Brian is an Assistant Professor of Medicine and practicing oncologist. He received his AB from Princeton University and MD and PhD degrees from Washington University in St. Louis. He completed his post-doctoral fellowship with Drs. Nick Haining and Arlene Sharpe at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute / Harvard Medical School. His primary research focus is to understand the cellular mechanisms by which immunotherapy controls, or fails to control, tumor growth. During his free time, Brian enjoys chasing after his two small children, jogging, and cooking (sometimes edible) meals.

Alex joined the Miller Lab in January of 2023. He received his PhD in Microbiology and Immunology from East Carolina University where he studied the interaction of dendritic cells and regulatory T cells in the context of autoimmunity in the lab of Dr. Mark Mannie. Outside the lab, he enjoys sports, hiking and traveling.

Wan Lin (Kelly) Chong joined the Miller Lab in summer 2022 after completing her undergraduate degree in Biology at UNC Chapel Hill. During her undergraduate studies, Kelly worked in an onco-immunology lab at UNC to understand the molecular signals controlling T cell functions during cancer. When not in the lab, she can often be found perfecting her Japanese Cotton Cheesecake recipe and learning the guitar. Fun facts about Kelly are that she came from Malaysia, and she can speak three languages!  

Emily joined the Miller lab in February 2022 as a Research Specialist.  She completed her BS in Biology at UNC Wilmington and Masters in Biomedical Science at Texas Tech University, where she studied HIV envelope and co-receptor interactions. Outside of the lab, Emily enjoys baking and reading.

Kate joined the Miller Lab in summer 2022 as a research technician. She graduated in 2020 from UW-Madison with a BS in Biochemistry. Her previous research topic was studying the maternal to zygotic transition, specifically pioneer factors that open closed chromatin. Outside of the lab, she acts as Game Master for her friends' game of Dungeons and Dragons. 

Harry joined the Miller lab in April 2023 (co-mentored by Dr. Hector Franco) as a graduate student in the Pharmacology curriculum. He graduated from Henan Agricultural University in 2018 with a B.E. in Bioengineering and then finished his master’s studies in biotechnology at Georgetown University in 2019. Before coming to UNC, Harry worked as a research assistant at Georgetown studying Multiple Sclerosis, Obesity and Ovarian Cancer. Outside the lab, Harry enjoys hiking, running, and trying new food.

Vasyl joined the Miller lab in December 2022 as a Bioinformatics Scientist.  He completed his DrPH in Biostatistics at UNC Chapel Hill with a specialization in statistical genetics. In his free time, he enjoys reading, music, movies, food, and scenery.

Matt is a graduate student in the Cell Biology and Physiology curriculum that joined the Miller Lab in Spring 2022. He graduated from Salisbury University in 2018 with a B.S. in Biology and minors in Chemistry and Mathematics. Prior to beginning graduate school, Matt worked as a research technician studying combination cancer immunotherapies targeting the tumor microenvironment of lung squamous carcinoma in the lab of Dr. Chad Pecot at UNC Chapel Hill. His primary research focus is to uncover myeloid-cell dependent mechanisms of therapeutic resistance in cancer. Outside of lab, Matt enjoys running, hiking, and long walks with his dog Charlie!