Virginia M. Miller Explained

Virginia M. Miller
Workplaces:	Mayo Clinic
Alma Mater:	University of Missouri Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania
Thesis Title:	Cord-hypothalamic temperature regulation in the marmot
Thesis Url:	http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/16513275
Thesis Year:	1976

Virginia M. Miller is an American comparative physiologist who is a professor emerita and former Director of the Women's Health Research Center at the Mayo Clinic. Her research considered how sex hormones such as estrogen impact cardiovascular health.

Early life and education

Miller earned her bachelor's degree in education at Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania.^[1] She earned a Master of Business Administration at the University of Minnesota.^[2] She moved to the University of Missouri for graduate studies, where she specialized in physiology.

Research and career

Miller dedicated her career to better understanding women's health.^[3] Miller studied sex hormones and their role in cardiovascular health. She served as Principal Investigator of the Mayo Clinic Building Interdisciplinary Careers in Women’s Health scholar's program.^[4]

Awards and honors

• Bernadine Healy Award for Visionary Leadership in Women’s Health^[5]
• Women’s Day Magazine Red Dress Award^{[6] [7]}
• Paul M. Vanhoutte Named Lecture in Vascular Pharmacology from the American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics^[8]
• Governing council for the American Physiological Society^[7]
• President of the Organization for the Study of Sex Differences^[7]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Virginia Miller - Gender Summit. 2021-09-18. gender-summit.com.
2. Web site: Virginia Miller - Director at Lutheran Hour Ministries. 2021-09-18. THE ORG. en.
3. Web site: Women's wellness: Virginia M. Miller, Ph.D., on sex and gender in research. 2021-09-18. Mayo Clinic. en.
4. Web site: BIRCWH Leadership Webinars. 2021-09-18. bircwh.emory.edu.
5. Web site: BioConferences International, Inc.. 2021-09-18. www.bioconferences.com.
6. Web site: Staff. Woman's Day. 2017-07-18. Red Dress Award Winners Through the Years. 2021-09-18. Woman's Day. en-US.
7. Web site: Mayo Researcher Receives Woman's Day Red Dress Award. 2021-09-18. Mayo Clinic . 11 February 2015 . en-US.
8. Vanhoutte. Paul M.. 2011. Editorial Highlighted Meetings Series. Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology. 58. 6. 559. 10.1097/fjc.0b013e31820ae111. 22146402 . 0160-2446. free.