Maria Miller
Structural biologist
Born Dec. 11, 1946, Warsaw, Poland; came to U.S., 1981; daughter Wladyslaw and Irena (Lubanska); child: Agnes.
Education: Master of Science (M.S.) (in physics), 1971, Ph.D. (in biophysics), 1979, University of Warsaw.
Career: assistant, 1972, research associate, 1979-81, University of Warsaw; visiting fellow, National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda (MD), 1981-82; research associate, University of Texas, Austin, 1982-84; guest scientist, National Bureau of Standards, Gaithersburg (MD), 1984-87; scientist, National Cancer Institute - Frederick Cancer Research and Development Center, Frederick (MD), 1987 -; consultant, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), 1991.
Author: numerous scientific papers in professional journals on i.a.: crystal structure of HIV protease - inhibitor complex, DNA oligomers with unpaired bases, structure and mechanism of action of asparaginases, tumor suppressor protein.
Member of: American Crystallographic Association; American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS); Polish Institute of Arts and Sciences of America (P.I.A.S.A.); Polish American Health Association; Friends of Polish Library, Washington (DC).
Languages: Polish, English.
Hobbies: chess, literature, travel.
Home: 6 Landsend Drive, Gaithersburg, MD 20878.
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation,
New York, NY, 1996