel and on scientific conduct. Our work together led to two peer-reviewed publications and an R21 application to NIMH. In these concrete ways, Greg has made a strong impact on my professional development, and I am a better scientist for it. I greatly appreciate the opportunities I had to develop skills and pursue ideas under his mentorship.”
Spencer K. Lynn, Ph.D.
Koji Yasuda M.S, DVM, Postdoctoral Fellow/Pathology Resident, Division of Comparative Pathology, NEPRC and 1st
year Ph.D. Student in Biomedical Sciences and Public Health in the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Harvard
University.
“My name is Koji Yasuda and I am a research fellow/pathology resident in the division of comparative pathology at the New England Primate Research Center. I was introduced to Greg in April of this year by my division’s acting chair Susan Westmoreland in regards to our interests in bringing the microbiome and metabolomic research to the primate
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center. Since then Greg has introduced me to various investigators at the center as well as other institutions (Broad Institute, MIT Neuroscience, Metabolon Inc.), and guided me to attend a metabolomic workshop and a microbiome webinar that has enabled us to move forward on the microbiome/metabolomic research. Greg is also currently guiding me with writing a primate center based grant, and we will work together to prepare a manuscript on our initial microbiome/metabolomic study that is currently underway. Greg’s mentorship and guidance has been and will continue to be an essential part of my professional development. I admire Greg’s outstanding scientific wisdom and vision for the future in science and the society.”
Koji Yasuda M.S, DVM
Fumiaki Yoshida M.D., Ph.D., Postdoctoral Fellow, MIT Media Lab, McGovern Institute for Brain Research at MIT
“Since meeting at the Neuroscience 2011 (November, Wasington DC), I was given an intensive mentorship from Professor Miller. Although I am a postdoctoral associate at “MIT” not at “Harvard”, he kindly invites me to have once a month personal meeting at the New England Primate Research Center other than online communication. He keeps advising me about how to produce valuable scientific results as well as how to develop my professional career with full of real enthusiasm. He thoughtfully assisted my NIH K99 carrier development award application. During our scientific discussion, his comments from pharmacological aspects are also precious for a person who does not have background in this area like me. I have been learning at Kyushu University- Japan, University College London, University of Oxford- UK and MIT- USA but no one has been comparable to him as a mentor. I am really fortunate to have met him and I will definitely hope to maintain this relationship for all my life.”
Fumiaki Yoshida M.D., Ph.D.
Kiran Kumar Akula M.Pharm, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Pharmacology, University Institute of Pharmaceutical
Sciences, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India. Currently: Postdoctoral Fellow, Legacy Research, Portland, Oregon.
Dr. Akula was attracted to my research program and after several communications I decided to help him with two
international grant applications. With my assistance, Dr. Akula received a travel award from the College on Problems of
Drug Dependence to attend the NIDA Mini-convention - Frontiers in Addiction Research. I financed and arranged for
him to also attend the annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, November 11, 2011, and to meet and reside with
my lab group during that meeting.
“I feel honored to write about Dr. Miller, a pioneer in the field of addiction research spanning pharmacogenomics and primate research. We worked together in preparing a couple of research grants and I was indeed fortunate to get that chance to learn from his meticulous writing skills in presentation of all the current scientific facts elegantly with his efficiency in substance abuse research. His eclectic mentorship, punctuality, timely efforts in meeting deadlines and overall, his ability to put a productive team together are commendable. He was highly considerate in encouraging and helping ambitious students like me in our participation in scientific conventions like Neuroscience2011, held in Washington DC. His impeccable personality makes him go well with all his peers and in my association I found him as one of my best mentors, leading by example and as a compassionate human being. I strongly support his personality and expertise for the promotion to Associate Professor and beyond".
Kiran Kumar Akula M.Pharm, Ph.D.
Personal Statements from Undergraduate Students Whom I Have Mentored (unedited)
Students were formally accepted into the highly competitive New England Primate Research Center Summer
Undergraduate Training Program (SUTP).
“My experience at the New England Primate Research Center during the summer of 2010 proved one of the most interesting, challenging, and enjoyable experiences of my life. Working in the Greg Miller lab, I was given a great amount of attention and the opportunity to collaborate on the lab’s highest priority projects. With the entire lab staff as mentors, I was able to learn many techniques and conduct on my own, PCR, bacteria growth, plasmid DNA, cell growth and transfection, RNA isolation, and run multiple complete assays. In the end, I was able to produce a poster that highlighted the major project I had been working on throughout the summer with Eric Vallender, exploring the differences in expression of MAOA across multiple primate species. Though this was an unbelievable hands-on
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experience, I was also encouraged to think critically about data, research past and present experiments, and explore ideas of my own. I was given the resources – both, the support of my mentors and scientific materials – to learn and grow as an individual in the scientific and academic worlds. Before my experience at the NEPRC, I had little background in laboratory science, but with the excellent mentorship of this program, I have gained the skills necessary to continue lab work and collaboration, as well as the confidence to research and bring forth ideas of my own.”
Paul Antion, Washington University in St. Louis ’12 (Blue Ventures Education Coordinator) “I want to express my appreciation for giving me the opportunity to work at the NEPRC this summer. Thank you for taking me on-board as an intern, for overseeing my projects, for providing endless help and support, and for a truly awesome experience. I am strongly reconsidering a career in research, as I now realize the extent of variation that exists between different labs. Working at the NEPRC this summer surprised me. A collaborative work environment and variety of research projects made for a stimulating and enjoyable day-to-day experience. An internship at the NEPRC is a window into question-based science; it’s an opportunity to experience truly investigative research and apply your coursework. From cell culture to bioinformatics, it taught me that the best research strives to not only further our understanding, but also address real diseases and disorders afflicting society. Unlike other research labs I have worked in, the NEPRC allowed me to initiate and mold my own projects. In a summer spent with the NEPRC, you may or may not “discover a novel nonsynonymous single-nucleotide polymorphism,” but you’ll definitely discover what it means to do research in a place with more resources than you have time to take advantage of. I am so grateful that I was accepted to work at the NEPRC this summer, and I will miss the joy of working with its people as much as its energy of discovery.”
Erin Sadler, William and Mary, ’12 (Accepted to Eastern Virginia Medical School in Norfolk, VA, 2013) Comments from the High School graduates that I selected and hired as temporary employees:
Personal Statements from Incoming College Freshman Whom I Have Mentored (unedited)
I had a strong interest in providing an unprecedented opportunity for up to three top-performing new High School
graduates to have a summer internship experience in my lab, which was denied by the NEPRC administration. A rule
was set forth at that time that all SUTP interns must have completed their freshman year of college. I circumvented this
policy by hiring three local High School students, whom were all 18 years old, as temporary employees to work in my
lab. I originated a recruitment strategy aimed at high school science department heads. I recruited three of the most
outstanding students from local high schools. These students were integrated with and treated the same as students who
were formally accepted into the SUTP program.
“The guidance that I have received as part of my experience at the New England Primate Research Center Division of Neurochemistry has been extremely valuable. I have conducted a wide variety of projects here- including analyzing scientific articles and grants, finding single nucleotide polymorphisms, making cDNA out of RNA from two different brain regions, finding which genes relate to neurotoxicity, and using the Lightcycler machine to find changes in gene expression due to TAAR1 and also to do melt curve genotyping of the OPRM gene. My co-workers have exposed me to an even greater variety of projects; working with the other summer interns has been extremely beneficial and collaborating on our research presentation poster session has been a significant culminating experience. Creating graphs, abstracts, and reports has helped me not only with presenting my summer research, but this learning experience will help me with any future project that I choose to take on. It is fascinating to learn how our research can benefit society and how determining the role of the particular gene that I am researching relates to neurotoxicity and in turn, can lead to improved personalized medicine and smarter drug development. This unique, exciting opportunity has further fueled my interest in research and medicine- it has already led me to apply for a Genome Revolution focus group at Duke and furthered my plans to major in neuroscience. I now have a strong skill set to bring with me to college and as a neuroscience major, this experience will be invaluable. The people here have really been mentors to me on my path to a scientific career. The New England Primate Research Center has abundant resources and as a summer intern, I was even able to attend lectures by Harvard faculty members. I have received phenomenal guidance and advice from my mentor and co-workers. I am extremely grateful to Greg Miller for providing me with the opportunity to intern at the New England Primate Research Center.”
Alexandra Young, Duke University ‘15
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“I entered my summer term at the NEPRC without an adequate understanding of what the life of a scientist is like. High school biology courses and Hollywood portrayals of scientists had left me with a skewed perception of what a career in research entailed. In fact, it is near impossible to accurately comprehend the lifestyle of a scientist and the inner workings of the research and funding process until one jumps into the fray and works right alongside minor or leading scientists of the day. And that is exactly what the NEPRC provides, an opportunity to taste a career in research in any one of a multitude of fields. I know that for me, about to enter college at UVA, having a sense of what it would mean to pursue a career in research is incredibly valuable. It helps me decide if such a career is really what I want, or if I would rather pursue other interests. In turn, that brings some order to the chaotic scene of course selection, which, especially for a freshman, is a daunting task. Of course, a summer internship at the NEPRC has a substantial academic value as well. My experience here has been more hands on than anything I could have imagined in high school. The independence given in designing and executing projects is phenomenal, and unparalleled by any other institution offering a similar position to summer students. As such, learning here does not revolve around textbook memorization, but rather personal discovery and firsthand involvement. At the NEPRC, you are only restricted by the limits of your own drive and initiative. I give this experience my highest recommendation.”
Jonathan Weinstein, U. Virginia ‘15
“This summer has been such a growing and learning experience and I couldn’t be happier that I took this opportunity. It was the first time I was able to actively be a part of the “real world” and do something worthwhile. Having the chance to receive training at a prestigious research lab before beginning my undergraduate education is not something very common and will be looked highly upon by future professors and employers. Having this internship challenged me in how to be more of an independent thinker. I was given the chance to work on my own projects and obtain data, which I then learned how to interpret and analyze. With the data received I was able to go through the process of investigating whether future experiments can be completed based on my results. Not only was I able to practice working as an independent thinker, I was also able to learn how to better work as a member of a collaborative group. Working at a research lab is unlike any other job a person my age could ever experience- especially this particular lab. I was given the ability and tools to learn anything I wanted to if I took the initiative. Working at this lab taught me that there are always resources to assist you in life; it’s just up to you to figure out what to do with those resources- if you do anything at all. Good opportunities can appear in life, but it’s up to the individual to be proactive and take advantage of them or sit around and watch them slip away. Leaving this lab, I can still say that I am not quite sure what I want to do in life, but even if I don’t further my education in the science or research direction, I have learned valuable lessons this summer that will carry with me through the rest of my life.”
Ashley Reynolds, Skidmore ‘15
Report of Local, Regional, National and International Invited Scientific
Presentations
Local
2000 Molecular Approaches to Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
NEPRC Summer Internship Program
New England Primate Research Center, Southborough, MA
2002 Genes and Drug Addiction
NEPRC Summer Internship Program
New England Primate Research Center, Southborough, MA
2002 Point mutations of the human dopamine transporter reveal differential binding of
an amine and a nonamine ligand
Neuroscience Seminar Series
McLean Hospital, Belmont, MA
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2003 Genetic Diversity of Drug Targets in the Brain
NEPRC Summer Internship Program
New England Primate Research Center, Southborough, MA
2004 Genetic Variations and Phenotypic Associations Common to Rhesus Monkeys
and Humans
New Faculty Search Seminar
New England Primate Research Center, Southborough, MA
2005 Rhesus Monkey Models in Neurobiology, Neuropsychiatry and AIDS
Boston University-NEPRC symposium
New England Primate Research Center, Southborough, MA
2005 Naturalistic Modeling of Human Functional Polymorphisms in Rhesus Monkeys
Research Symposium
New England Primate Research Center, Southborough, MA
2008 What are the Roles of Trace Amine-Associated Receptor 1 in Primates?
Division of Behavioral Biology, NEPRC
New England Primate Research Center, Southborough, MA
2008 Trace Amine Receptor 1 in Brain Monoaminergic Systems
Division of Comparative Pathology
New England Primate Research Center, Southborough, MA
2008 Trace Amine Associated Receptor 1 in Brain Monoaminergic Systems
Neuroscience Seminar Series
McLean Hospital, Belmont, MA
2008 The Neurobiology and Genetic Susceptibility of Addiction
NEPRC Summer Internship Program
New England Primate Research Center, Southborough, MA
2008 Comparable Functional Polymorphisms in Rhesus Monkey and Human
Neuropsychiatric Genes
The Behavioral Genetics Laboratory
McLean Hospital, Belmont, MA
2011 Drug addiction research at the New England Primate Research Center
Division of Primate Resources Animal Care Staff
New England Primate Research Center, Southborough, MA
2011 The Biogenic Amine/Amphetamine Receptor TAAR1: What’s It Doing in Brain
Monoaminergic Systems?
Neuroscience Seminar Series
McLean Hospital, Belmont, MA
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2013
Models of polygenetic psychiatric and addictive disorders
Grand Rounds
Center for Addiction Medicine
Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
Report of Regional, National and International Invited Teaching and
Presentations
No presentations below were sponsored by outside entities
2008 Trace Amine-Associated Receptor 1 in Brain Monoaminergic Systems
Invited Speaker, Boston University Medical School, Boston, MA
2009 The Neurobiology and Genetic Susceptibility of Addiction
Invited Speaker
Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) Program Seminar Series
The Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Boston, MA
2010 The Role of TAAR1 in Monoamine Transporter Regulation and Methamphetamine
Action
Invited Speaker, Center for Drug Discovery Annual Symposium
Northeastern University, Boston, MA
2013 Trace Amine Associated Receptor 1 in the Monoamine System and its Role in
Modulating the Effects of Drugs of Abuse
Invited Speaker, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Bouvé College of Health Sciences
Northeastern University, Boston, MA
2014 TAAR1 and Drugs of Abuse
Invited Speaker, Center for Drug Discovery Annual Symposium
Northeastern University, Boston, MA
National
1999 Point mutations in the human dopamine transporter reveal differential binding
of an amine and a non-amine ligand
Oral presentation/ selected abstract
Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting, Miami Beach, Florida
2000 Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms Distinguish Multiple Dopamine Transporter
Alleles in Primates: Implications for Association With ADHD and Other
Neuropsychiatric Disorders
Oral presentation/ selected abstract
Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana
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2001 Genetic Diversity of Drug Targets in the Brain: Relevance to Drug Response?,
Oral presentation/ selected abstract
College on Problems of Drug Dependence Annual Meeting, Scottsdale,
Arizona.
2001
Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms Distinguish Multiple Dopamine Transporter
Alleles in Primates
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Cold Spring Harbor, NY
2002 Cloning of rhesus monkey TAR-1, a novel GPCR for “trace” amines
Oral presentation/ selected abstract
Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting, Orlando, Florida
2003 A Mu-opioid Receptor Single Nucleotide Polymorphism in Rhesus Monkey:
Association With Stress Response And Aggression
Oral presentation/ selected abstract
Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana
2003 Genetic Variations And Phenotypic Associations Common To Rhesus
Monkeys And Humans
Invited Presentations
Cell Biology of Addiction Course
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor, NY
2006 Rhesus monkey Trace Amine Receptor 1
Invited Presentation
Lundbeck Research USA Inc., Mahwah, NJ
2006
Neurobiology and Physiogenetics of Neuropsychiatric
Invited Presentation
NCRR Workshops on the Rhesus Monkey Genome, NIH, Bethesda, MD
2006
Trace amine receptor 1 in Brain Monoaminergic Systems
Invited Presentation
Eli Lilly, Indianapolis, IN
2007 Using non-human primates to model the genetics of human neuropsychiatric
Disorders
Invited Presentation
NCRR Workshops on the Rhesus Monkey Genome, NIH, Bethesda, MD
2008
Developing Non-Human Primate Genetic Models of Human Neuropsychiatric
and Addictive Disease
Oral presentation/ selected abstract
Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting, Washington, DC
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2008 Session 314.Stress, depression and monoamines
Session Chair
Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting, Washington, DC
2008 What are the Roles of Trace Amine Associated Receptor 1 in Primates?
Session Organizer and Invited Presentation
The 41st Winter Conference on Brain Research, Snowbird, UT
2008 Trace Amine-Associated Receptor 1 in Brain Monoaminergic Systems
Selected by the Department of Physiology & Pharmacology Graduate Students
as the annual invited speaker
Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR
2008 Monkey Genes Come in Human Flavors: Translational Models of Human
Neuropsychiatric and Substance Abuse Disorders in Rhesus Monkeys
Invited by the APA Committee on Animal Research and Ethics
The 116th
Annual Meeting of the American Psychological Association
Boston, MA
2009 Non-Human Primate Genetic Models of Human Neuropsychiatric and
Addictive Disease. The Behavioral Genetics of Co-Morbidity: More Than Just
Overlapping Phenotypes
Invited NIDA-sponsored Presentation
The 42st Winter Conference on Brain Research, Copper Mountain, CO
2009 Trace Amine-Associated Receptor 1 (TAAR1) as a Monoaminergic Modulator
Invited Presentation
Oregon National Primate Research Center, Beaverton, OR
2010 Oral Communications Session 16. Transmitting Information on Serotonin
Session Chair
College on Problems of Drug Dependence Annual Meeting, Scottsdale,
Arizona.
2011
Advancing the Rhesus Monkey Model for Opioid Research: Discovery of a
Novel Nonsynonymous Variant in the Kappa Opioid Receptor Gene
Oral presentation/ selected abstract
College on Problems of Drug Dependence Annual Meeting, Hollywood,
Florida
2011 Oral Communications 2 Genetics: Code Read
Session Chair
College on Problems of Drug Dependence Annual Meeting, Hollywood,
Florida
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2011 The Biogenic Amine/Amphetamine Receptor TAAR1: What’s It Doing in
Brain Monoaminergic Systems?
Invited Presentation
Department of Physiology
Emory School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA
2013 Trace Amine Associated Receptor 1 in the Monoamine System and its Role in
Modulating the Effects of Drugs of Abuse.
Invited Presentation
Dept. Integrative Physiology and Neuroscience
College of Veterinary Medicine
Washington State University, Pullman, WA
2013
Studies on Trace Amine Associated Receptor 1
Invited Presentation
TMED - Translational Medicine & Early Development
Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Marlborough, MA
2013 Trace amine-associated receptor 1 is a methamphetamine receptor that
differentially controls DAT and NET internalization
Invited Presentation
Symposium XIII: New Tools Provide New Insights Into Methamphetamine’s
Actions
College on Problems of Drug Dependence Annual Meeting
San Diego, CA
2013 Trace amine associated receptor 1 modulation of the rewarding and
immunological effects of drugs of abuse supports its relevance as a therapeutic
target.
Invited Speaker
Session Chair
Panel Session 1. Kicking Over the Traces
Noncatecholic Biogenic Amines and Their Receptors
American College of Neuropsychopharmacology
52nd Annual Meeting
Hollywood, Florida
International
2002 Genetic Diversity of Drug Targets in the Brain: Similarities Between Human
and Rhesus Monkey m-Opioid Receptor Variants
Oral presentation/ selected abstract
College on Problems of Drug Dependence
Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
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2005 Rhesus monkeys as naturalistic models for deciphering genotype/phenotype
relationships relevant to human neuropsychiatric disorders
Invited Session Speaker
The 2nd
International Conference on Primate Genomics & Human Disease
Seattle, Washington.
2008 Comparable functional polymorphisms in rhesus monkeys and human
neuropsychiatric genes
Invited Session Speaker
The 3nd
International Conference on Primate Genomics & Human Disease
Seattle, Washington.
2010 Translational Genetic and Pharmacogenomic Modeling of Human
Neuropsychiatric and Drug Addiction Phenotypes
Program Committee Member and Invited Session Speaker
The 4th
International Conference on Primate Genomics & Human Disease
Seattle, WA
2010 Session 3. Primate Genomics and AIDS
Session Chair
The 4th
International Conference on Primate Genomics & Human Disease
Seattle, WA
2010 The TAAR1 Receptor Orchestrates Trace Amine, Common Biogenic Amine
and Psychostimulant effects in Brain Monoaminergic Systems
Invited Presentation
The 14th
Biennial International Amine Oxidase Workshop
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
2011 Exploiting the Parallel Functional Polymorphisms and Pharmacogenomic
Responsivity Between Rhesus Monkeys and Humans for Drug Discovery:
A New Avenue for Preclinical Modeling to Advance Personalized Medicine for
Psychiatric and Addictive Disease.
Target Meeting 1st World Drug Discovery Online Conference
http://www.targetmeeting.com
2012 Session 2. Genomic and Primate Models of Health and Disease
Session Chair
The 5th
International Conference on Primate Genomics & Human Disease
Houston, TX
2012 A Systematic Phenotyping Strategy to Transform the Use of Rhesus Monkeys
in Biomedical Research
Invited Session Speaker
The 5th
International Conference on Primate Genomics & Human Disease
Houston, TX
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2012 Trace Amine Associated Receptor 1 is a Catecholamine Receptor that
Differentially Controls DAT and NET Internalization
Invited Session Speaker
Theme B. Catecholamine Transporter Genetics
The Tenth International Catecholamine Symposium, Pacific Grove, California
2013 Trace Amine Associated Receptor 1 (TAAR1) Signaling Differentially
Regulates Dopamine and Norepinephrine Transporter Internalization
Invited Symposium Speaker
Session: Anatomy and physiology of dopamine systems
Topic: New Mechanisms by Which Trace Amine-Associated Receptors
Modulate Dopamine Neuron Activity
Dopamine 2013, Alghero, Italy
Report of Education of Patients and Service to the Community
Activities
2010- 2013 Member, Executive Committee
2013- Member, Board of Directors
Community Connections Outreach on Substance Abuse
Sudbury, Massachusetts
2012 Organizer, “What were you thinking?”
Presentation of the teen brain
Lincoln Sudbury Regional High School
Sudbury, Massachusetts
Report of Scholarship
Peer reviewed publications in print or other media
1. Gibson MJ, Miller GM, Silverman A-J. Pulsatile luteinizing hormone secretion in normal
female mice and hypogonadal female mice with preoptic area implants. Endocrinology
1991;128:965-71.
2. Wu TJ, Segal AZ, Miller GM, Gibson MJ, Silverman A-J. FOS expression in gonadotropin-
releasing hormone neurons: enhancement by steroid treatment and mating. Endocrinology
1992;131:2045-50.
3. Silverman A-J, Roberts JL, Dong KW, Miller GM, Gibson MJ. Intrahypothalamic injection
of a cell line secreting gonadotropin-releasing hormone results in cellular differentiation and
reversal of hypogonadism in mutant mice. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
(USA) 1992;89:10668-72. PMCID: PMC50402
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4. Miller GM, Silverman A-J, Roberts JL, Dong KW, Gibson MJ. Functional assessment of
intrahypothalamic implants of immortalized gonadotropin-releasing hormone secreting cells in
female hypogonadal mice. Cell Transplantation 1993;2(3):251-7.
5. Miller GM, Gibson MJ. Opioidergic modulation of N-methyl-D,L-aspartic acid (NMA)-
stimulated LH release in young adult but not older male mice. Neuroendocrinology 1994;59:277-
84.
6. Miller GM, Silverman A-J, Gibson MJ. Neuromodulation of transplanted GnRH neurons in
male and female hypogonadal mice with preoptic area brain grafts. Biology of Reproduction
1995;52:572-83.
7. Miller GM, Alexander JM, Bikkal HA, Katznelson L, Zervas NT, Klibanski A. Somatostatin
receptor subtype gene expression in pituitary adenomas. Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and
Metabolism 1995;80:1386-92.
8. Miller GM, Alexander JM, Klibanski A. Gonadotropin-releasing hormone mRNA expression
in gonadotroph tumors and normal human pituitary. Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and
Metabolism 1996;81:80-3.
9. Gibson MJ, Wu TJ, Miller GM, Silverman A-J. What nature's knockout teaches us about
GnRH Activity: Hypogonadal mice and neuronal grafts. Hormones and Behavior
1997;31(3):212-220.
10. Madras BK, Miller GM, Meltzer PC, Brownell A-L, Fischman AJ. Molecular and regional
targets of cocaine in primate brain: liberation from prosaic views. Addiction Biology
2000;5:351-9.
11 Miller GM, De La Garza R, Novak MA, Madras BK. Single nucleotide polymorphisms
distinguish multiple dopamine transporter alleles in primates: Implications for association with
attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and other neuropsychiatric disorders. Molecular
Psychiatry 2001;6:50-8.
12 Miller GM, Yatin SM, De La Garza R, Goulet M, Madras BK. Cloning of dopamine,
norepinephrine and serotonin transporters from monkey brain: relevance to cocaine sensitivity.
Molecular Brain Reserach 2001;87(1):124-43.
13 Goulet M, Miller GM, Bendor J, Liu S, Meltzer PC, Madras BK. Non-amines, drugs without
an amine nitrogen, potently block serotonin transport: novel antidepressant candidates? Synapse
2001;42:129-40.
14 Miller GM, Madras BK. Polymorphisms in the 3’-untranslated region of human and monkey
dopamine transporter genes affect reporter gene expression. Molecular Psychiatry 2002;7(1):44-
55.
15 Madras BK, Miller GM, Fischman AJ. The dopamine transporter: Relevance to attention
deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Behavioral Brain Research 2002;130(1-2):57-63.
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16 Yatin SM, Miller GM, Norton C, Madras BK. Dopamine transporter-dependent and –
independent c-fos induction by dopamine transporter substrates and inhibitors. Synapse
2002;45(1):52-65.
17 Madras BK, Fahey MA, Miller GM, De La Garza R, Spealman RD, Meltzer PC, George SR,
O’Dowd BF, Bonad AA, Livni E, Fischman AJ. Non-amine based dopamine transporter
(reuptake) inhibitors retain properties of amine-based progenitors. European Journal of
Pharmacology 2003;479:41-51
18 Miller GM, Bendor J, Tiefenbacher S, Yang H, Novak M, Madras BK. A Mu-opioid receptor
single nucleotide polymorphism in rhesus monkey: Association with stress response and
aggression. Molecular Psychiatry 2004;9(1):99-108.
19 Madras BK, Miller GM, Yatin SM. Dopamine and norepinephrine transporter-dependent
immediate early gene production in vitro: new insights into psychostimulant-induced presynaptic
neuroadaptation. Journal of Neuroscience Methods 2005;143(1):69-78.
20 Madras BK, Miller GM, Fischman AJ. The Dopamine Transporter and Attention Deficit
Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Biological Psychiatry 2005;57(11):1397-1409.
21 Jassen AK, Brown JM, Panas HN, Miller GM, Xiao D, Madras BK. Variants of the primate
vesicular monoamine transporter-2. Molecular Brain Research 2005;139(2):251-7.
22 Yatin SM, Miller GM, Madras BK. Dopamine and norepinephrine transporter-dependent c-
Fos production in vitro: relevance to neuroadaptation. Journal of Neuroscience Methods
2005;143(1):69-78. 23. Miller GM, Verrico CD, Jassen A, Konar M, Yang H, Panas H, Bahn M, Johnson R and
Madras BK. Primate trace amine receptor 1 modulation by the dopamine transporter. Journal of
Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics 2005;313(3):983-994.
24. Xiao D, Miller GM, Jassen AK, Westmoreland SV, Pauley D, Madras BK. Ephrin/Eph
Receptor Expression in Brain of Adult Nonhuman Primates: Implications for Neuroadaption.
Molecular Brain Research, 2006;1067(1):67-77.
25. Jassen AK, Yang H, Miller GM, Calder E, Madras BK. Receptor regulation of axon
guidance molecule gene expression. Molecular Pharmacology 2006;70(1):71-7.
26. Kumar, R, Orsoni1 S, Norman1 L, Tirado1 G, Verma1 AS, Staprans S, Miller G, Buch SJ,
Kumar A. Morphine Addiction Causes Pronounced Virus Replication in Cerebral Compartment
and Accelerated Onset of AIDS in SIV/SHIV-infected Indian Rhesus Macaques. Virology
2006;354(1):192-206.
27. Chen GL, Novak MA, Hakim S, Xie Z, Miller GM. Tryptophan hydroxylase-2 gene
polymorphisms in rhesus monkeys: association with hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis
function and in vitro gene expression. Molecular Psychiatry 2006;11(10):914-28.
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28. Madras BK, Xie Z, Lin Z, Jassen AJ, Panas H, Lynch L, Johnson RS, Livni E, Spencer TJ,
Bonab AA, Miller GM, Fischman AJ. Modafinil Occupies Dopamine and Norepinephrine
Transporters in vivo and Modulates the Transporters and Trace Amine Activity in vitro. Journal
of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics 2006;319(2):561-9.
29. Newman RM, Hall L, Connole M, Chen G-l, Sato S, Yuste E, Diehl W, Hunter E, Kaur A,
Miller GM and Johnson WE. Balancing selection and the evolution of functional polymorphism
in old world monkey trim5alpha. Proceeding of the National Academy of Science (USA),
2006;103(50):19134-9. PMCID: PMC1679755
30. Verrico CD, Miller GM, Madras BK. MDMA (Ecstasy) and Human Dopamine,
Norepinephrine and Serotonin Transporters: Implications for MDMA-Induced Neurotoxicity and
Treatment. Psychopharmacology 2007;189(4):489-503.
31. Xie, Z, Westmoreland S, Bahn ME, Chen G-L, Yang H, Vallender E, Yao WD, Madras BK,
Miller GM. Rhesus monkey trace amine-associated receptor 1 signaling: enhancement by
monoamine transporters and attenuation by the D2 autoreceptor in vitro. Journal of
Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics 2007;321(1):116-27.
32. Xie Z and Miller GM. Trace Amine-Associated Receptor 1 is a Modulator of the Dopamine
Transporter. Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics 2007;321(1):128-36.
33. Zhang JP, Vinuela A, Neely MH, Grant SG, Miller GM, Isacson O, Caron MG, Yao WD.
Inhibition of the Dopamine D1 Receptor Signaling by PSD-95. Journal of Biological Chemistry.
2007;282(21):15778-89. PMCID: PMC2649122
34. Chen GL and Miller GM. Rhesus Monkey Tryptophan Hydroxylase-2 Coding Region
Haplotypes Affect mRNA Stability. Neuroscience 2008;155(2):485-91. PMCID: PMC2644555
35. Chen G-L, Vallender EJ, Miller GM. Functional Characterization of the Human TPH2 5'
Regulatory Region: Untranslated Region and Polymorphisms Modulate Gene Expression In
Vitro. Human Genetics 2008;122(6):645-57. PMCID: PMC2734478
36. Lee AS, Gutierrez-Arcelus M, Perry GH, Vallender EJ, Johnson WE, Miller GM, Korbel JO
and Lee C. Analysis of copy number variation in the rhesus macaque genome identifies
candidate loci for evolutionary and human disease studies. Human Molecular Genetics 2008;
17(8):1127-36.
37. Xie Z and Miller GM. -Phenylethylamine Alters Monoamine Transporter Function via
Trace Amine-Associated Receptor 1: Implication for Modulatory Roles of Trace Amines in
Brain. Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics 2008;325(2):617-628.
38. Xie Z, Westmoreland SV, Miller GM. Modulation of Monoamine Transporters by Common
Biogenic Amines via Trace Amine-Associated Receptor 1 and Monoamine Autoreceptors in
HEK293 Cells and Brain Synaptosomes. Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental
Therapeutics 2008;325(2):629-640.
39. Vallender EJ, Priddy CM, Chen G-L, Miller GM. Human Expression Variation in the mu
Opioid Receptor is Paralleled in the Rhesus Macaque. Behavior Genetics 2008;38(4):390-395.
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40. Vallender EJ, Priddy CM, Hakim S, Yang H, Chen G-L, Miller GM. Functional variation in
the 3’ UTR of the serotonin transporter in human and rhesus macaque. Genes, Brain and
Behavior 2008;7(6):690-7.
41. Xie Z, Vallender EJ, Yu N, Kirstein S, Yang H, Bahn M, Westmoreland SV, Miller GM.
Cloning, expression and functional analysis of rhesus monkey trace amine-associated receptor 6:
Evidence for lack of monoaminergic association. Journal of Neuroscience Research
2008;86(15):3435-46. PMCID: PMC2644554
42. Verrico CD, Lynch L, Fahey MA, Fryer A-K, Miller GM and Madras BK. MDMA-induced
impairment in primates: antagonism by a selective norepinephrine or serotonin, but not by a
dopamine/norepinephrine transport inhibitor. Journal of Psychopharmacology 2008;22(2):187-
202.
43. Vallender EJ, Lynch L, Novak MA, Miller GM. Polymorphisms in the 3' UTR of the
serotonin transporter are associated with cognitive flexibility in rhesus macaques. American
Journal of Medical Genetics Part B: Neuropsychiatric Genetics 2009;150B(4):467-75. PMCID:
PMC2702718
44. Chen GL and Miller GM. 5'-Untranslated Region of the Tryptophan hydroxylase-2 Gene
Harbors an Asymmetric Bidirectional Promoter but not Internal Ribosome Entry Site in vitro.
Gene 2009;435(1-2):53-62. PMCID: PMC2670360
45. Xie Z and Miller GM. A Receptor Mechanism for Methamphetamine Action in Dopamine
Transporter Regulation in Brain. Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics
2009;330(1):316-25. PMCID: PMC2700171
46. Ferguson B, Capitanio J, Folks T, Hotchkiss C, Johnson Z, Kean L, Kubisch HM, Lank S,
Lyons L, Miller GM, Nylander J, O'Connor D, Vallender EJ, Wiseman R. Resource brief: the
National Non-Human Primate DNA Bank. Methods. 2009;49(1):3-4. PMCID: PMC3172814
47. Kanthaswamy S, Capitanio JP, Dubay CJ, Ferguson B, Folks T, Ha JC, Hotchkiss CE,
Johnson ZP, Katze MG, Kean LS, Kubisch HM, Lank S, Lyons LA, Miller GM, Nylander J,
O’Connor DH, Palermo RE, Smith DG, Vallender EJ, Wiseman RW, Rogers J. Resources for
Genetic Management and Genomics Research on Non-Human Primates at the National Primate
Research Centers (NPRCs). Journal of Medical Primatology 2009;38 Suppl 1:17-23.
48. Xie Z and Miller GM. Trace amine-associated receptor 1 as a monoaminergic modulator in
brain. Biochemical Pharmacology 2009 78(9);1095-04. Review. PMCID: PMC2748138
49. Chen GL, Novak MA, Meyer JS, Kelly BJ, Vallender EJ, Miller GM. The Effect of Rearing
Experience and TPH2 Genotype on HPA Axis Function and Aggression in Rhesus Monkeys: a
Retrospective Analysis. Hormones and Behavior 2010;57(2):184-91. PMCID: PMC2815197
50. Vallender EJ, Ruedi-Bettschen D, Miller GM*, Platt DM. A pharmacogenetic model of
naltrexone-induced attenuation of alcohol consumption in rhesus monkeys. Drug and Alcohol
Dependence 2010;109(1-3):252-6. PMCID: PMC2875311 *Corresponding author
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51. Vallender EJ, Xie Z, Westmoreland SV, Miller GM. Functional evolution of the trace amine
associated receptors in mammals and the loss of TAAR1 in dogs. BMC Evolutionary Biology
2010;10:51. PMCID: PMC2838891
52. Chen GL, Novak MA, Meyer JS, Kelly BJ, Vallender EJ, Miller GM. TPH2 5'- and 3'-
Regulatory Polymorphisms Are Differentially Associated with HPA Axis Function and Self-
Injurious Behavior in Rhesus Monkeys. Genes, Brain and Behavior 2010;9(3):335-347. PMCID:
PMC2990963
53. *Panas H, *Lynch L, Vallender E, Xie Z, Chen GL, Lynn S, Scanlan T and Miller GM.
Normal thermoregulatory responses to 3-iodothyronamine, trace amines and amphetamine-like
psychostimulants in trace amine associated receptor 1 knockout mice. Journal of Neuroscience
Research 2010;88(9):1962-9. PMC Journal - In Process *Shared first-authorship; both are Research Assistant III’s in my lab.
54. Miller GM. The Emerging Role of Trace Amine Associated Receptor 1 in the Functional
Regulation of Monoamine Transporters and Dopaminergic Activity. Journal of Neurochemistry
2011;116(2):164-76. PMCID: PMC3005101 Review, contains new data not published elsewhere.
55. Karmacharya R, Lynn SK, Demarco S, Ortiz A, Wang X, Lundy MY, Xie Z,
Cohen BM, Miller GM, Buttner EA. Behavioral effects of clozapine: Involvement of trace
amine pathways in C. elegans and M. musculus. Brain Research 2011, Jun 1;1393:91-9. PMCID:
PMC3107707
56. Westmoreland SV, Annamalai L, Lentz MR, Ratai EM, Assaf B, Boisvert K, Huynh T,
Vallender EJ, Miller GM, Madras BK, Gonzalez RG. Growth associated protein-43 and Ephrin
B3 Induction in the Brain of Adult SIV-infected Rhesus Macaques. Journal of Neurovirology.
2011. In press. PMC Journal - In Process
57. Lewin AH, Miller GM, Gilmour B. Trace amine-associated receptor 1 is a stereoselective
binding site for compounds in the amphetamine class. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Dec
1;19(23):7044-8, 2011. PMCID: PMC3236098
58. Achat-Mendes C, Lynch LJ, Sullivan KA, Vallender EJ, Miller GM. Augmentation of
methamphetamine-induced behaviors in transgenic mice lacking the trace amine-associated
receptor 1. Pharmacol Biochem Behav. Apr;101(2):201-207, 2012. PMCID: PMC3288391
59. Chen G-L and Miller GM. Advances in Tryptophan Hydroxylase-2 Gene Expression
Regulation: New Insights into Serotonin-Stress Interaction and Clinical Implications. American
Journal of Medical Genetics Part B: Neuropsychiatric Genetics. Mar;159B(2):152-171, 2012
PMC Journal - In Process
60. Miller GM. Avenues for the Development of Therapeutics That Target Trace Amine
Associated Receptor 1 (TAAR1). Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, Mar 8;55(5):1809-1814,
2012. PMCID: PMC3618978
61. Panas MW, Xie Z, Panas HN, Hoener MC, Vallender EJ, Miller GM. Trace Amine
Associated Receptor 1 Signaling in Activated Lymphocytes. Journal of Neuroimmune
Pharmacology Dec;7(4):866-76, 2012 PMC Journal - In Process
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62. Chen GL, Miller GM. Tryptophan Hydroxylase-2: An Emerging Therapeutic Target for
Stress Disorders. Biochem Pharmacol. 2013 Feb 19 [Epub ahead of print], In press.
63. Chen GL, Miller GM. Extensive Alternative Splicing of the Repressor Element Silencing
Transcription Factor Linked to Cancer. PLOSOne 2013 Apr 16;8(4):e62217. PMCID:
PMC3628349
64. Lynch J*, Sullivan KA*, Vallender EJ, Rowlett JK, Platt DM, Miller GM. Trace Amine
Associated Receptor 1 Modulates Behavioral Effects of Ethanol. Substance Abuse: Research and
Treatment. 2013, Jun 4;7:117-126. PMC Journal - In Process * both are Research Assistant III’s in my lab.
65. Vallender EJ and Miller GM. Non-Human Primate Models in the Genomic Era: A Paradigm
Shift. Institute for Laboratory Animal Research Journal 2013 54: 154-165.
66. Dharmendra B Goswami DB, Ogawa LM, Ward JM, Miller GM, Vallender EJ. Large-scale
polymorphism discovery in macaque G-protein coupled receptors. BMC Genomics 2013,
14:703. PMC Journal - In Process
67. Cho JA, Zhang X, Miller GM, Lencer WI, Nery FC. 4-phenylbutyrate Attenuates the ER
Stress Response and Decreases Cyclic AMP Accumulation in DYT1 Dystonia Cell Models.
PLOSOne 2014, PONE-D-14-21412R1 in press.
Non-peer reviewed scientific or medical publications/materials in print or other media
1. Madras B, Miller GM, De La Garza R, Dougherty DD, Bonab AA, Spencer TJ, Rauch SL,
Fischman AJ. Brain Imaging of the dopamine transporter in ADHD. 6th
International World
Congress for Biomedical.Sciences 2000;113. PMC Journal - In Process
2. Gibson MJ, Saitoh Y, Miller GM, Silverman A-J. Functional GnRH neuronal transplants in
the hypogonadal mouse. In: Crowley WF Jr, Conn PM, editors. Modes of Action of GnRH and
GnRH analogs. New York, New York: Springer-Verlag, 1992:144-57.
3. Miller GM, Zhang X, Klibanski A. Pituitary tumors: future perspectives. In: Kovacs, K.
editors. Diagnosis and management of pituitary tumors. Totowa, New Jersey: Humana Press
Inc., 2001, pgs 462-6.
4. Miller GM and Madras BK. Genetic Variations and Phenotypic Associations Common to
Rhesus Monkeys and Humans. In: SA Wolfe-Coote, editor. The Laboratory Primate. Tygerberg,
South Africa: Medical Research Council of South Africa, Elsevier Publishing Inc., 2005.
5. Ferguson B, Miller GM. Genetic tools for understanding the primate genome. Methods
2009;49(1):1-2. Editorial.
Thesis
1. Miller GM. Neuromodulation of luteinizing hormone secretion in the mouse [dissertation].
New York (NY): City Univ. New York, 1993.