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Michael Millar is affiliated with Barts Health NHS Trust in the United Kingdom. Their research spans multiple fields within medicine and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with a focus on clinical and biomedical studies.

The scientist has contributed extensively to areas including urology, surgery, molecular biology, epidemiology, and nutrition and dietetics. Their work covers several main topics, such as urological disorders and treatments, infant nutrition and health, genital health and disease, neonatal respiratory health research, cervical cancer and HPV research, urinary bladder and prostate research, as well as neonatal and maternal infections.

Michael Millar's publication record includes papers in a variety of journals, reflecting a diverse scientific interest. Frequent publication venues include:

  • JID Innovations
  • Journal of Pediatric Urology
  • Nature Communications
  • Scientific Reports
  • Pediatric Research

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Michael Millar demonstrate focus areas in neonatal health, urology, and biomarker research. These include:

  • "Perinatal inflammation influences but does not arrest rapid immune development in preterm babies," published in 2020 in Nature Communications
  • "Equine penile squamous cell carcinoma: expression of biomarker proteins and EcPV2," published in 2020 in Scientific Reports
  • "Bifidobacterium breve BBG-001 and intestinal barrier function in preterm babies: Exploratory Studies from the PiPS Trial," published in 2020 in Pediatric Research
  • "Contractile and Structural Properties of Detrusor from Children with Neurogenic Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction," published in 2021 in Biology
  • "Contractile function of detrusor smooth muscle from children with posterior urethral valves - The role of fibrosis," published in 2020 in Journal of Pediatric Urology

The scientist frequently collaborates with other researchers, with notable co-authors including Aamir Ahmed, Boyu Xie, Christopher Thrasivoulou, Asıf Muneer, and Richard A. Hutchinson. These collaborations suggest interdisciplinary approaches that bridge clinical practice and molecular research.

Best Publications

  • Human Tumor-Associated Macrophage and Monocyte Transcriptional Landscapes Reveal Cancer-Specific Reprogramming, Biomarkers, and Therapeutic Targets.

    Luca Cassetta;Stamatina Fragkogianni;Andrew H. Sims;Agnieszka Swierczak

  • Emergence and spread of a human-transmissible multidrug-resistant nontuberculous mycobacterium.

    Josephine M Bryant;Josephine M Bryant;Dorothy M Grogono;Dorothy M Grogono;Daniela Rodriguez-Rincon;Isobel Everall

  • Expression of oestrogen receptor beta (ER beta) in multiple rat tissues visualised by immunohistochemistry.

    P. T. K. Saunders;S. M. Maguire;J. Gaughan;M. R. Millar

  • Immunohistochemical localization of androgen receptors in the rat testis: evidence for stage-dependent expression and regulation by androgens.

    William J. Bremner;Michael R. Millar;Richard M. Sharpe;Philippa T. K. Saunders

  • Comparative effects of neonatal exposure of male rats to potent and weak (environmental) estrogens on spermatogenesis at puberty and the relationship to adult testis size and fertility: evidence for stimulatory effects of low estrogen levels.

    N. Atanassova;C. McKinnell;K. J. Turner;M. Walker

  • Expression of oestrogen receptor beta (ER beta) occurs in multiple cell types, including some germ cells, in the rat testis

    P. T. K. Saunders;J. S. Fisher;R. M. Sharpe;M. R. Millar

  • A novel mammalian receptor for the evolutionarily conserved type II GnRH.

    Robert Millar;Steven Lowe;Darrell Conklin;Adam Pawson

  • Expression of RBM in the nuclei of human germ cells is dependent on a critical region of the Y chromosome long arm

    D. J. Elliott;M. R. Millar;K. Oghene;A. Ross

  • Permanent effects of neonatal estrogen exposure in rats on reproductive hormone levels, Sertoli cell number, and the efficiency of spermatogenesis in adulthood.

    N Atanassova;C McKinnell;M Walker;K J Turner

  • Immunolocalisation of oestrogen receptor-α within the testis and excurrent ducts of the rat and marmoset monkey from perinatal life to adulthood

    J S Fisher;M R Millar;G Majdic;P T K Saunders

  • Tracheal tube biofilm as a source of bacterial colonization of the lung.

    T. J. J. Inglis;M. R. Millar;J. G. Jones;D. A. Robinson

  • Estrogen receptor beta, but not estrogen receptor alpha, is present in the vascular endothelium of the human and nonhuman primate endometrium

    Hilary O. D. Critchley;Robert M. Brenner;Teresa A. Henderson;Karin Williams

  • Enteral feeding of premature infants with Lactobacillus GG.

    M R Millar;C Bacon;S L Smith;V Walker

  • Homozygous SLC2A9 Mutations Cause Severe Renal Hypouricemia

    Dganit Dinour;Nicola K. Gray;Susan Campbell;Xinhua Shu

  • Differential expression of oestrogen receptor α and β proteins in the testes and male reproductive system of human and non-human primates

    Philippa T.K. Saunders;Richard M. Sharpe;Karin Williams;Sheila Macpherson

  • Testosterone and spermatogenesis. Identification of stage-specific, androgen-regulated proteins secreted by adult rat seminiferous tubules.

    R.M. Sharpe;S. Maddocks;M. Millar;J.B. Kerr

  • Identification and H2O2 Production of Vaginal Lactobacilli from Pregnant Women at High Risk of Preterm Birth and Relation with Outcome

    Mark Wilks;Rebecca Wiggins;Angela Whiley;Enid Hennessy

  • Enzymatic degradation of urinary indoxyl sulfate by Providencia stuartii and Klebsiella pneumoniae causes the purple urine bag syndrome.

    S F Dealler;P M Hawkey;M R Millar

  • Abnormalities in Functional Development of the Sertoli Cells in Rats Treated Neonatally with Diethylstilbestrol: A Possible Role for Estrogens in Sertoli Cell Development

    R.M. Sharpe;N. Atanassova;C. McKinnell;P. Parte

  • Biofilm formation by Helicobacter pylori.

    R. M. Stark;G. J. Gerwig;R. S. Pitman;L. F. Potts

  • Lactoferricin, a new antimicrobial peptide.

    E.M. Jones;A. Smart;G. Bloomberg;L. Burgess

  • ERbeta1 and the ERbeta2 splice variant (ERbetacx/beta2) are expressed in distinct cell populations in the adult human testis.

    Philippa T. K. Saunders;Michael R. Millar;Sheila Macpherson;D. Stewart Irvine

  • Superbugs: should antimicrobial resistance be included as a cost in economic evaluation?

    Joanna Coast;Richard D. Smith;Michael R. Millar

  • Emergence and spread of a human-transmissible multidrug-resistant nontuberculous mycobacterium

    J. M. Bryant;D. M. Grogono;D. Rodriguez-Rincon;I. Everall

Frequent Co-Authors

Philippa T. K. Saunders
Philippa T. K. Saunders University of Edinburgh
Richard M. Sharpe
Richard M. Sharpe University of Edinburgh
Atique U. Ahmed
Atique U. Ahmed Northwestern University
Joanna Coast
Joanna Coast University of Bristol
Richard Smith
Richard Smith University of Exeter
Anthony P. Corfield
Anthony P. Corfield University of Nottingham
Robert P. Millar
Robert P. Millar University of Pretoria
Shahid Husain
Shahid Husain University Health Network
John Greenman
John Greenman University of the West of England
Nigel P. Groome
Nigel P. Groome Oxford Brookes University

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