Dr Kate Miller ~ Senior Lecturer, Oral Biosciences

 Kate Miller is a Senior Lecturer in Microbiology and Immunology in the Discipline of Dentistry within the College of Medicine and Dentistry. She is also a member of the Australian Institute of Tropical Health and Medicine. She received her PhD from the Australian National University in 1992 for an investigation in to the development of drug resistance in sheep liver fluke. To enable her to continue her research into parasites and their interactions with their hosts she  was awarded a number of postdoctoral positions at The University of Queensland and the University of Technology, Sydney. She was appointed to James Cook University (Cairns) in 2011 where she teaches Immunology and Microbiology to Bachelor of Dental Surgery students.  Her research scope has broadened to investigating the initiation of inflammation in response to harmful stimuli and how this may be regulated by the body. More recently this has included investigation of the body's response to placement of dental implants and the process of osseointegration. She is also involved in projects that seek to identify novel anti-inflammatories for a range of conditions including periodontits and inflammatory bowel disease.

Teaching

• DS1101: Dental Science 1 (Level 1; CNS)
• DS1102: Dental Science 2 (Level 1; CNS)
• DS2101: Simulated Clinical Dentistry 1 (Level 2; CNS)
• DS2102: Simulated Clinical Dentistry 2 (Level 2; CNS)
• DS3102: Clinical Dentistry 1 (Level 3; CNS)
• DS4101: Clinical Dentistry 2 (Level 4; CNS)
• DS4102: Clinical Dentistry 3 (Level 4; CNS)

Interests

Research

• Initiation and regulation of the inflammatory response to parasitic infections
• Development of novel zirconia for dental implant fabrication
• Identifying novel compounds for use as potential anti-inflammatories and anti-microbials.

Experience

• 2019 - Senior Lecturer, JCU (Cairns)
• 2015 to 2018 - Lecturer, JCU (Cairns)
• 2011 to 2014 - Associate Lecturer, JCU (Cairns)
• 2010 - Associate Lecturer, ACU (North Sydney)
• 2003 to 2009 - Research Fellow, Institute for Biotechnology of Infectious Diseases, University of Technology, Sydney (Sydney)
• 2000 to 2002 - Research Fellow, Molecular Parasitology Unit, UTS (Sydney)
• 1997 to 1999 - Insearch Research Fellow, UTS (Sydney)
• 1996 - Research Fellow, University of Queensland (Brisbane)
• 1994 - Research Associate, QIMR (Brisbane)
• 1992 - Research Associate, University of Bern (Bern, Switzerland)

Research Disciplines

• Dentistry (3203)
• Paediatrics (3213)

Socio-Economic Objectives

• Clinical health (2001)

Memberships

• 1986 - Membership of the Australian Society for Parasitology

These are the most recent publications associated with this author. To see a detailed profile of all publications stored at JCU, visit ResearchOnline@JCU. Hover over Altmetrics badges to see social impact.

Journal Articles

• Azam H, Agilan N, Pitigala P, Gupta A, Fung J, Miller C, Sharma O and Sharma D (2022) Impact of COVID-19 on Patients’ Attitudes and Perceptions of Dental Health Services: A Questionnaire Based Study in an Australian University Dental Clinic. Healthcare, 10 (9).
• Gualtieri L, Yong R, Ah-Kion J, Jamil A, Bazaei A, Kotecha J, Long S, Silcock G and Miller C (2022) Droplet Distribution in a University Dental Clinic Setting: The Importance of High-Volume Evacuation. Healthcare, 10 (9).
• Tan N, Miller C, Dos Santos Antunes E and Sharma D (in press) Impact of physical decontamination methods on zirconia implant surface and subsequent bacterial adhesion: an in-vitro study. Clinical and Experimental Dental Research, 8 (1). pp. 313-321
• Westaway J, Huerlimann R, Kandasamy Y, Miller C, Norton R, Watson D, Infante-Villamil S and Rudd D (2022) Exploring the long-term colonisation and persistence of probiotic-prophylaxis species on the gut microbiome of preterm infants: a pilot study. European Journal of Pediatrics, 181 (9). pp. 3389-3400
• Westaway J, Huerlimann R, Kandasamy Y, Miller C, Norton R, Watson D, Infante-Vilamil S and Rudd D (2022) To Probiotic or Not to Probiotic: A Metagenomic Comparison of the Discharge Gut Microbiome of Infants Supplemented With Probiotics in NICU and Those Who Are Not. Frontiers in Pediatrics, 10.
• Westaway J, Huerlimann R, Kandasamy Y, Miller C, Norton R, Staunton K, Watson D and Rudd D (in press) The bacterial gut microbiome of probiotic-treated very-preterm infants: changes from admission to discharge. Pediatric Research,
• Sher J, Kirkham-Ali K, Luo J, Miller K and Sharma D (2021) Dental implant placement in patients with a history of medications related to osteonecrosis of the jaws: a systematic review. Journal of Oral Implantology, 47 (3). pp. 249-268
• Sholapurkar A, Sharma D, Glass B, Miller C, Nimmo A and Jennings E (2021) Professionally delivered local antimicrobials in the treatment of patients with periodontitis— a narrative review. Dentistry Journal, 9 (1).
• Smith N, Goulart C, Hayward J, Kupz A, Miller C and van Dooren G (2021) Control of human toxoplasmosis. International Journal for Parasitology, 51 (2-3). pp. 95-121
• Tan N, Khan A, Antunes E, Miller C and Sharma D (2021) The effects of physical decontamination methods on zirconia implant surfaces: a systematic review. Journal of Periodontal & Implant Science, 51 (4).
• Westaway J, Huerlimann R, Miller C, Kandasamy Y, Norton R and Rudd D (2021) Methods for exploring the faecal microbiome of premature infants: a review. Maternal health, neonatology and perinatology, 7 (11).
• Yang Y, Wu V, Malak H, Ahamed A, Lo A, Abraham Y and Miller C (2021) Effect of turmeric concentrations on the rate of growth of oral bacteria—an in-vitro study. Dentistry Journal, 9 (3).

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ResearchOnline@JCU stores 57+ research outputs authored by Dr Kate Miller from 1993 onwards.

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These Higher Degree Research projects are either current or by students who have completed their studies within the past 5 years at JCU. Linked titles show theses available within ResearchOnline@JCU.

Current

• Comparison of Efficacy of Local and Systemic Antibiotics in Combination with Scaling and Root Planning in Patients with Moderate to Severe Periodontal Disease. A Clinical Study (PhD , Secondary Advisor)
• Load bearing zirconia scaffolds for bone tissue engineering (PhD , Secondary Advisor)
• Antimicrobial Properties of Molecular Isolates from Tropical Flora and Fauna (PhD , Primary Advisor)
• Isolation of Novel Anti-inflammatory Drug lead Molecules from Australian Tropical Medicinal Plants (Masters , Secondary Advisor)

Completed

• Exploring the faecal microbiome of preterm infants (2022, PhD , Secondary Advisor)
• The effect of substance P (SP) on adhesion of Jurkat leukemia cells and squamous carcinoma cells (SCC) to vascular endothelial cells and role in metastasis (2019, PhD , External Advisor)
• Short-term heat acclimation training: effects on performance and inflammation (2017, PhD , Associate Advisor)

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