Dr. Millis has taught all aspects of physiology to medical, dental and allied health sciences students for more than thirty years. He is credited with authoring or co-authoring approximately 60 articles in peer-reviewed publications on various aspects of biomedical physiology and has co-edited two research reference books. He serves as a peer reviewer for The Journal of the National Medical Association and Life Sciences.

His most recent research, funded by a grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, is to identify physiological markers for obesity in African-American adolescents. He has authored a government report funded by the U.S. Army’s Surgeon General on the effects of nicotine and nicotine withdrawal that was instrumental in creating the first federal government smoke-free workplace by the Department of Defense.

He was chief scientist for the development of the federal government’s first centralized database on medical aspects of chemical and biological warfare agents and he compiled the curriculum used to train physicians and allied health personnel on chemical casualty care for the first Persian Gulf War.

He has served as the program director of scientific logistics support to the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Vaccine Research Center and the training coordinator for a minority neuroscience fellowship program sponsored by the National Institute of Mental Health. He has also served as an evaluator for the National Institute of Mental Health’s Protection and Advocacy for Individuals with Mental Illness program and as a consultant to the National Institute of Drug Abuse on AIDS cofactors.

He has worked in Ethiopia with the Ethiopian Armed Forces to help develop the first physician’s assistant training program in sub-Saharan Africa under the auspices of a health capacity building grant from the National of Institutes of Health and with the International Center for Insect Physiology & Ecology to train biology teachers how to use computer technology for teaching critical-thinking and scientific problem-solving. He has also worked in Rwanda under the auspices of a political conflict management and capacity building grant from the Agency for International Development where he taught the use of computers for scientific problem-solving after decimation of the faculty of the National University of Rwanda by the Rwandan genocide.

He has been listed in the Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers and has received numerous merit awards for outstanding teaching and research and distinguished author’s awards by Howard University. Dr. Millis’ working hypothesis on medical education is that the complexity of delivering quality undergraduate medical education requires the continuity of training students in medical problem-solving skills throughout all four years of the medical curriculum.

He has used recent breakthroughs in computer technology to develop a computer-based course in general biology at the College of Southern Maryland, to present selected topics in medical pathophysiology to physician assistant and physical therapy undergraduate students at Shenandoah University and to achieve integration and greater reliance on critical-thinking and problem-solving for classroom instruction at the Howard University College of Medicine.

He has utilized several awards by the Howard University Fund for Academic Excellence for procuring computer software licenses to make computer programs which simulate physiological processes available to students and faculty. His notable innovations in teaching include the extensive use of computer simulations of physiological processes and medical cases which integrate real-life clinical problem-solving skills into preclinical and clinical medical science courses.

Employment history

2001 - Present
Associate Professor, Department of Physiology & Biophysics, Howard University
College of Medicine, Washington, DC.

2000 - Present
Graduate Associate Professor, Department of Physiology & Biophysics, and The
Howard University Graduate School of Arts & Sciences, Washington, D.C.

1992 - 2001
Assistant Professor, Departments of Physiology and Biophysics and of
Neurology(WOC), Howard University College of Medicine & The Graduate School
of Arts and Sciences, Washington, DC.

1991 - 1992
Instructor, Department of Physiology & Biophysics, Howard University College of
Medicine, Washington, DC.

1990 - 1991
Lecturer, Department of Physiology & Biophysics,
Howard University College of Medicine, Washington, DC.

1989 - 1990
Consultant, American College Testing Program,
Medical College Admissions Test (MCAT), Iowa City, IA.

1979 - 1992
Instructor (WOC), Department of Neurology,
 Howard University College of Medicine, Washington, DC.

1986 - 1990
 Senior Associate, Associate Consultants Inc.,
 Washington, DC.

1987 - 1988
Assistant Professor, Department of Biology,
The American University, Washington, DC.

1986 - 1987
Consultant, National Institute on Drug Abuse and Mental Health Administration;
Clinical Medicine Branch, Rockville, MD.

1985 - 1987
Professor, Department of Respiratory Therapy, University of the District of
Columbia, Washington, DC.

1985 - 1986
Lecturer, Department of Zoology, Howard University, College of Liberal Arts;
 Assistant Professor (WOC), Department of Human Nutrition, School of Human
Ecology; Instructor & Research Associate (WOC), Department of Neurology,
 College of Medicine, Washington, DC.

1984 - 1986
Member, Board of Directors, Family and Child Instructional Systems, Inc.
 Washington, DC.

1980 - 1986
Assistant Professor, Howard University Faculties of the College of Liberal Arts,
College of Medicine and School of Allied Health Sciences (WOC).

1980 - 1985
Graduate Assistant Professor, Howard University, Graduate School of Arts and
Sciences; Department of Zoology (WOC), Washington, DC.

1980 - 1985
Adjunct Assistant Professor, University of Maryland, Faculty of the College of
Physical Education, Department of Physical Education, Recreation and Health
and the Department of Agricultural Engineering, College Park, MD.

1980 - 1985
Research Associate, Georgetown University, School of Medicine, International
Center for Interdisciplinary Studies in Immunology and the Cystic Fibrosis Center,
 Washington, DC.

1980 - 1985
Consultant, U.S. Army Medical Research & Development Command

1981 - 1982
Executive Vice President, Health Care Specialties Ltd., Silver Spring, MD.

1981 - 1982
Consultant, Educational Testing Service, Princeton, NJ.

1979 - 1980
Consultant, Department of Respiratory Therapy, Capitol Hill Hospital, Washington,
DC.

1979 - 1980
Consultant, Department of Ancillary Services, Mount Vernon Hospital, Alexandria,
 VA.

1979 - 1980
Research Associate, Associate Consultants Inc., Washington, DC.

1978 - 1979
Postdoctoral Training, Department of Neurology, Howard University College of
 Medicine, Washington, DC.

1977 - 1978
Director of Clinical Programs, Hittman Corporation, Columbia, MD.

1974 - 1978
Graduate Teaching Assistant, Department of Physiology & Biophysics, Howard
University, Washington, DC.

1974 - 1976
Research Associate, Research Foundation of the Children's Hospital National
Medical Center, Washington, DC.

1975 - 1976
Instructor, Academic Reinforcement Program, Howard University College of
 Medicine, Washington, DC.

1975 - 1976
Lecturer, Advanced Respiratory Therapy Review Program of the American
 Association of Respiratory Therapy District of Columbia Chapter, Washington, DC.

1972 - 1975
Teaching Assistant, Nursing Division, Federal City College (now University of the
 District of Columbia), Washington, DC.

1973 - 1974
Respiratory Therapist, Children's Hospital, Washington, DC.

1969 - 1971
Assistant Chaplain, United States Army, Fort Meade, MD.

Military trining

1969-1971
U.S. Armed Forces Vietnam Era Veteran

1969
U.S. Army Basic Combat Training
Fort Knox, KY.

1970
U.S. Army Administrative School
 Fort Dix, NJ.

1970
U.S. Army Chaplain's School
Fort Hamilton, NY.

1970
U.S. Army Republic of Vietnam Training
Fort Meade, MD.

1990
U.S. Army Medical Management of Chemical Casualties Course
 Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD.

Affiliations

American Association of University Professors
American Association for the Advancement of Science
National Institute of Science
American Defense Preparedness Association
New York Academy of Sciences
American Physiological Society
Society for Neuroscience

Honors & Awards

1966
Recipient, Illinois State Scholarship, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL.

1966-67
Member, Southern Illinois University Basketball Team; Recipient of the United Press International National Championship College Division Award as determined by a 35-member board of coaches and champions of the National Invitational Tournament (NIT)

1975
Doctoral Trainee, NIGMS Training Grant; National Institutes of Health & Howard University Department of Physiology & Biophysics

1979
Principal Investigator, National Institutes of Health Biomedical Research Support Grant to Howard University, "The Physiological Significance of Ciliary Beating of the Cat Ependyma" ($2,500).

1979
Principal Investigator, American Heart Association Nation's Capital Affiliate, "Measurement of the P(a-A)N2 and Characterization of Lung Ventilation-Perfusion Inequality in a Model of Shock Lung" ($6,500).

1980
Co-Investigator & Chief Scientist, U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command, "Development of a Data Base on Biomedical Aspects of Chemical Defense" (required security clearance at secret level, $10 M).
Associate Consultants, Inc.

1984
Principal Investigator, Howard University Beltsville Mini-Grant Fund, "Measurement of Airways Resistance in Swine with an Airflow Perturbation Device" ($1,000).

1985
Principal Investigator, U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command, "Effects of Cigarette Smoking and Nicotine on Human Performance" ($108,000).
Associate Consultants, Inc.

1988
Principal Investigator, U.S. Public Health Service, Division of Federal Employee Occupational Health Region III, The National Institute on Drug Abuse and the U.S. Department of Labor Initiative, "Development of a Regional Symposium on Workplace Drug Abuse Prevention" ($20,000). Associate Consultants, Inc.

1989
Senior Scientist, U.S. Army Office of the Surgeon General, "Curriculum Development, Educational Evaluation and Technical Support for the Medical Management of Chemical Casualties Course" ($122,000). Associate Consultants, Inc.

1991
Chief Scientist, U.S. Army Dugway Proving Ground, "Project D049 Research Support Service" (required security clearance at secret level, $117,000).
Don H. Wood, M.D., Project Manager, Howard University

1991
Training Grant Coordinator, National Institute of Mental Health, "Minority Neuroscience Fellowship Program" ($1,272,174).
C. Ovid Trouth, M.D., Ph.D., Program Director

1992
Co-Investigator, Howard University Faculty Research Support Grant, "Hepatocyte Oxygenation and Metabolism During Continuous Perfusion with CDFT-1015 and UW Solutions Prior to Swine Liver Transplantation" ($50,000).
Rose-Marie Toussaint, M.D., Principal Investigator

1994
Co-Principal Investigator, Office of Naval Research Grant, "Minority Computational Neuroscience Fellowship Program" ($650,000).
C. Ovid Trouth, M.D., Ph.D., Co-Principal Investigator

1994
Co-Investigator, National Heart Lung & Blood Institute Grant,"Minority Institutional Research Training Program" ($744,456).
Alvin V. Thomas, M.D., Principal Investigator

1994
Member, Maryland American Heart Association 3-On-3 All-Star Basketball Team, played exhibition games before Washington Bullets home games at the U.S. Air Arena, Landover, Maryland.

1995
Recipient, Award for High Standards & Achievement and Professionalism in Biomedical Research and Inclusion in the Sterling Who's Who Directory, Executive Edition 1995-96.

1995
Member, Howard University Intramural All-Star Basketball Team, played benefit exhibition game against touring NBA Team.

1996
Co-Investigator, Minority Biomedical Research Support (MBRS) Grant Program of the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS), "Hemoglobin Containing Polymer-Coated Stealth Liposomes for Extended Circulation Time" ($150,000).
Warren K. Ashe, Ph.D., MBRS P.D.,Muhammed J. Habib, Subproject P.I.

1997
Member, Sigma Xi Scientific Research Society.

1996-99, 2000
Howard University Merit Award for Outstanding Sustained Performance in Teaching, Research & Service

1998
Principal Investigator, Howard University Fund for Academic Excellence, “A New Pedagogical Approach to Teaching Respiratory Physiology” ($5,000).

1998
Principal Investigator, Howard University Fund for Academic Excellence, “Internet Literacy Training for Distance Education in Biomedicine” ($5,000).

1999
Principal Investigator, Howard University Fund for Academic Excellence, “Computer Simulation Distance Learning Strategy for Teaching Principles of Pulmonary Function Testing” ($2,500).

2000-2006
Howard University Distinguished Faculty Author Awards for Scholarly Work Published 1998-2000, -2001, -2002, -2003, -2004, -2005, -2006.

2001
Howard University College of Medicine Award for 11 Years of Excellence in Teaching and Dedicated Service in the Integrated Neurosciences.

2001
Principal Investigator, Howard University Cancer Center, “Effects of Altering the Dietary Arginine-Methionine Balance on Growth of Subcutaneously Transplanted Prostate Cancers” ($15,000).

2001
Co-Investigator, Howard University Cancer Center, “Reversal of Cisplatin Resistance by Terbium in Prostate Cancer,” Robert G. Canada, Ph.D., Principal Investigator ($10,000).

2002
Project Director, National Institute of Allergy & Infectious Diseases, “Scientific Support for the Vaccine Research Center” ($5.3 M).

2003
Co-Principal Investigator, Mordecai Wyatt Johnson Fund & Howard University, “Effects of Aerobic Physical Activity on Ambulatory Blood Pressure in African-Americans with Stage I Hypertension,” Vernon Bond Jr., Ed.D., Principal Investigator ($300,000).

2004-05
Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers, Award for Excellence in Teaching 2004-2005.

2006
Member, Search Committee for the Dean of the College of Medicine, Howard University

2006-07
Principal Investigator, U.S. Department of Agriculture, University of the District of Columbia Cooperative Extension Service and Agricultural Experiment Station, “Risk Markers for Obesity in African-American Adolescents.” ($25,000).

2006
Recipient, 2006 Teaching with Technology Award, sponsored by the Howard University Center for Excellence in Teaching, Learning and Assessment.

Other professional activities

1985
Co-Chairman, Symposium on Biological Effects of Electropollution: Brain Tumors and Experimental Models, sponsored by Howard University, Washington, D.C., September 9, 1985.

1988
Chairman, Regional Symposium on Workplace Drug Abuse Prevention, Co-sponsored by the U.S. Public Health Service, Division of Federal Employee Occupational Health, The National Institute on Drug Abuse and The U.S. Department of Labor, Washington, D.C., February 11, 1988.

1991-95
Co-Sponsor (with Dr. C.O. Trouth), Neurophysiology Research Seminar Series, 12:00 Noon Tuesdays, Room 200 Seely G. Mudd Bldg., Dept. of Physiology & Biophysics, Howard University College of Medicine, Washington, DC.

1992-95, 01
Mentor, Summer Biomedical Research Program, American Heart Association, Nation's Capital Affiliate, Washington, DC.

1992-98
Member, Research Peer Review Subcommittee, American Heart Association Nation's Capital Affiliate, Washington, DC.

1992-99
Member, Admissions & Applicants Interview Committees and Faculty Advisor, Howard University College of Medicine, Washington, D.C.

1993
Co-Chairman, International Symposium on Ventral Brainstem Mechanisms and Control Functions, Washington, D.C., November 5-6, 1993.

1995-98
Member, Research Advisory Committee, American Heart Association Nation's Capital Affiliate, Washington, DC.

1996
Co-Investigator, Ethiopia Malaria Research Project, sponsored by the Minority International Training (MIRT) Program and the Permaculture and Parasitology Institute, Addis Ababa University, ETHIOPIA

1996
Faculty Member, Health Sciences Institute of the Ethiopian Armed Forces, Ministry of Defense, Addis Ababa, ETHIOPIA

1996
Co-Chairman, International Symposium on Smoking, Nicotine and Human Performance, held in Washington, D.C., November 22-23, 1996.

1997
Expert Witness, District Court of Maryland, Upper Marlboro, MD

1997
Adjunct Professor, Department of Biology, Charles County Community College, LaPlata, MD

1997
Consultant, Northwestern Learning Center, East Lansing, MI

1997
Lecturer, Review Courses in Medical Physiology, Wayne State Medical School, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, Western College of Health Sciences, Iowa College of Health Sciences, and Missouri College of Health Sciences.

1998-99
Faculty Member, Ethiopian Civil Service College and the Permaculture & Parasitology Institute, Addis Ababa University, ETHIOPIA

2000
Consultant & Evaluator, Science Content Review of the Medical College Admission Test (MCAT), Association of American Medical Colleges, Washington, DC

2000
Respiratory System Coordinator for A New Integrated Medical Curriculum, Curriculum Committee of the Howard University College of Medicine

2001
Consultant & Biomedical Curriculum Developer, University of Maryland-National University of Rwanda Conflict Management Project, K. Wong, Ph.D., Project Director

2001
Contractor, Development of a Web Human Biology Curriculum, College of Southern Maryland.

Thesis supervision

M.S. Theses & Ph.D. Dissertations

Stephens TA: Development of an Experimental Animal Model for the Physiological Evaluation of Intracellular Oxygenation during Hypoxic Hypoxia; M.S., Howard University, 1984.

Anonye CK: Intracellular Oxygenation and Neuromuscular Conduction Associated with Metabolic Alkalosis; M.S., Howard University, 1985.

Harris G: Experimental Cyanide Myopathy; M.S., Howard University, 1986.

Reynolds ME: Morphometric Assessment of Mitochondrial Function Associated with Decremental Neuromuscular Conduction During Experimental Hypoxia; Ph.D., Howard University, 1986.

Ewii MC: Nutritional and Immunological Toxicity of Aspirin-Like Drugs in Pregnant Rats and Offspring, Ph.D., Howard University, 1986.

Offiah GU: The Effects of Dietary Vitamin B6 Deficiency on Cell-Mediated Immunocompetence of Pregnant Mice and Offspring, Ph.D., Howard University, 1986.

Diya CA: The Effects of Dietary Alterations of L-arginine, L-methionine and a Synthetic Amino Acid N-acetyl-L-methionine on the Growth of Morris Hepatoma 3924A and Tumor Levels of Polyamines, Ph.D. Howard University, 1987.


Scientific Presentations

Millis RM, Wood DH, Trouth CO, Turman J & Nelson S: Reversible hypoxemia in artificially ventilated cats during electrical stimulation of the vasomotor centre; presented at the Fall Meeting Of the American Physiological Society, San Francisco, CA, October 5, 1975.

Millis RM, Young RC Jr & Kulczycki LL: Measuring relief of airways obstruction in cystic fibrosis; presented at the 16th Annual Scientific Session of the Maryland Thoracic Society, Baltimore, MD, February 22, 1976.

Millis RM, Wood DH & Turman J: An in vitro method for evaluating hypoxemia by measuring blood PN2, presented at the 11th Annual meeting of the Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation, Atlanta GA, March 22, 1976.

Wood DH & Millis RM: Reversible arterial hypoxemia and increased intracranial pressure; presented at the Annual Scientific Meeting Of the American Academy of Neurology, Atlanta, GA, April 8, 1977.

Millis RM, Young RC Jr & Kulczycki LL: Relief of airways obstruction in cystic fibrosis; presented at the 7th International Cystic Fibrosis Congress, Paris, France, June 1, 1977.

Millis RM & Wood DH: Systemic vasopressor responses with increased intracranial pressure, presented at the Fourth International Symposium on Intracranial Pressure, Williamsburg, VA, June 1, 1979.

Millis RM, Kulczycki LL & Harbert J: Validation of ventilation-perfusion scanning in cystic fibrosis; presented at the 8th Int. Cong. on Cystic Fibrosis, Toronto (Canada), May 29, 1980.

Kulczycki LL, Harbert JC & Millis RM: Ventilation-perfusion scanning in cystic fibrosis; presented at the 16th International Congress of Pediatrics, Barcelona (Spain), September 8, 1980.

Millis RM: The use of anticholinesterase agents in biomedical research; presented at the Chemical
Agents Workshop, sponsored by the US Army Medical Research & Development Command and the Swedish Defense Institute, Umea, Sweden, August 28, 1981.

Millis RM & Wood DH: Evaluation of arterial hypoxemia with a mass spectrometer system; presented at the Annual Meeting of the National Institute of Science, Washington, D.C., March, 1982.

Millis RM: Development of a biomedical database; presented at the U.S. Army Institute of Chemical Defense Workshop, sponsored by the U.S. Army Medical Research & Development Command, Edgewood Arsenal, MD, November 8, 1982.

Millis RM: Use of respiratory home care as a physiological tool; presented at the Cystic Fibrosis Center Workshop, Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, D.C., December 18, 1982.

Millis RM, Wood DH & Trouth CO: Pulmonary responses to acutely elevated intracranial pressure in dogs; presented at the Sixth International Symposium on Intracranial Pressure, Glasgow, Scotland, June 12, 1985.

Millis RM & Johnson AT: Use of swine to validate airflow perturbation device for airways resistance measurements in humans; presented at the Swine in Biomedical Research Symposium, Sponsored by the University of Missouri and the U.S. Department of Agriculture, College Park, MD, June 17, 1985.

Millis RM, Harris G, Reynolds H, Stephens TA and Anonye C: Usefulness of cytochrome oxidase activity for physiological assessment of tissue injury; presented at the Biological Effects of Electropollution: Brain Tumors and Experimental Models; Howard University, Washington, D.C., September 9, 1985.

Millis RM & Anonye C: lntracellular oxygenation and neuromuscular conduction associated with metabolic alkalosis; presented at the Fall Meeting of the American Physiological Society, Niagara Falls, N.Y., October 16, 1985.

Millis RM: Nutritional protection of animals exposed to cyanides; presented at the Sixth Annual Meeting of the American College of Toxicology, Washington, D.C., November 7, 1985.

Millis RM, Barber JD, Anderson WA, Gold A, Storm C & Reindorf C: Nephrotoxic effects of oxygen transport media in the isolated rat kidney; presented at the Sixth Annual Meeting of the American College of Toxicology, Washington, D.C., November 7. 1985.

Archer PW, Millis RM, Whittaker JA, Bernard DG & Trouth CO: Anticholinesterase toxicity at central respiratory chemosensitive areas reduced by opiate antagonist; presented at the Sixth Annual Meeting of the American College of Toxicology, Washington, D.C., November 7, 1985.

Harris G & Millis RM: Cyanide myopathy; presented at the Sixth Annual Meeting of the American College of Toxicology, Washington, D.C., November 7, 1985.

Millis RM: Airflow perturbation device for assessment of toxic effects of airborne chemicals; presented at the Sixth Annual Meeting of the American College of Toxicology, Washington, D.C., November 7, 1985.

Millis RM: Medications for the COPD patient; presented at the Respiratory Care Course for Nurses, sponsored by the American Lung Association of Maryland and Prince George's General Hospital and Medical Center, Cheverly, MD, October 21, 1986.

Millis RM: Physiological significance of immuno-competence measurements in experimental animal models; presented at the Workshop on the Extent of Use and Health Hazards of Nitrite Inhalants, sponsored by the National Institute on Drug Abuse and Mental Health Administration, Clinical Medicine Branch; Rockville, MD, March 31, 1987.

Millis RM: Recent development in intracranial pressure research; presented at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Center for Drugs and Biologics Seminar Series; Washington, D.C., April 9, 1987.

Millis RM, Archer PW, Pan Y, Whittaker JA, Bernard DG & Trouth CO: Effect of glycine and nicotine at brainstem respiratory chemosensitive areas; presented at the 17th Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, New Orleans, LA, November 21, 1987.

Millis RM & Diya CA: Effect of dietary arginine-methionine balance on growth of hepatoma; presented at the 1st Annual Symposium on Vitamins and Minerals in the Prevention and Treatment of Cancer, sponsored by the American Institute of Cancer Research, Washington, D.C., October 11, 1990.

Millis RM & Diya CA: Tumorigenesis inhibition by isocaloric alteration of the dietary arginine-methionine balance. Exercise, Calories, Fat & Cancer, Annual Research Conference, sponsored by the American Institute for Cancer Research, Washington, D.C., September 4, 1991.

Millis RM, Trouth CO & Wood DH: Central chemosensory control of tonic cardiorespiratory and motor responses in a primate model of brain injury; presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, New Orleans, LA, November 11, 1991.

Millis RM: Cytochrome oxidase functions as an oxygen electrode and indicator of hypoxia in muscle and brain, presented at the Neurology Grand Rounds, Walter Reed Army Hospital, Washington, DC, September 24, 1997.

Millis RM: Arginine and cancer, presented at the 6th International Meetings on Guanido Compounds in Biology and Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, September 1, 2001.
 

Scientific Publications

Abstracts

1. Millis RM, Wood DH, Trouth CO, Turman J & Nelson S: Reversible hypoxemia in artificially ventilated cats during electrical stimulation of the vasomotor centre. The Physiologist 18(3): 32, 1975.

2. Trouth CO, Millis RM, Harrison N, Holloway JA & Moolenaar GM: Finer localization of the vasomotor centre in the medulla oblongata of the cat. The Physiologist 18(3): 425, 1975.

3. Millis RM, Wood DH & Turman J: An in vitro method for evaluating hypoxemia by measuring blood PN2, Medical Instrumentation 10(1):69, 1976.

4. Millis RM, Wood DH, Trouth CO, Fernbach NK & Turman J: The relative hypoxemia in some cases of increased intracranial pressure. Federation Proceedings 35(3): 838, 1976.

5. Young RC Jr, Kulczycki LL & Millis RM: A Preliminary report: physiological evaluation of pulmonary responses to bronchoscopy and bronchial washing (BBW) in seven patients with cystic fibrosis. Cystic Fibrosis Abstracts 17: 5, 1976.

6. Wood DH & Millis RM: Reversible arterial hypoxemia and increased intracranial pressure. Neurology 27(4): 381, 1977.

7. Millis RM: Evaluation of arterial hypoxemia with a mass spectrometer system. Transactions of the National Institute of Science 28(1): 7, 1982.

8. Millis RM: Ultrastructural changes associated with hypoxia and decreased cytochrome oxidase activity. Fundamental and Applied Toxicology 4: S241, 1984.

9. Millis RM & Wood DH: The role of uncontrolled skeletal muscle activity in the hypoxemia associated with brain injury. Transactions of the National Institute of Science 30(1): 13, 1985.

10. Stephens TA & Millis RM: A model for physiological evaluation of intracellular oxygenation during hypoxic hypoxia. Transactions of the National Institute of Science 30(1): 14, 1985.

11. Millis RM, Harris G, Reynolds M, Stephens TA & Anonye C: Usefulness of cytochrome oxidase activity for physiological assessment of tissue injury. Biological Effects of Nonionizing Electromagnetic Radiation Digest 9(4): 88, 1985.

12. Millis, RM & Anonye CK: Intracellular oxygenation and neuromuscular conduction associated with metabolic alkalemia. The Physiologist 28(4): 320, 1985.

13. Millis RM: Nutritional protection of animals exposed to cyanides. Journal of the American College of Toxicology 4(6): 373, 1985.

14. Millis RM, Barber, JD, Anderson WA, Gold A, Storm C & Reindorf C: Nephrotoxic effects of oxygen transport media in the isolated rat kidney. Journal of the American College of Toxicology 4(6): 373, 1985.

15. Archer PW, Millis RM, Whittaker JA, Bernard DG & Trouth CO: Anticholinesterase toxicity at central respiratory chemosensitive areas reduced by opiate antagonist. Journal of the American College of Toxicology 4(6): 374, 1985.

16. Harris G & Millis RM: Cyanide Myopathy. Journal of the American College of Toxicology 4(6): 374, 198.

17. Millis RM: Airflow perturbation device for assessment of toxic effects of airborne chemicals. Journal of the American College of Toxicology 4(6): 374, 1985.

18. Bond V, Balkissoon B, Caprarola M & Millis RM: Aerobic capacity during two-arm and one-leg exercise. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise. Supplement 18(2): S11, 1986.

19. Bellanti JA, Kulczycki LL, Millis RM, McPherson RA & Zuba D: Significance of monitoring the humoral immune response to respiratory tract infections in cystic fibrosis patients. Cystic Fibrosis Abstracts 27: 107, 1986.

20. Ewii MC, Knight EM, Millis RM & Offiah GU: Nutritional and immunological toxicity of aspirin-like drugs in pregnant rats and offspring. Federation Proceedings, 46(3): S89, 1987.

21. Offiah GU, Knight EM, Millis RM & Ewii MC: Effects of dietary vitamin B6 deficiency on cell mediated immunocompetence of pregnant mice and offspring. Federation Proceedings, 46(3): 588, 1987.

22. Millis RM, Archer PW, Pan Y, Whittaker JA, Bernard DG & Trouth CO: Effect of glycine and nicotine at brainstem respiratory chemosensitive areas. Society for Neuroscience Abstracts 13: 1640, 1987.

23. Archer PW, Pan Y, Whittaker JA, Bernard DG, Millis RM & Trouth CO: Anticholinesterase toxicity at brainstem respiratory chemosensitive areas. Society for Neuroscience Abstracts 13: 1640, 1987.

24. Millis RM, Trouth CO & Wood DH: Central chemosensory control of tonic cardiorespiratory and motor responses in a primate model of brain injury. Society for Neuroscience Abstracts 17: 201, 1991.

25. Millis RM & Diya CA: Effect of dietary arginine-methionine balance on growth of hepatoma. Vitamins and Minerals in the Prevention and Treatment of Cancer. Jacobs M (ed), Boca Raton, FL, CRC Press, p. 254, 1991.

26. Bernard DG, Sexcius LM, Millis RM, Trouth, CO, Wood DH: Norepinephrine--induced blood oxygen desaturation. Society for Neuroscience Abstracts 17: 102, 1991.

27. Douglas, RM, Bernard DG, Pan Y, Sexcius LM, Holloway JA, Millis RM, Trouth CO: Effect of kainic acid on brainstem respiratory chemosensitive zones. Society for Neuroscience Abstracts 17: 788, 1991.

28. Millis RM & Diya CA: Tumorigenesis inhibition by isocaloric alteration of the dietary arginine-methionine balance. Advances in Experimental Biology and Medicine 322: 258, 1992.

29. Dehkordi O, Dennis GC, Millis R, Trouth CO: Effect of pretreatment with physostigmine on cocaine-induced cardiorespiratory failure. Federation Proceedings 1992.

30. Toussaint RM, Millis, RM: Potential usefulness of perfluorochemical and stroma-free hemoglobin solutions in liver transplantation. Transplantation 1992.

31. Douglas RM, Bernard DG, Pan Y, Sexcius LM, Holloway JA, Millis RM & Trouth CO: Cardiorespiratory effects of kainic acid on brainstem chemosensitive zones. Society for Neuroscience Abstracts 18: 828, 1992.

32. Bernard DG, Sexcius LM, Millis RM & Trouth CO: Cholinergic mechanisms involved in brainstem respiratory CO2-chemosensitive control. Society for Neuroscience Abstracts 18: 828, 1992.

33. Millis RM & Diya CA: Inhibition of body growth and tumorigenesis by dietary alteration of the arginine-methionine balance. Advances in Experimental Biology and Medicine 1993.

34. Reynolds MR, Johnson SM, Trouth CO, Millis RM & Holloway JA. Cyanide effects on cytochrome oxidase activity at the ventral brainstem. Society for Neuroscience Abstracts 21: 1882, 1995.

35. Johnson SM, Reynolds ME, Trouth CO & Millis RM: Cytochrome oxidase activity at the ventral brainstem associated with hypoxia. Society for Neuroscience Abstracts 21: 1882, 1995.
 

Articles

1. Millis RM, Young RC Jr. & Kulczycki LL: Validation of therapeutic bronchoscopic bronchial washing in cystic fibrosis. Chest 71: 508-513, 1977.

2. Trouth CO, Winter S, Gupta KC, Millis RM & Holloway JA: Analysis of the sexual dimorphism in the basioccipital portion of the dog skull. Acta Anatomica 98: 469-483, 1977.

3. Millis RM & Wood DH: Technique for accurate determination of the blood nitrogen tension by mass spectrometer. Chest 72: 217-221, 1977.

4. Kulczycki LL, Young RC Jr & Millis RM: Relief of airways obstruction in cystic fibrosis. International Cystic Fibrosis Proceedings. Paris, International Cystic Fibrosis Association, 1978, pp. 404-410.

5. Meyer GA, Millis RM & Budzinski J: Validation of a new technique for measurement of intracranial pressure with a scintillation counter. Neurosurgery 2: 35-38, 1978.

6. Kulczycki LL, Bellanti JA & Millis RM: Respiratory lung defense mechanism and its significance in cystic fibrosis. Proceedings of the European Working Group for Cystic Fibrosis. Vol. 9, Amsterdam, European Cystic Fibrosis Association, 1979, pp. 42-46.

7. Wood DH, Millis RM & Trouth CO: Systemic vasopressor responses and the arterial hypoxemia associated with increased intracranial pressure, In: Intracranial Pressure Vol 4, Heidelberg-Berlin, Springer-Verlag, 1980, pp. 327-332.

8. Kulczycki LL, Harbert JC & Millis RM: Escintigrafia de la ventilation-perfusion en la fibrosis quistica. MTA - Pediatria 3:119-130, 1982.

9. Millis RM, Stephens TA, Harris G, Anonye C & Reynolds M: Relationship between intracellular oxygenation and neuromuscular conduction during hypoxic hypoxia. Life Sciences 35: 2443-2451, 1984.

10. Millis RM, Barber JD, Anderson WA, Gold AJ, Storm CB & Reindorf CA: Nephrotoxic effects of oxygen transport media in the isolated rat kidney. Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine 178: 643-647, 1985.

11. Millis RM, Stephens TA, Harris G, Anonye C & Reynolds M: Histochemical assessment of cytochrome oxidase activity for monitoring ischemic muscle injury. Experimental Neurology 88: 265-276, 1985.

12. Millis RM, Wood DH & Trouth CO: Amelioration of hypoxemia by neuromuscular blockade following brain injury. Life Sciences 37: 739-748, 1985.

13. Millis RM, Wood DH & Trouth CO: Vasopressor responses and hypoxemia with acutely increased intracranial pressure. Life Sciences 38: 1767-1774, 1986.

14. Millis RM, Harris G, Stephens TA & Reynolds M: Cytochrome oxidase activity for physiological assessment of tissue injury. In: Biological Effects of Electropollution: Brain Tumors and Experimental Models, Philadelphia, Information Ventures, 1986, pp. 99-105.

15. Millis RM, Wood DH & Trouth CO: Pulmonary responses to acutely elevated intracranial pressure in dogs. Intracranial Pressure Vol. 6, Heidelberg-Berlin, Springer-Verlag, 1986, pp. 385-388.

16. Millis RM & Johnson AT: Use of swine to validate airflow perturbation device for airways resistance measurements in humans. In: Swine in Biomedical Research Vol. 1, New York, Plenum Press, 1986, pp. 507-513.

17. Millis RM: Effects of recreational drugs on physical activity. Journal of the National Medical Association 79: 59-64, 1987.

18. Millis RM, Anonye CK & Reynolds M: Myocyte cytochrome oxidase activity and neuromuscular conduction associated with metabolic alkalosis. Experimental Neurology 95: 235-248, 1987.

19. Millis RM, Wood DH & Trouth CO: Vasopressor responses and hypoxemia with acutely increased intracranial pressure. In: Year Book of Critical Care Medicine. Chicago, Year Book Medical Publishers, 1987, pp. 312-313.

20. Millis RM, Ewii HC, Offiah GU, Hyde BP, & Knight EM: Effects of aspirin-like drugs on mitogen stimulated DNA synthesis of lymphocytes from pregnant rats and offspring. Pediatric Research 23: 93-97, 1988.

21. Millis RM, Ewii HC, Offiah GU, Hyde BP & Knight EM: Effects of aspirin-like drugs on nutritional status of pregnant rats and offspring. Journal of the National Medical Association 80: 545-552, 1988.

22. Millis RM, Archer PW, Whittaker JA & Trouth CO: Role of hypoxia in organophosphorus nerve agent intoxication. Neurotoxicology 9: 273-286, 1988.

23. Millis RM, Kulczycki LL & Harbert JC: Scintigraphic evidence for relief of airways obstruction in cystic fibrosis. Journal of the National Medical Association 80: 1073-1078, 1988.

24. Whittaker JAC, Trouth CO, Pan Y, Millis RM & Bernard DG: Age differences in responsiveness of brainstem chemosensitive neurons to extracellular pH changes. Life Sciences 46: 1699-1705, 1990.

25. Trouth CO, Bada FJ, Pan Y, Holloway JA, Millis RM & Bernard DG: Naloxone application to the ventrolateral medulla enhances the respiratory response to inspired carbon dioxide. Life Sciences 49: 193-200, 1991.

26. Millis RM, Barber JD, Anderson WA, Toussaint R-M, Baker FW & Hackley BE Jr: Amelioration of the nephrotoxicity associated with synthetic oxygen transport media. Journal of the National Medical Association 84: 773-777, 1992.

27. Dehkordi O, Dennis GC, Millis RM, Trouth CO & Turman J: Central cocaine neurotoxicity at brainstem cardiorespiratory control sites. Life Sciences 52: 1387-1396, 1993.

28. Toussaint R-M, Mezghebe HH & Millis RM: Hepatic transplantation in the United States: A review. Transplantation Proceedings 25: 2481-2483, 1993.

29. Trouth CO, Millis RM, Bernard DG, Pan Y, Whittaker JA & Archer PW: Cholinergic-opioid interactions at brainstem respiratory chemosensitive areas in the cat. Neurotoxicology 14: 459-468, 1993.

30. Millis RM, Barber JD, Anderson WA, Dehkordi O, Toussaint R-M & Ertugrul L: Acute beneficial effect of Fluosol-DA on urinary excretion of stroma-free hemoglobin in the isolated rat kidney. Renal Failure 16: 325-335, 1994.

31. Millis RM, Baker FW, Ertugrul L, Douglas RM & Sexcius L: Physical performance decrements in children with sickle cell anemia. Journal of the National Medical Association 86: 113-116, 1994.

32. Dehkordi O, Dennis GC, Millis RM, Trouth CO & Ertugrul L: Effects of cholinomimetics on cocaine-induced hypotension and apneusis at a ventral brainstem cardiorespiratory control site. Life Sciences 54: 1513-1522, 1994.

33. Dehkordi O, Dennis GC, Millis RM, Trouth CO, Quartey R & Ertugrul L: Physostigmine pretreatment of cocaine-induced cardiorespiratory failure, in Ventral Brainstem Mechanisms and Control of Respiration and Blood Pressure, New York, Dekker, 1995, pp. 701-708.

34. Millis RM, Trouth CO, Johnson SM, Wood DH, Dehkordi O & Wray SR: Arterial oxygen desaturation and respiratory failure associated with sympathetic overactivity, in Ventral Brainstem Mechanisms and Control of Respiration and Blood Pressure, New York, Dekker, 1995, pp. 653-662.

35. Millis RM, Udeinya IJ, Wyche MQ Jr & West W: Ventilatory responses to L-arginine and nitric oxide control mechanisms, in Ventral Brainstem Mechanisms and Control of Respiration and Blood Pressure, New York, Dekker, 1995, pp. 417-423.

36. Trouth CO, Millis RM, Trouth AJ, Archer PW, Campbell WR & Hackley BE Jr: Neurotoxic agents at the ventral brainstem, in Ventral Brainstem Mechanisms and Control of Respiration and Blood Pressure, New York, Dekker, 1995, pp. 709-722.

37. Millis RM, Barber JD, Anderson WA & Dehkordi O: Effects of a stroma-free hemoglobin and perfluorochemical combination on ultrastructure and function of the isolated rat kidney. Renal Failure 17: 675-687, 1995.

38. Dennis GC, Dehkordi O, Millis RM, Brown D & Paul O: Monitoring of median nerve somatosensory potentials during cervical spinal cord decompression. Journal of Clinical Neurophysiology 13: 51-59, 1996.

39. Bond V Jr, Wang P, Adams RG, Johnson AT, Vaccaro P, Tearney RJ, Millis RM, Franks BD & Bassett DR Jr: Lower leg high-intensity resistance training and peripheral hemodynamic adaptations. Canadian Journal of Applied Physiology 21: 209-217, 1996.

40. Millis RM, Diya CA & Reynolds ME: Growth inhibition of subcutaneously transplanted hepatomas by alterations of the dietary arginine-methionine balance. Nutrition and Cancer 25: 317-327, 1996.

41. Dehkordi O, Dennis GC, Millis RM & Trouth CO: Cardiorespiratory effects of cocaine and procaine at the ventral brainstem. Neurotoxicology 17: 387-396, 1996.

42. Millis RM: Alcohol, impact on health. Encyclopedia of Human Biology Vol. 1, Academic Press, 1997, pp. 225-230.

43. Millis RM: Tobacco, smoking and nicotine: impact on health. Encyclopedia of Human Biology Vol 8, Academic Press, 1997, pp. 443-448.

44.Millis, RM: Smoking. Encyclopedia of Mental Health Vol. 3, Academic Press, 1997, pp. 519-524.

45. Millis RM, Diya CA, Reynolds ME, Dehkordi O & Bond V Jr: Growth inhibition of subcutaneously transplanted hepatomas without cachexia by alteration of the dietary arginine-methionine balance. Nutrition and Cancer 31: 49-55, 1998.

46. Bond V Jr, Millis RM, Caprarola M, Vaccaro P, Adams RG, Blakely R, Roltsch M, Hatfield B, Davis GC, Franks BD, Fairfax J, Banks M. Aerobic exercise attenuates blood pressure reactivity to cold pressor test in normotensive, young adult African-American women. Ethnicity & Disease 9: 104-110, 1999.

47. Dennis GC, Soni D, Dehkordi O, Millis RM, James H, West WL & Taylor RE: Analgesic responses to intrathecal morphine in relation to CSF concentrations of morphine-3,β-glucuronide and morphine-6,β-glucuronide. Life Sciences 64: 1725-1731, 1999.

48. Dennis GC, Dehkordi O, Millis RM, Said B & Baganz MD: Somatosensory evoked potential, neurological examination and magnetic resonance imaging for assessment of cervical spinal cord decompression. Life Sciences 66: 389-397, 2000.

49. Bond V Jr, Vacarro P, Caprarola M, Millis RM, Blakely R, Wood R, Roltsch M, Fairfax J, Hatfield B, Franks BD, Williams D, Davis GC, & Adams RG: Blood pressure reactivity to mental stress and aerobic fitness in normotensive young adult African-American males with parental history of hypertension. Stress Medicine 16: 219-227, 2000.

50. Dehkordi O, Dennis GC, Millis RM & Trouth CO: Cocaine and ventral brainstem neurotoxicity. In: Wray SR, Hernandez N, Parshad O (eds), Brain Function, Behavior, Drugs and Disease, Jamaica, WI, Medical and Scientific Development Trust and Caribbean Brain Research Organization, 2000, pp. 110-121.

51. Bond V Jr, Adams G, Vacarro P, Blakely R, Franks D, Williams D, Obisesan TO & Millis R: Physical activity and blood pressure responsiveness to the cold pressor test in normotensive young adult African-American males. Ethnicity & Disease 11: 217-223, 2001.

52. Dehkordi O, Dennis GC, Millis RM, Randolph MG, Said B & Trouth CO: Synergism between cocaine and atropine at the ventrolateral medulla of cats. Life Sciences 69: 2017-2025, 2001.

53. Nahavandi M, Tavakkoli F, Millis RM, Wyche MQ, Perlin E & Castro O: Arterialization of the venous blood in sickle cell disease. Journal of the National Medical Association 94: 320-326, 2002.

54. Bond V, Stephens Q, Adams RG, Vaccaro P, DeMeersman R, Williams D, Obisesan TO, Franks BD, Oke LM, Coleman B, Blakely R & Millis RM: Aerobic exercise attenuates an exaggerated exercise blood pressure response in normotensive young adult African-American men. Blood Pressure 11: 229-234, 2002.

55. Nahavandi M, Tavakkoli F, Wyche MQ, Perlin E & Millis RM: Arterialization of venous blood for differentiation of sickle cell subjects in vaso-occlusive crisis. Hematology 8: 421-428, 2003.

56. Dehkordi O, Haxhiu MA, Millis RM, Dennis GC, Kc P, Jafri A, Khajavi M, Trouth CO & Zaidi SI: Expression of alpha-7 nAChRs on spinal cord-brainstem neurons controlling inspiratory drive to the diaphragm. Respiratory Physiology & Neurobiology 141: 21-34, 2004.

57. Bond V, Millis RM, Adams RG, Williams D, Obisesan TO, Oke LM, Blakely R, Vaccaro P, Franks D, Neita M, Davis GC, Lewis-Jack O & Dotson CO: Normal exercise blood pressure response in African-American women with parental history of hypertension. American Journal of the Medical Sciences 328: 78-83, 2004.

58. Dehkordi O, Millis RM, Dennis GC, Coleman BR, Johnson SM, Changizi L & Trouth CO: Alpha-7 and alpha-4 nicotinic receptor subunit immunoreactivity in genioglossus muscle motoneurons. Respiratory Physiology & Neurobiology 145: 153-161, 2005.

59. Bond V, Millis RM, Adams RG, Oke LM, Enweze L, Blakely R, Banks M, Thompson T, Obisesan T & Sween J: Attenuation of exaggerated exercise blood pressure response in African-American women by regular aerobic exercise. Ethnicity & Disease 15 [suppl 5]: S5-10-S5-13, 2005.

60. Nahavandi M, Tavakkoli F, Millis RM, Wyche MQ Habib MJ & Tavakkoli, N: Effects of hydroxyurea and L-arginine on the production of nitric oxide metabolites in cultures of normal and sickle erythrocytes. Hematology 11: 291-294, 2006.

61. Millis RM & Offiah GU: Dietary protein deficiency in pregnant mice and offspring. Life Sciences 2006 (in press).