Miles D. Freeman

I am an Internal Medicine Resident Physician at the University of Miami/Jackson Health Systems, equipped with over a decade of comprehensive medical and scientific training. My expertise lies in providing patient-centered care, leading interdisciplinary teams, and spearheading cutting-edge research in molecular biology.

Driven by a passion for innovation, my ultimate aim is to use my knowledge in medicine, molecular biology, and pharmaceutical research to revolutionize therapeutics and treatment modalities. I am enthusiastic about leveraging my diverse skill set and interdisciplinary approach to tackle the challenges within the healthcare industry, with a steadfast commitment to enhancing patient care on a global scale.

American Heart Association Pre-doctoral Fellowship, 2019

• Annual Stipend- matches the NIH scale for pre-doctoral fellows, plus $1,000 per year for health insurance.
• Project Support: $2,000 per year, in addition to the stipend.
• Award Duration: 2 years
• Total Award Amount: $54,648

ITHS TL1 Translational Research Training Program Fellow, University of Washington, 2018

• Stipend: Pre-doctoral stipend uniformly set for all trainees by the National Institute of Health.
• Tuition: 60 percent of full-time tuition to support in supplementing my course of study with required translational TL1 coursework.
• Research funding: $1,500 in funding to support my research activities.

Achievement Rewards for College Scientists (ARCS) Fellowship, University of Washington, 2016

• Three-year ARCS Foundation Fellowship of $17,500.

Graduate Study Fellowship, Florida Agricultural & Mechanical University, 2011

• Three-year fellowship, covering the cost of graduate tuition, $25,056 per year.

• Zhang Z, Freeman M, El-Nachef D, Lu Y, Xu H, and MacLellan WR. A Small-molecule Screening Strategy to Promote Cardiomyocyte Proliferation That Protects the Heart from Ischemic Injury. Circulation. 2023; 6 Nov 2023 doi.org/10.1161/circ.148.suppl_1.17407
• Zhang Z, Zhang Y, Freeman M, El-Nachef D, Davenport G, Williams A, MacLellan WR. Hippo signaling and histone methylation control cardiomyocyte cell cycle re-entry through distinct transcriptional pathways. PLoSOne. 2023 Feb 13;18(2):e0281610. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0281610. eCollection 2023.
• Igwe J, DeAllie G, Chandra S, Davidson S, Freeman M, Abe T, Ponce Alvarez MC. National Trends and Outcomes for Extra-Corporeal Membrane Oxygenation Use in Morbidly Obese Patients with ARDS. American Thoracic Society International Conference 2022. A5035
• Freeman M, El-Nachef D, Kajimoto H, Williams A, Zhang Z, MacLellan WR. KDM4D Overexpression Enhances Cardiac Regeneration and Mitigates Myocardial Damage in Response to Ischemic Injury. (Submitted/In Revision). 2022
• El-Nachef D, Oyama K, Wu YY, Freeman M, Zhang Y, MacLellan WR. Repressive histone methylation regulates cardiac myocyte cell cycle exit. J Mol Cell Cardiol. 2018 May 22; 121:1-12. doi: 10.1016/j.yjmcc.2018.05.013. PubMed PMID: 29800554.
• Freeman MD, Tryphon KM, Miles JS, Darling-Reed S, Flores-Rozas H. Inactivation of chromatin remodeling factors sensitizes cells to selective cytotoxic stress. Biologics 2014; 8:269-280. Doi: 10.2147/BTT.S67046. PMCID: PMC4238754.
• Stephenson AP, Tryphon KM, Miles JS, Freeman MD, Reams RR, Flores-Rozas H. Defects in base excision repair sensitize cells to manganese in S. cerevisiae. Biomed Res Int. 2013: 2013: 295635. Doi: 10.1155/2013/295635. PMCID: PMC3825218.

• President, Oncology Society Interest Group, Morehouse School of Medicine, 2014-2016, Representative on behalf of Oncology Society Interest Group for community and campus events. Organize meetings to share ideas, information, and experiences with colleagues in or interested in cancer care subspecialty.
• Vice President, Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Florida State University, 2008-2011, Community Service and Outreach Chair, Florida State University Relay for Life organizer, Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity annual Sleep Out for the Homeless organizer and participant. Representative on behalf of Mu Epsilon Chapter for community and campus events.

• Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students, Phoenix, Arizona, 11/2017
• Graduate Student Exhibitor for University of Washington Molecular & Cellular Biology Program, Seattle, Washington
• Keystone Symposia Meeting on Epigenetics and Human Disease: Progress from Mechanisms to Therapeutics, Seattle, Washington, 01/29/2017
• NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases summer extern research forum, New York City, New York, 07/31/2015
• American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C., 04/09/2013
• Summit on the Science of Eliminating Health Disparities, Washington, D.C., 12/18/2012
• Florida A&M University Research Forum, Tallahassee, Florida, 09/12/2012
• 32nd Annual Graduate Research Association of Pharmaceutical Scientist Meeting, Tallahassee, Florida, 06/16/2012

• Committee, UW Cardiovascular Biology Research Symposium Steering Committee, University of Washington, Planned and organized 2018 and 2019 CCB research day for the department of cardiology at the University of Washington. Recruited and invited external guest speakers, Choose trainee presenters, Hosted guest speaker

• Invited speaker, Achievement Rewards for College Scientists Foundation, 2018, Gave a talk along with Dr. Charles Murry director of ISCRM to ARCS foundation members about my research at UW specifically on regenerative medicine and the value the Institute of Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine brings to UW and science.
• UWMC Heart and Stroke Walk Coach, American Heart Association, 2016- 2020, Recruited and registered members for the UW Center of Cardiovascular Biology Heart Walk team., Utilized social media to gain donations for American Heart Association., Raised funds towards AHA heart walk fundraiser.
• Community Volunteer, Florida Poison Information Center, 2011-2014, Distribute and present Florida poison control information at health events and local school events., Phyllis Bell-Davis, M.Ed., Media Relations, and Education Associate

• Dr. W Robb MacLellan M.D., Professor of Medicine and Head, Division of Cardiology, University of Washington, wrmaclellan@cardiology.washington.edu, (206) 616-1040
• Dr. Marshall Horwitz M.D., Ph.D., Professor of Pathology and Medicine, Director of Medical Scientist Training Program, University of Washington, horwitz@uw.edu, (206) 616-4566
• Dr. Mary-Claire King Ph.D., Professor of Genome Sciences and Medicine, Associate Director of Medical Scientist Training Program, University of Washington, mcking@uw.edu, (206) 616-4294
• Dr. Stefanie R. Brown, M.D., M.B.A., Associate Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics, Program Director, Internal Medicine Residency, University of Miami, sbrown5@med.miami.edu, (305)-585-5215