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Joseph Thomas Miller
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Acacia Systematics | Understanding Mulga | Solidago Gall Genomics | acaciaID Interactive Key
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University Degrees
- Ph.D., Plant Breeding and Plant Genetics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1997.
- M.S., Plant Breeding and Plant Genetics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1994.
- B.A., History, University of Minnesota-Minneapolis, 1987.
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Professional Experience
- Assistant Research Scientist, Roy J. Carver Center for Comparative Genomics, Department of Biological Sciences,
The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA. Dec. 2001-present.
- Post-Doctoral Researcher, Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, The Australian National Herbarium, CSIRO Plant
Industry, Canberra, Australia. (Randy Bayer, Principal Investigator.) 1999-2001.
- Post-Doctoral Research Associate, Cytogenetics and Potato Breeding Laboratory, Department of Horticulture, University
of Wisconsin. (Jiming Jiang, Principal Investigator). 1997-98.
- Research Assistant, Potato Taxonomy, USA-ARS, Vegetable Crops Research Unit, University of Wisconsin. (David M.
Spooner, Graduate Adviser). 1992-1997.
- Lab Assistant, Laboratory of Potato Taxonomy, USDA-ARS Vegetable Crops Research Unit, University of Wisconsin. 1991-92.
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Current Funding
- Understanding Mulga. Funding from BHP Billiton - Iron Ore, Nickel West, Rio Tinto Iron Ore & Fortescue Metals. 10/1/06-9/30/09. A$540,000. Miller subcontract through The Department of the Environment and Conservation, State Government of Western Australia, US$100,600.
- NSF-Systematic Biology, NSF-DEB 04-14902. Collaborative Research: Phylogeny and evolution of American taxa of Acacia subgenus Acacia. 9/01/04-8/30/07. $193,615. REU supplement $5,000.
- NSF-Supplemental Grant: Research Experience for Undergraduates 9/1/2005-8/31/2006. Supplement to NSF-DEB 04-14902, $5,000.
- NSF-Supplemental Grant: Research Experience for Undergraduates 9/1/2006-8/31/2007. Supplement to NSF-DEB 04-14902, $10,000.
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Pending Funding
- NSF- Behavioral Systems Cluster, Division of Integrative Organismal Biology. Genomic Analysis of Plant Responses to Galling Insects. Resubmission January 2007.
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Manuscripts In Review
- Y.O. Ahn, M.Zheng, B. Winkel1, D.R. Bevan, A.Esen, S.-H. Shiu, J. Benson, H.-. Peng, J.T. Miller, C.-L. Cheng, J. E. Poulton, and M.-C. Shih. In review. Functional genomic analysis of Arabidopsis thaliana glycoside hydrolase family 35. Plant Molecular Biology.
- J.C. Ruiz Guajardo, A. Otero-Arnaiz, T. Taylor, G. Stone, T.C. Glenn, N. A. Schable, J.T. Miller, and A. Schnabel. In review. Molecular markers for the study of population genetics in Acacia mellifera and cross-species amplification of microsatellites within Acacia and closely related genera (Fabaceae: Mimosoideae). Tree Genetics and Genome.
- Ballard, J.W.O., R.G. Melvin, J.T. Miller and S.D. Katewa. In review. Sex differences in survival are linked with disparity of mitochondrial bioenergetics in Drosophila.. Submitted to Biochemical Journal.
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Refereed Journal Publications
- D.S. Seigler, J.E. Ebinger and J.T. Miller. In press. Mariosousa: A new segregate genus from Acacia sensu lato (Fabacese: Mimosoideae) from North America Novon.
- Brown, G. K., S.R Ariati, D.J. Murphy, J.T. Miller, and P.Y. Ladiges. 2006. Bipinnate acacias (Acacia subg. Phyllodineae sect. Botrycephalae) of eastern Australia are polyphyletic based on DNA sequence data. Australian Systematic Botany 19: 315-326.
- D.S. Seigler, J.E. Ebinger and J.T. Miller. 2006. The genus Senegalia (Fabaceae: Mimosoideae) from the New World. Phytologia 88: 38-93.
- Miller, J. T., D. Murphy, J. Grimes, P. Ladiges and R.J. Bayer. 2003. Chloroplast DNA evidence for non-monophlyly of derived tribes of the legume subfamily Mimosoideae. Systematic Botany. 38: 558-564.
- Miller, J. T. and R. J. Bayer. 2003. Molecular Phylogenetics of Acacia subgenera Acacia and Aculeiferum (Fabaceae: Mimosoideae) based on the chloroplast matK coding sequence and flanking trnK intron spacer regions. Australian Systematic Botany. 16: 27-33.
- Maslin, B. R., J. T. Miller and D. S. Seigler. 2003. Overview of the generic status of Acacia (Leguminoseae: Mimosoideae). Australian Systematic Botany. 16: 1-18.
- Luckow, M, J. T. Miller, D. J. Murphy and T. Livshultz. 2003. A phylogenetic analysis of the Mimosoideae (Leguminosae) based on chloroplast DNA sequence data. In: B. Kltigaard and A. Bruneau (editors). Advances in Legume Systematics, pp 197-220. Royal Botanic Gardens Kew.
- Miller, J. T. and R. J. Bayer. 2000. Molecular phylogenetics of Acacia (Fabaceae: Mimosoideae) based on chloroplast matK/trnK and nuclear Histone H3-D DNA sequences. In: P.S. Herendeen and A. Bruneau (editors) Advances in legume systematics , part 9, pp 181-200. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- Miller, J. T., R. Andrew, and R. J. Bayer. 2003. Molecular phylogenetics of the Australian Acacias, Acacia subg. Phyllodineae (Fabaceae: Mimosoideae) based on chloroplast DNA sequences. Australian Journal of Botany. 51: 167-177.
- Murphy, D. J., J. T. Miller, R .J. Bayer, and P. Y. Ladiges. 2003. Molecular phylogeny of Acacia subgenus Phyllodineae (Mimosoideae: Leguminoseae) based on DNA sequences of the internal transcribed spacer region. Australian Systematic Botany. 16: 19-26.
- Miller, J. T., R. A. Andrew, and B. R. Maslin. 2002. Towards an understanding of variation in the Mulga complex (Acacia aneura and relatives). Conservation Science Western Australia. 4: 19-35.
- Andrew R. A., J. T. Miller, R. Peakall, M. D. Crisp and R. J. Bayer. 2003. Genetic, cytogenetic and morphological patterns in a mixed mulga population: evidence for apomixis. Australian Systematic Botany. 16: 69-80.
- Miller, J. T. and R. J. Bayer. 2001. Molecular phylogenetics of Acacia (Fabaceae: Mimosoideae) based on chloroplast matK coding sequence and flanking trnK intron spacer regions. American Journal of Botany. 88: 698-706.
- Spooner, D. M., R. G. van den Berg, and J.T. Miller. 2001. Species and series boundaries of Solanum series Longipedicellata and phenetically similar species in ser. Demissa and ser. Tuberosa: Implications for a practical taxonomy of Section Petota. American Journal of Botany. 88: 113-130.
- Miller, J. T. and D. M. Spooner. 1999. Collapse of species boundaries in the wild potato Solanum brevicaule complex (Solanaceae, S. sect. Petota): molecular data. Plant Systematics and Evolution. 214: 103-130.
- Miller, J. T., F. Dong, S. A. Jackson, J. Song, and J. Jiang. 1998. Retrotransposon-related DNA sequences in the centromeres of grass chromosomes. Genetics 150: 1615-1623.
- Miller, J. T., S. A. Jackson, S. Nasuda, B. S. Gill, R. A. Wing, and J. Jiang. 1998. Cloning and characterization of a centromere-specific repetitive DNA element from Sorghum bicolor. Theoretical and Applied Genetics 96: 832-839.
- Dong, F., J. T. Miller, S. A. Jackson, G. Wang, P. C. Ronald and J. Jiang. 1998. Rice (Oryza sativa) centromeric region consists of complex DNA. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA 95: 8135-8140.
- van den Berg, R.G., J.T. Miller, J. Kardolas, M.L. Ugarte, J. Villand, J. Nienhuis, and D.M. Spooner. 1998. Collapse of morphological species in the wild potato Solanum brevicaule complex (Solanum sect. Petota). American Journal of Botany 85: 92-107.
- Miller, J.T. and D. M. Spooner. 1996. Introgression of Solanum chacoense (Solanum sect. Petota) upland populations reexamined. Systematic Botany 21: 461-475.
- Spooner, D.M., J. Tivang, J. Nienhuis, J.T. Miller, D.S. Douches, and A. Contreras-M. 1996. Comparison of four molecular markers in measuring relationships among the wild potato relatives Solanum section Etuberosum (subgenus Potatoe). Theoretical and Applied Genetics 92: 532-540.
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Professional Presentations and Posters
- Miller, J.T. and S Hendrix. Functional genomics of the Solidago/Eurosta Plant Gal Complex. Evolution 2006.
- J.T. Miller, "What happened to Acacia? Recent molecular systematics and nomenclatural changes to Acacia." Acacia 2006, Melbourne Asutralia.
- C. Riggins, D. Seigler, J.T. Miller, and J.E. Bbinger. Phylogeny of American species of Vachellia (former Acacia subg. Acacia) based on ITS data. Botany 2006, Chico California.
- G.K. Brown, D.J. Murphy, J.T. Miller and P. Y. Ladiges , "Australian Acacias and their tropical legume relatives." Acacia 2006, Melbourne Asutralia.
- D.J. Murphy, G.K. Brown, J.T. Miller and P.Y. Ladiges , "The diversity and evolutionary relationships of Australian acacias." Acacia 2006, Melbourne Asutralia.
- Miller, J.T. and D.J. Murphy. 2005. Acacia: Divide and Conquer. In the Syposium Does size matter? Phylogenetic and taxonomic issues in giant genera. XVII International Botanical Congress, Vienna.
- Miller, J.T. 2002. Apomictic and polyploid evolution in the Australian Arid-Zone Mulga Species Complex (Acacia: Fabaceae). Botany 2002. Botanical Society of America. Madison WI, Evolution 2002. Champaign IL.
- Miller, J.T., D. Murphy, R. Andrew, R. J. Bayer, and P.Y. Ladiges. 2001. Molecular systematics of the Australian Acacias utilizing chloroplast and nuclear DNA sequences. The Fourth International Legume Conference. Canberra, Australia.
- Andrew R., J.T. Miller, R. Peakall, and M.D. Crisp. 2001. The genetics and maintenance of morphological variation in the Acacia aneura species complex. The Fourth International Legume Conference. Canberra, Australia.
- Luckow, M., J.T. Miller, D. Murphy, and D.P. Little. 2001. A cladistic analysis of the subfamily Mimosoideae, Leguminosae, based on data from the chloroplast genes trnL and matK. The Fourth International Legume Conference. Canberra, Australia.
- Miller, J.T., D. Murphy, and R.J. Bayer. 1999. Molecular systematics of the Tribe Acacieae (Leguminosae: Mimosoideae). XVI International Botanical Congress, Addenum: 9.
- Jackson, S.A., F. Dong, J.T. Miller, and J. Jiang. 1999. Physical mapping of Bacterial Artificial Chromosomes using fluorescence in situ hybridization. Poster at The Plant and Animal Genome Meetings, San Diego California, January 1999.
- Miller, J.T., R.G. van den Berg, J. Kardolas, M.L. Ugarte, J. Villand, and D.M. Spooner. 1996. American Society of Plant Systematics, Seattle WA, Morphological and molecular systematics of the wild potato Solanum brevicaule complex (Solanum sect. Petota). American Journal of Botany Supplement 83:179.
- Miller, J.T. and D.M. Spooner. 1995. Potato Association of America. Bangor ME, Introgression of Solanum chacoense (Solanum sect. Petota) upland populations reexamined. American Potato Journal 72:642.
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Previous Grants and Awards
- Biological Sciences Funding Program, University of Iowa. Ecological Genomics: Towards an understanding of multiple co-evolutionary relationships. 2003, $17,993.
- Australian Biological Resources Study. Grant. Molecular systematic analysis of the polyploid Acacia aneura Benth. species complex (Mimosaceae) and its close relatives. 2001, $A5000
- Tinker Short Term Field Research Grant. University of Wisconsin, for Solanum collection trip to Bolivia, 1994.
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Field Experience
- Collection of Acacia aneura, Western Australia 2006.
- Puerto Rico and The Dominican Republic. Collection of Acacia and other mimosoid species. 2006
- Mexico and Texas. Collection of Acacia and other mimosoid species. 2005.
- Collection of Acacia species with emphasis on Acacia aneura, Western Australia and central Austraila 1999, 2000, 2001.
- Morphological investigation of species boundaries in Solanum sect. Longipedicelata (Solanum sect. Petota). Hancock Experiment Station, Hancock, WI, 1996.
- Morphological investigation of the wild potato Solanum brevicaule complex (Solanum sect. Petota). Hancock Experiment Station, Hancock, WI, 1995.
- Potato collecting expedition to Bolivia, 1994-1995.
- Morphological investigation of introgression of Solanum chacoense (Solanum sect. Petota) upland populations. NRSP6, Sturgeon Bay, WI, 1993.
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