Associate Professor, Teacher Certification Coordinator, Biology
Educational Background
Ph.D., Entomology
(Biochemical Physiology)
University of Nebraska-Lincoln, August, 1998.
M.S., Entomology
(Biochemical Physiology)
University of Nebraska-Lincoln, December, 1994.
M.Ed., Curriculum and Instruction (Secondary Science Education),
University of Nebraska-Lincoln, August, 1987.
B.S., Secondary Science Education University of Nebraska-Lincoln, May, 1976.
Interests / Contact
Fields
of Interest: Cell
physiology; comparative invertebrate immunology,
Teacher Certification in Biological Sciences.
Contact: Jon S. Miller
jsmiller@niu.edu,
(815) 753-7828
Office: MO 452 Lab: MO 329
Dept. of Biological Sciences Nothern Illinois University
DeKalb, IL 60115
Representative Publications
Refereed Journal Articles:
RESEARCH:
Stanley, D., Miller, J.S., and Hasan Tunaz. (2009) Eicosanoid Actions in Insect Immnunity. J. Innate Immun. 2009; 1:282-290; DOI 10.1159/000210371.
Merchant, D., Ertl, R.L., Rennard, S.I., Stanley, D.W., and Miller, J.S. (2008) Eicosanoids Mediate Insect Hemocyte Chemotaxis. Journal of Insect Physiology 54 (1): 215-221.
Kwon H.S., Stanley, D.W., and Miller, J.S. (2007) Bacterial Challenge and Eicosanoids Act in Plasmatocyte Spreading. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata 124 (3): 285-292.
Stanley, DW and Miller, JS (2006) Eicosanoid Actions in Insect Cellular Immune Functions. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata 119: 1-13. (Mini Review)
Miller, JS (2005) Eicosanoids Influence In Vitro Elongation of Plasmatocytes from the Tobacco Hornworm, Manduca sexta. Arch Insect Biochem Physiol. 59:42-51.
TEACHING:
Naples, V.L., Breed, D. and Miller, J.S. (2010). A Skeleton Tells Its Own Story: Forensic Anthropological Analysis for the Science Classroom Laboratory. The American Biology Teacher, Vol. 72, 3: 162-171.
Naples, VL and Miller, JS (2009) Evolving the Concept of Homology. Bioscene: Vol. 35(1). pp 43-47.
Hubbard, C.J., Miller, J.S., and Olson, D. (2005) An Exciting Way to Teach An Old Topic: The Cadaver-Based Anatomy Short Course for High School Students. The Anatomical Record Part B: The New Anatomist, 284B: 6-11
Naples, V.L. and Miller, J.S. (2004) Making Tracks: The Forensic Analysis of Footprints and Footwear Impressions. The Anatomical Record Part B: The New Anatomist, 279B, 9-15.
Miller, J.S. (2004) Insects in the Classroom: A Study of Animal Behavior. Science Activities, 41, 24-31.
Miller, J.S. Sass, M., Wong, S.L., Nienhuis, J. (2004) Micropipetting: An Important Laboratory Skill for Molecular Biology. American Biology Teacher, 66, 291-296.
Research in my lab focuses on
- Insect immunity and immunology
- Eicosanoids - groups of biologically active metabolites of certain C20 polyunsaturated fatty acids.
- Nodule formation, beginning with formation of microaggregates, which grow by successive hemocyte adhesions into large nodules.
- Intial research was conducted on a single insect species, the tobacco hornworm, Manduca sexta.
