{"id":5585,"date":"2020-10-28T12:17:13","date_gmt":"2020-10-28T16:17:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/pathology\/?post_type=directory&#038;p=5585"},"modified":"2026-03-20T15:40:23","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T19:40:23","slug":"millermb","status":"publish","type":"directory","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/pathology\/directory\/millermb\/","title":{"rendered":"Melissa Miller"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Research Interests<\/h2>\n<p>My research interests include the use of molecular methodologies to understand the basis of clinical treatment failures and inaccurate laboratory diagnoses with regard to infectious diseases. I am interested in the use of molecular technology to develop more accurate, cost-effective and timely laboratory tests. Many of these clinical assays are used as research tools to address specific infectious disease questions, such as the prevalence and epidemiology of antimicrobial resistance. 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