Paul J. Mills, Ph.D. 
Professor In Residence
9500 Gilman Drive
La Jolla, CA 92093-0804
Phone #: 619-543-2506
FAX #: 619-543-7517
E-MAIL: pmills@ucsd.edu

Biography
Paul, a Professor in Residence, has been with the Department since 1987 when he began a postdoctoral fellowship in Behavioral Medicine. He is an active clinical investigator with broad research interests, including studying the effects of depression on inflammation and clinical outcomes in heart failure, studying the effects of hypertension and stressors on inflammation, adhesion and atherosclerosis risk, and examining the effects of spaceflight on the sympathetic nervous and immune systems. He also has interests in the effects of traditional herbal medicines to treat generalized anxiety. Paul is a member of the Symptom Control Research Group at the UCSD Cancer Center studying the effects of traditional and non-traditional treatments for breast cancer on components of the immune system and fatigue. He is the Director of the General Clinical Research Center Core Laboratory which supports a broad array of biochemical assay services for clinical studies at UCSD. He is currently an Associate Editor for the journal Health Psychology. He recently completed a term as Associate Editor for the journal Annals of Behavioral Medicine, for which he edited a special issue on the topic of spirituality, religiousness and health. Paul is active in the governance and organizational work of several professional societies, including the American Psychosomatic Society and the Society of Behavioral Medicine. He is a faculty member in the Behavioral Medicine track of the UCSD/SDSU Joint Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology.

Selected Publications

• Mills PJ, Farag N, Dimsdale JE, Perez C. Peripheral blood mononuclear cell CD62L and CD11a expression and sCD54 levels following infused isoproterenol in hypertension. Journal of Hypertension 20:311-316, 2002.
• Mills PJ, Perez CJ, Adler KA, Ziegler MG. Leukocyte and endothelial cell adhesion molecule expression and adrenergic receptors and agonists following spaceflight. Journal of Neuroimmunology 132:173-179, 2002.
• Mills PJ, Dimsdale JE, Adler KA, Perez C, Ziegler MG, Ancoli-Israel S., Patterson T, Grant I. Vulnerable Caregivers of Alzheimer Disease Patients Have a Reduction in ß2-Adrenergic Receptor Sensitivity and Density. American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry 12:281-286, 2004.
• Mills PJ, Davidson KW, Farag NH. Work Stress and Hypertension: A Call from Research into Intervention. Annals of Behavioral Medicine 28:1-3, 2004.
• Mills PJ, Parker B, Jones V, Adler KA, Perez C, Johnson S, Cohen-Zion M, Marler M, Sadler GR, Dimsdale JE, Ancoli-Israel S. The effects of standard anthracycline-based chemotherapy on soluble ICAM-1 and VEGF levels in breast cancer. Clinical Cancer Research 10:4998-5003, 2004
• Mills PJ, Kennedy BP, Loredo JS, Dimsdale JE, Ziegler MG. Effects of nasal continuous positive airway pressure and oxygen supplementation on norepinephrine kinetics and cardiovascular responses in obstructive sleep apnea. Journal of Applied Physiology 100(1):343-348, 2006.