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Collaborators Richard K. Miller, PhD
Collaborators Richard K. Miller, PhD
 Richard K. Miller, PhD Research Web Profile Clinical Web Profile Drs. Miller and Salafia have been working together as part of programs at National meetings and research focused on the human placenta for the past 25 years; however, in the past five years, they have been pursuing direct collaboration on investigations involving assessment of the placenta and its role in perinatal outcome, developmental toxiciology and environmental exposure assessments. Numerous publications and abstracts have resulted from their collective efforts. These projects have ranged from the assessment of pregnant women being exposed to environmental arsenic in Tennessee to the development of a set of analytical strategies for assessing the morphology/pathology of the placenta. US/international patents have been submitted by Drs. Miller and Salafia based upon these efforts. Dr. Miller’s laboratory has been supplying the histology and immunocytochemistry for these investigations. Currently, they are applying for funding to study the relationship between the placental morphological profile and obesity. A second investigation is exploring the relationship to cognitive developmental changes focusing on autism. An additional study will examine the relationship between vascular development and effects of angiogenic agents used throughout pregnancy (valproic acid). Research Links Automated and Reliable Analysis of Digitized Placental Histology Slides Acute Intraaamniotic Infection - Background Acute Intraaamniotic Infection - Placental Analytics's Goals MARS Abstract Automated Analysis of Placental Villous Branching Chorionic Vascular “Fit”, Cord Centrality and Fetal Growth Restriction How the Placenta Grows Affects How the Baby Grows Asymmetric Placental and Chorionic Vascular Growth Modifies Birthweight for a Given Placental Weight Umbilical Cord Length Affects Age 7 BMI Independent Of Birth And Placental Weights Placental Proportions Affect Age 7 BMI Independent Of Birth And Placental Weights Current Appointments Professor of Obstetrics/Gynecology Professor of Environmental Medicine and Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Director, PEDECS (New York State Teratogen Information Service) Co-Director, NYS Center of Excellence for Children's Environmental Health Director, NIH- Rochester WRHR Scholars Program |