Keith Miller

Dr. Keith Miller serves as an Associate Professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Chemistry at the University of Mount Union, where he teaches General Chemistry II, Introduction to Biochemistry, Medicinal Chemistry, Advanced Biochemistry Laboratory, and an innovative Honors board game design seminar. His pedagogical approach emphasizes sparking scientific curiosity through real-world connections and primary literature analysis to cultivate critical thinking and lifelong learning habits.

His research program focuses on cancer immunotherapy and tissue engineering, specifically developing liposome-based drug delivery systems that target immune cells like macrophages and neutrophils. By manipulating liposome properties including size, charge, and surface chemistry, his laboratory optimizes therapeutic delivery for cancer treatment and immune modulation, bridging biochemistry, immunology, and pharmaceutical sciences.

Dr. Miller's publication record reveals dual expertise: educational research on flipped classrooms and literature-based curricula, and biomedical studies on nanoparticle therapeutics and immune cell targeting. His educational innovations enhance student engagement across biochemistry education, while his scientific work advances liposome engineering for precise drug delivery in oncology.

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As a dedicated mentor, Dr. Miller supervises undergraduate research projects within his laboratory and encourages students to explore departmental opportunities spanning:

• Alzheimer’s disease mechanisms
• Cancer therapeutics development
• Novel antibiotic discovery
• Stroke treatment pharmaceuticals
• Metal toxicity investigations
• Solar cell and battery technology

Regular research journal clubs foster critical analysis of scientific literature among students and faculty, with department-wide open-door policies facilitating academic collaboration.

The department maintains a vibrant research ecosystem where Dr. Miller's current projects investigate liposome targeting specificity and macrophage response modulation, contributing to next-generation immunotherapies through interdisciplinary student-faculty collaboration.