Dr. Darlene Miller received his Master’s Degree in Microbiology and Public Health from the University of Miami and a Doctor of Health Sciences from Nova Southeastern University. He is nationally certified in Infection Control and Epidemiology (CIC) by the Association of Professionals in Infection Control and also has national certification as a Specialist in Medical and Public Health Microbiology by the American Society of Microbiology. He is a Research Professor of Ophthalmology and Scientific Director of the Ocular Microbiology Laboratory at the University of Miami. His teaching interests include medical microbiology, epidemiology, public health, microbiomes, and microbial ecology.