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Laura Miller

Associate Professor

Department of Diagnostic Medicine and Pathobiology

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  • Associate Professor
    Department of Diagnostic Medicine and Pathobiology
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SERVICE & ENGAGEMENT

  • Completed two elected presidential cycles (2014-2017 & 2021-2024) for the American Association of Veterinary Immunologists (AAVI), executing constitutional overhauls and establishing a joint student award endowment. 
  • Serve on the Executive Board for the NC-229 Swine Viral Diseases Multistate Committee.
  • Serve on the program committee for CRWAD and international viral symposia.
  • Associate Editor for three journals.
  • Panelist for federal grant review boards.

SERVICE & ENGAGEMENT

  • OTHER (ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITY)
    Keynote Speaker at International Plant and Animal Genome Conference
    1 Jan 2027 - 31 Dec 2027
    Keynote Speaker at the "Genome Biodesign in Plants and Animals" workshop at the International Plant and Animal Genome Conference, San Diego, CA.
  • OTHER (ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITY)
    Invited Speaker at 2026 Insect Farming Initiative Workshop
    1 Jan 2026 - 31 Dec 2026
    Invited Speaker at the 2026 Insect Farming Initiative Workshop, presenting on "Insects for Antigen Production and Delivery: A Novel Oral Vaccination Platform for Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza".
  • OTHER (ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITY)
    Keynote Speaker, “Genomics of Animal Health” workshop
    1 Jan 2026
    Keynote Speaker at the “Genomics of Animal Health” workshop.
  • OTHER (ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITY)
    Selected U.S. Speaker, “Systems Vaccinology for Enhanced Swine Health: Targeting PRRSV with Prototype Interferon-Augmented Vaccines.”
    1 Jan 2025 - 31 Dec 2025
    Selected U.S. Speaker at the International Veterinary Immunology Symposium, presenting on 'Systems Vaccinology for Enhanced Swine Health: Targeting PRRSV with Prototype Interferon-Augmented Vaccines.'
  • OTHER (ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITY)
    Invited Attendee, FAO Global Conference on Animal Health Innovation, Reference Centers and Vaccines
    1 Jan 2024
    Invited Attendee at the FAO Global Conference on Animal Health Innovation, Reference Centers and Vaccines.
  • OTHER (ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITY)
    Invited Speaker, “Transcriptomic Profiling of PRRSV Infection for Targeted Strategies”
    1 Jan 2024
    Invited Speaker on the topic 'Transcriptomic Profiling of PRRSV Infection for Targeted Strategies'.
  • OTHER (ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITY)
    Keynote Speaker, “Unveiling Porcine Antiviral Immunity: Transcriptomic Profiling of PRRSV Infection for Targeted Strategies.”
    1 Jan 2024
    Keynote Speaker at the International Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Symposium (IPRRSS 2024) in Yantai, China. The presentation was titled 'Unveiling Porcine Antiviral Immunity: Transcriptomic Profiling of PRRSV Infection for Targeted Strategies.'
  • OTHER (ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITY)
    Selected U.S. Speaker, “Comparative Transcriptomic Analysis of IAV Infection in Porcine Organoids”
    1 Jan 2024 - 31 Dec 2024
    Selected U.S. Speaker for the European Veterinary Immunology Workshop, presenting on 'Comparative Transcriptomic Analysis of IAV Infection in Porcine Organoids'.
  • OTHER (ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITY)
    Invited Speaker at PROCINORTE - Agenda Animal Health Task Force Workshop on SARS-CoV-2 Research
    1 Jan 2020 - 31 Dec 2020
    Invited Speaker at PROCINORTE - Agenda Animal Health Task Force Workshop on SARS-CoV-2 Research. The presentation was titled “Integrate Structural Analysis, Isoform Diversity, and Interferon-Inductive Propensity of ACE2 to Predict SARS-CoV-2 Susceptibility in Vertebrates.”
  • OTHER (PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY)
    Invited Author, “Identification of Coding and Non-coding RNA Classes Expressed in Swine Whole Blood”
    1 Jan 2018 - 31 Dec 2018
    Invited Author for the article “Identification of Coding and Non-coding RNA Classes Expressed in Swine Whole Blood” published in the Journal of Visualized Experiments.
  • OTHER (ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITY)
    Plenary Speaker at the 7th International Symposium on Animal Functional Genomics
    1 Jan 2018 - 31 Dec 2018
    Plenary Speaker, “e-PIG-enetics: Porcine sncRNA Response to Highly Pathogenic PRRSV” in the Disease and Immunity session at the 7th International Symposium on Animal Functional Genomics.
  • SERVICE - DISCIPLINE / NATIONAL
    North American PRRS Symposium
    1 Jan 2017
    Member
  • OTHER (PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY)
    Invited Author, Data in Brief article
    1 Jan 2016
    Invited Author for Elsevier’s Open Access journal “Leading Edge Analysis of Transcriptomic Changes during Pseudorabies Virus Infection,” Genomics Data.
  • OTHER (ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITY)
    Invited Speaker at the North American PRRS Symposium and NC-229
    1 Jan 2015 - 31 Dec 2015
    Invited Speaker, “Comparative Analysis of Signature Genes in PRRSV-infected Porcine Monocyte-Derived Dendritic Cells at Differential Activation Statuses”
  • OTHER (ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITY)
    Keynote Speaker at Swine Genome Workshop
    1 Jan 2013 - 31 Dec 2013
    Keynote Speaker, “Comparative Transcriptome Response in Swine Tracheobronchial Lymph Nodes to Viral Infection” at the Swine Genome Workshop “Frontiers in Swine Genome Sciences and Biotechnology” at the International Plant and Animal Genome Conference.
  • OTHER (ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITY)
    Invited Speaker
    1 Jan 2008 - 31 Dec 2008
    Invited Speaker, “In Depth Global Analysis of Transcript Abundance Levels in Porcine Alveolar Macrophages Following Infection with Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus” at the 43rd U.S.-Japan Cooperative Program in Natural Resources Panel of Animal and Avian Health Meeting.
  • OTHER (ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITY)
    Invited Speaker at the IAH, Pirbright, U.K.
    1 Jan 2002 - 31 Dec 2002
    Invited Speaker, “Dynamics of Gene Expression in Porcine Arterivirus-Infected MARC-145 Cells”
  • OTHER (ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITY)
    Invited Speaker at Society for General Microbiology Meeting
    1 Jan 2000 - 31 Dec 2000
    Invited Speaker, “Endocytosis of Foot-and-mouth Disease Virus” at the Society for General Microbiology Meeting.