Margaret Miller, science program manager for the Office of Womens Health at the Food and Drug Administration, will discuss Womens Health: Science and Policy at the United States Food and Drug Administration at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 13, at West Virginia Universitys Health SciencesCenters Main Auditorium.

“This is an important and timely topic for women, as well as men, who want to know how policies affecting health are decided,”said Barbara Howe, director of the WVU Center for Womens Studies.

Dr. Miller will look at issues related to the ethics of doing drug research on women, among other issues.

The event is co-sponsored by the Center for Womens Studies, the Departments of Biology and Chemistry, the Schools of Medicine, Nursing and Pharmacy and the American Medical Womens Association.

Miller earned her Ph.D. in endocrinology-reproductive physiology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1981. From 1981-85, she worked with the Monsanto Company directing a laboratory responsible for conducting analytical support for the clinical trials of bovine and porcine somatropin.

In 1989, Dr. Miller joined the U.S. Food and Drug Administrations Center of Veterinary Medicine as a scientific reviewer in the Division of Toxicology and Environmental Services performing safety assessments for drugs used in food-producing animals. In 1992, she became Board Certified with the American Board of Toxicology, and she currently serves on the Board of Directors.

In 1999, Miller joined FDA s Office of Womens Health (OWH) where she manages the scientific program. The OWH science program is designed to fund research that helps the agency make informative decisions on the safety of regulated products for women,

In 2001, Miller graduated from the University of Maryland School of Nursing with a bachelor of science degree.

Millers talk is just one of the many events being held in conjunction with Womens History Month. Other events include Take Our Moms to Class Day on March 12, Fireside Chats and special discussions, among others. For more information, call the center at 293-2339.