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Carcinogenesis, Vol. 22, No. 4, 681-683,
April 2001
© 2001 Oxford University Press
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In memoriam: James A.Miller (1915–2000)
Division of Basic Sciences, NCI, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892-4255, USA
Dr James (Jim) Alexander Miller, Professor Emeritus of Oncology at the University of Wisconsin (Madison) McArdle Laboratories for Cancer Research died on December 24, 2000 at the age of 85. His illustrious research career began in 1943, and was conducted between 1945 and 1987 with his first wife and research partner Elizabeth (Betty) Cavert Miller, and between 1987 and 1998 on his own. His research findings provided the foundations for our current knowledge of the metabolic activation and biological disposition of chemical carcinogens. The insights that were gained from the Millers' research provided the basis for much of what we know today as chemical carcinogenesis, and have had profound influences in the areas of toxicology, pharmacology, cancer chemoprevention and the molecular epidemiology of human cancer.
As much as it is a story of scientific brilliance and achievement, the story of Jim's life is a lesson in courage, persistence, hard work
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