Todd Miller

Education

Research Associate, Center for Limnology, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Research Associate, Department of Bacteriology, University of Wisconsin- Madison
Postdoctoral Scholar, Environmental Health Engineering, Johns Hopkins School of Public Health
PhD, Marine Estuarine Environmental Sciences, University of Maryland
BS, Biological Sciences, St. Norbert College

Biography

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Research in my laboratory is concerned with characterizing factors that regulate human exposure to naturally occurring or anthropogenic toxins in water or wastewater. I am particularly interested in understanding how microbial communities affect the concentration, fate and toxicity of harmful chemicals in the aquatic environment. The ultimate goal of this research is to formulate models (either numerical or conceptual) of toxin production, release, and degradation in aquatic systems. Since the diversity of biochemical functions performed by microorganisms is only beginning to be realized, this research is both challenging and intriguing.

Recent and Selected Publications

Miller, T. R., Tarpey, W., Nuese J., Smith M. (2022). Real time monitoring of cyanobacterial harmful algal blooms with the Panther Buoy. ACS ES&T Water

Zastepa, A., Miller, T. R., Watson, L. C., Kling, H., & Watson, S. B. (2021). Toxins and other bioactive metabolites in deep chlorophyll layers containing the cyanobacteria Planktothrix cf. isothrix in two Georgian Bay Embayments, Lake Huron. Toxins, 13(7). doi:10.3390/toxins13070445. https://www.mdpi.com/2072- 6651/13/7/445

Wang, C, Yang, Y, Yang, B., Lin, H., Miller, T. R., Newton, R. J., & Guo, L. 2021. Causal relationship between alkaline phosphatase activities and phosphorus dynamics in a eutrophic coastal lagoon in Lake Michigan. Science of The Total Environment, 787, 147681. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.147681

Sterner RW, Reinl KL, Lafrancois BM, Brovold S, Miller TR. 2020. A first assessment of cyanobacterial blooms in oligotrophic Lake Superior. Limnology and Oceanography. https://doi.org/10.1002/lno.11569

Miller TR, Xiong A, Deeds JR, Stutts W, Samdal IA, Løvberg KE, and Miles CO. 2020. Microcystin toxins at potentially hazardous levels in algal dietary supplements revealed by a combination of bioassay, immunoassay and mass spectrometric methods. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jafc.0c02024

Roegner A, Sitoki L, Weirich C, Corman J, Owage D, Umami M, Odada E, Miruka J, Ogari Z, Smith W, Rejmankova E, Miller TR. 2020. Harmful algal blooms threaten the health of peri-urban fisher communities: a case study in Kisumu Bay, Lake Victoria, Kenya. Exposure and Health. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12403-019- 00342-8