Pre Prints
Forté CA, Millar JA, Colacino JA. 2023. Integrating NHANES and toxicity forecaster data to compare pesticide exposure and bioactivity by farmwork history and US citizenship. | medRxiv
Refereed Publications
Forté CA, Millar JA, Colacino JA. 2023. Integrating NHANES and toxicity forecaster data to compare pesticide exposure and bioactivity by farmwork history and US citizenship. J Expo Sci Environ Epidemiol. (in press) | PubMed
Millar JA, Dao HDN, Stefopulos M, Estevam CG, Fagan-Garcia K, Taft DH, Park C, Alruwaily A, Desai AN, Majumder M. 2021. Risk factors for increased COVID-19 case-fatality in the United States: A county-level analysis during the first wave. PLoS One. 16(10):e0258308. | PubMed
Renardy M, Joslyn LR, Millar JA, Kirschner DE. 2021. To Sobol or not to Sobol? The effects of sampling schemes in systems biology applications. Math Biosci. 337:108593. | PubMed
Hebert JF, Millar JA, Raghavan R, Romney A, Podrabsky JE, Rennie MY, Felker A, O'Tierney-Ginn P, Morita M, DuPriest EA, Morgan TK. 2021. Male fetal sex affects uteroplacental angiogenesis in growth restriction mouse model. Biol Reprod. 104(4):924-934. | PubMed
Millar JA, Raghavan R. 2021. Modulation of bacterial fitness and virulence through antisense RNAs. Front Cell Infect Microbiol. 10:596277. | PubMed
Millar JA, Butler JR, Evans S, Matilla J, Linderman JJ, Flynn JL, Kirschner DE. 2021. Spatial organization and recruitment of non-specific T cells may limit T cell-macrophage interactions within Mycobacterium tuberculosis granulomas. Front Immunol. 11:613638. | PubMed
Millar JA. 2020. The GRE in public health admissions: Barriers, waivers, and moving forward. Front Public Health. 8:609599. | PubMed
Chanderraj R, Millar JA, Patel T, Read AF, Washer L, Kaye KS, Woods RJ. 2019. Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus acquisition in a tertiary care hospital: Testing the roles of antibiotic use, proton pump inhibitor use, and colonization pressure. Open Forum Infect Dis. 6(4):ofz139. | PubMed
Zou Z, Qin H, Brenner A, Raghavan R, Millar JA, Gu Q, Xie Z, Kreth J, Merritt J. 2018. LytTR Regulatory Systems: A potential new class of prokaryotic sensory system. PLoS Genet. 14(10):e1007709. | PubMed
Cicchese JM*, Evans S*, Hult C*, Joslyn LR*, Wessler T*, Millar JA, Marino S, Cilfone NA, Mattila JT, Linderman JJ, Kirschner DE. 2018. Dynamic balance of pro- and anti-inflammatory signals controls disease and limits pathology. Immunol Rev. 285(1):147-167. (*Co-first authors) | PubMed
Schumann C*, Chan S*, Millar JA, Bortnyak YV, Carey K, Fedchyk AF, Wang L, Korzun T, Moses AS, Lorenz A, Shea D, Taratula O, Khalimonchuk O, Taratula O. 2018. Intraperitoneal nanotherapy for metastatic ovarian cancer based on siRNA-mediated suppression of DJ-1 protein combined with a low dose of cisplatin. Nanomedicine. 14(4):1395-1405. (*Co-first authors) | PubMed
Chen Y, Millar JA. 2017. Machine learning techniques in cancer prognostic modeling and performance assessment. In: Matsui S, Crowley JJ. (eds.) Frontiers of Biostatistical Methods and Applications in Clinical Oncology. (pp. 193-230). Singapore: Springer. | Springer
Millar JA*, Beare PA*, Moses AS, Martens CA, Heinzen RA, Raghavan R. 2017. Whole-genome sequence of Coxiella burnetii Nine Mile RSA439 (phase II, clone 4), a laboratory workhorse strain. Genome Announc. 5(23):e00471-17. (*Co-first authors) | PubMed
Moses AS*, Millar JA*, Bonazzi M, Beare P, Raghavan R. 2017. Horizontally acquired biosynthesis genes boost Coxiella burnetii's physiology. Front Cell Infect Microbiol. 7:174. (*Co-first authors) | PubMed
Millar JA, Raghavan R. 2017. Accumulation and expression of horizontally acquired genes in Arcobacter cryaerophilus that thrives in sewage. PeerJ. 5(2):e3269. | PubMed
Kacharia FR*, Millar JA*, Raghavan R. 2017. Emergence of new sRNAs in enteric bacteria is associated with low expression and rapid evolution. J Mol Evol. 84(4):204-213. (*Co-first authors) | PubMed
Ballhorn DJ, Schädler M, Elias JD, Millar JA, Kautz S. 2016. Friend or foe - Light availability determines the relationship between mycorrhizal fungi, rhizobia and lima bean (Phaseolus lunatus L.). PLoS ONE. 11(5):e0154116. | PubMed
Millar JA, Valdés R, Kacharia FR, Landfear SM, Cambronne ED, Raghavan R. 2015. Coxiella burnetii and Leishmania mexicana residing within similar parasitophorous vacuoles elicit disparate host responses. Front Microbiol. 6:794. | PubMed
Raghavan R, Kacharia FR, Millar JA, Sislak CD, Ochman H. 2015. Genome rearrangements can make and break small RNA genes. Genome Biol Evol. 7(2):557-566. | PubMed
Millar JA, Ballhorn DJ. 2013. Effect of mycorrhizal colonization and light limitation on growth and reproduction of lima bean (Phaseolus lunatus L.). J Appl Bot Food Qual. 86(1):172-179. | JABFQ
Yeh PJ, Simon DM, Millar JA, Alexander HF, Franklin D. 2011. A diversity of antibiotic-resistant Staphylococcus spp. in a public transportation system. Public Health Res Perspect. 2(3):202-209. | PubMed
Published Abstracts
Hebert JF, Millar JA, Romney A, Raghavan R, Podrabsky JE, Morgan TK. 2017. Placental gene expression is affected by male fetal sex and maternal genotype in fetal growth restriction model. Reprod Sci. 24(S1):212A (abstract # F-138). | SAGE
Millar JA, McNulty SN, Zarlenga DS, Mitreva M. 2013. Transcriptional profiling of Ivermectin resistant Cooperia punctata using deep sequencing. Mol Biol Cell. 24(24):3775 (abstract #1026). | MBoC
Millar JA, Ballhorn DJ. 2012. Effects of light limitation on plant-rhizobia and plant-mycorrhiza interactions. Anthós. 4(2). | Anthós
Millar JA. 2004. The SARS virus - Different methods of curbing the epidemic. 55th ISEF Abstracts. Science Service, Washington, D.C.
Presentations
Millar JA. 2020. "The GRE in public health admissions: Barriers, waivers, and moving forward." 10th Annual Out in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (oSTEM) Conference. Virtual. | figshare
Millar JA. 2020. "The GRE in public health admissions: Barriers, waivers, and moving forward." Epidemiology Annual Internship Poster Session. University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI. | figshare
Millar JA. 2020. "Modeling microbial infections and measuring transmission." Integrated Training in Microbial Systems Fall Retreat. University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.
Millar JA, King AA, Woods RJ. 2020. "Quantifying hospital VRE screening compliance." American Society for Microbiology Microbe 2020. Chicago, IL.
Millar JA, Woods RJ, King AA. 2020. "Quantifying transmission of hospital acquired vancomycin - resistant Enterococcus." Bioinformatics Student Research Hour. University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.
Millar JA, Butler JR, Matilla J, Linderman JJ, Flynn JL, Kirschner DE. 2020. "Spatial organization may limit T cell-macrophage interactions within Mycobacterium tuberculosis granulomas." Research in Hospital and Molecular Epidemiology Seminar Series. University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.
Millar JA, Flynn JL, Linderman JJ, Kirschner DE. 2019. "The effects of Mycobacterium tuberculosis on T cell responsiveness in granulomas." Epidemiology Annual Internship Poster Session. University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.
Millar JA, Flynn JL, Linderman JJ, Kirschner DE. 2019. "The effects of Mycobacterium tuberculosis on T cell responsiveness in granulomas." PIBS 20th Anniversary Symposium. University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.
Millar JA, Flynn JL, Linderman JJ, Kirschner DE. 2019. "The effects of Mycobacterium tuberculosis on T cell responsiveness in granulomas." Department of Computational Medicine and Bioinformatics 5th Annual Retreat. Oregon, OH.
Millar JA, Flynn JL, Linderman JJ, Kirschner DE. 2019. "The effects of Mycobacterium tuberculosis on T cell responsiveness in granulomas." American Society for Microbiology Microbe 2019. San Francisco, CA. | figshare
Millar JA, Flynn JL, Linderman JJ, Kirschner DE. 2019. "Using Multi-Scale Modeling to explore the effects of Mycobacterium tuberculosis on T cell responsiveness in granulomas." Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics Great Lakes Section 2019 Meeting. University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI. | figshare
Millar JA, Flynn JL, Linderman JJ, Kirschner DE. 2019. "The effects of Mycobacterium tuberculosis on T cell responsiveness in granulomas." Michigan Institute for Computational Discovery and Engineering 6th Annual Symposium. University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI. | figshare
Millar JA, Chanderraj R, Woods RJ, King AA. 2018. "Quantifying the transmission dynamics of hospital acquired VRE." Department of Computational Medicine and Bioinformatics 4th Annual Retreat. Frankenmuth, MI.
Millar JA, Chanderraj R, Woods RJ, King AA. 2018. "Quantifying the transmission dynamics of hospital acquired VRE." 17th Annual Michigan Epidemiology Conference. Ann Arbor, MI.
Millar JA, Linderman JJ, Kirschner DE. 2018. "Exploring the direct effects of Mycobacterium tuberculosis on T cell responsiveness." Michigan Institute for Computational Discovery and Engineering 5th Annual Symposium. University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI. | figshare
Millar JA, Chanderraj R, Woods RJ, King AA. 2018. "Quantifying the transmission dynamics of hospital acquired VRE." Multi-scale Bio-imaging in Systems Biology Symposium. University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.
Millar JA, Moses AS, Bonazzi M, Beare P, Raghavan R. 2017. "Horizontally acquired biosynthesis genes boost Coxiella burnetii's physiology." Department of Computational Medicine and Bioinformatics 3rd Annual Retreat. Oregon, OH.
Millar JA, Moses AS, Bonazzi M, Beare P, Raghavan R. 2017. "Horizontally acquired biosynthesis genes boost Coxiella burnetii's physiology." Evolution 2017. Portland, OR.
Millar JA, Moses AS, Bonazzi M, Beare P, Raghavan R. 2017. "Horizontally acquired biosynthesis genes boost Coxiella burnetii's physiology." Biology Graduation Symposium. Portland State University, Portland, OR.
Millar JA, Moses AS, Bonazzi M, Beare P, Raghavan R. 2017. "Horizontally acquired biosynthesis genes boost Coxiella burnetii's physiology." American Society for Microbiology Microbe 2017. New Orleans, LA. | figshare
Millar JA, Chen Y. 2017. "Machine learning techniques in cancer prognostic modeling and performance assessment." Immunology and Evolution of Influenza Symposium. Emory University, Atlanta, GA.
Millar JA, Chen Y. 2017. "Machine learning techniques in cancer prognostic modeling and performance assessment." 6th Annual OHSU Research Week. Oregon Health Science University, Portland, OR. | figshare
Millar JA, Raghavan R. 2016. "A sewage microbiome is dominated by Arcobacter cryaerophilus that expresses multiple drug resistance and virulence genes." 20th Annual Biology Alumni Night Symposium. Portland State University, Portland, OR.
Millar JA, Raghavan R. 2016. "A sewage microbiome is dominated by Arcobacter cryaerophilus that expresses multiple drug resistance and virulence genes." 4th Annual Pacific Northwest Women in Science Retreat. Rockaway Beach, OR.
Millar JA, Raghavan R. 2016. "A sewage microbiome is dominated by Arcobacter cryaerophilus that expresses multiple drug resistance and virulence genes." American Society for Microbiology Microbe 2016. Boston, MA. | figshare
Millar JA, Raghavan R. 2016. "A horizontally acquired tRNA facilitates Coxiella burnetii adaptation to an extreme environment." Sigma Xi Columbia-Willamette Chapter Annual Meeting. Portland, OR.
Millar JA, Raghavan R. 2015. "Pathogens residing within similar intracellular vacuoles elicit discordant host responses." 1st Festival of Genomics California. San Mateo, CA. | figshare
Millar JA, Raghavan R. 2015. "Pathogens residing within similar intracellular vacuoles elicit discordant host responses." 19th Annual Biology Alumni Night Symposium. Portland State University, Portland, OR.
Millar JA, Valdés R, Cambronne ED, Landfear SM, Raghavan R. 2015. "Coxiella burnetii and Leishmania mexicana residing within similar parasitophorous vacuoles elicit discordant host responses." 1st Pacific Northwest Quantitative Biology Meeting. Portland, OR.
Millar JA, Valdés R, Cambronne ED, Landfear SM, Raghavan R. 2015. "Coxiella burnetii and Leishmania mexicana residing within similar parasitophorous vacuoles elicit discordant host responses." 115th General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology. New Orleans, LA. | figshare
Millar JA, Raghavan R. 2014. "Parallel adaptation of a bacterium and an eukaryote to an intracellular extreme environment." 18th Annual Biology Alumni Night Symposium. Portland State University, Portland, OR. | figshare
Millar JA, Raghavan R. 2014. "A horizontally acquired tRNA facilitates Coxiella burnetii adaptation to an extreme environment." 114th General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology. Boston, MA. | figshare
Millar JA, McNulty SN, Zarlenga D, Mitreva M. 2013. "Transcriptional profiling of Ivermectin resistant Cooperia punctata using deep sequencing." 53rd Annual Meeting of the American Society for Cell Biology. New Orleans, LA. | figshare
Millar JA, McNulty SN, Zarlenga D, Mitreva M. 2013. "Transcriptional profiling of Ivermectin resistant Cooperia punctata using deep sequencing." 2nd International Conference on Genomics in the Americas. Sacramento, CA.
Millar JA, McNulty SN, Zarlenga D, Mitreva M. 2013. "Transcriptional profiling of Ivermectin resistant Cooperia punctata using deep sequencing." 8th Annual Opportunities in Genomic Research Undergraduate Scholars Closing Program. Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO.
Millar JA, Ballhorn DJ. 2013. "Effect of mycorrhizal colonization and light limitation on growth and reproduction of lima bean (Phaseolus lunatus L.)." 113th General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology. Denver, CO. | figshare
Millar JA, Ballhorn DJ. 2013. "Effect of mycorrhizal colonization and light limitation on growth and reproduction of lima bean (Phaseolus lunatus L.)." 9th Annual Sigma Xi Columbia-Willamette Chapter Student Research Symposium. Portland State University, Portland, OR.
Millar JA, Ballhorn DJ. 2012. "Effects of light limitation on legume-mycorrhizae interactions." 12th Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students. San Jose, CA. | figshare
Millar JA, Ballhorn DJ. 2012. "Effects of light limitation on plant-microbe interactions." 9th Annual PSU Ronald E. McNair Scholars Program Summer Symposium. Portland State University, Portland, OR.
Millar JA, Ballhorn DJ. 2012. "Effects of light limitation on plant-rhizobia and plant-mycorrhiza interactions." 20th Annual Pacific NW McNair/EIP/GO-MAP Research Conference. University of Washington, Seattle, WA. | figshare
Millar JA, Ballhorn DJ. 2012. "Effects of light limitation on plant-rhizobia and plant-mycorrhiza interactions." 9th Annual PSU Undergraduate Research Conference. Portland State University, Portland, OR.
Millar JA, Kelley AL, Buckley BA. 2010. "Antibody testing for C/EBPδ in aquatic snails." Portland Bridges to Baccalaureate Annual Meeting. Portland State University, Portland, OR. | figshare
Millar JA. 2004. "The SARS virus - Different methods of curbing the epidemic." 55th Intel International Science and Engineering Fair. Portland, OR.