* co-first author
† undergraduate mentee
Molecular strategy for genome-wide and cell-type selective profiling of in vivo small noncoding RNA:target RNA interactions by CIMERA-seq
Li X, Eiss EA, Mills WT, IV, and Meffert MK
STAR Protoc. 2024. doi.org/10.1016/j.xpro.2024.103477
Selected for STAR Protocols Editors Collection 2024
Genome-wide and Cell-type Selective Profiling of In Vivo Small Noncoding RNA:Target RNA Interactions by Chimeric RNA Sequencing
Li X*, Mills WT, IV*, Jin DS, and Meffert MK
Cell Rep Methods. 2024. doi.org/10.1016/j.crmeth.2024.100836
Growth-suppressor microRNAs mediate synaptic overgrowth and behavioral deficits in Fragile X mental retardation protein deficiency
Subramanian M, Mills WT, IV, Paranjpe MD, Onuchukwu US, Inamdar M, Maytin AR, Li X, Pomerantz JL, and Meffert MK
iScience. 2024 Jan 19; 27(1): 108676. doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2023.108676
SCRAP: a bioinformatic pipeline for the analysis of small chimeric RNA-seq data
Mills WT, IV, Eadara S, Jaffe AE, and Meffert MK
RNA. 2023 Jan; 29(1): 1–17. doi:10.1261/rna.079240.122
Code: github.com/Meffert-Lab/SCRAP
A biosensor for MAPK-dependent Lin28 signaling
Oldach LM, Gorshkov K, Mills WT, IV, Zhang J, and Meffert MK
Mol Biol Cell. 2018 May 15; 29(10): 1157–1167. doi.org/10.1091/mbc.E17-08-0500
Multi-level regulatory interactions between NF-κB and the pluripotency factor Lin28
Mills WT, IV, Nassar NN†, Ravindra D†, Li X, Meffert MK
Cells. 2020 Dec 17; 9(12): 2710. doi.org/10.3390/cells9122710
Interdisciplinarity at the nexus of biomedical science training: The R3 Center for Innovation in Science Education
Neely CJ, Hagan DFT, Ewuisi-Mensah D, Van Vactor D, Whipple E, Camacho E, Ghosh G, Bosch G, Lamb HM, Ciubotariu II, Owusu-Frimpong I, Alltop J, Romano JD, Kelly K, Rogers LS, Morales L, Seibel M, Rao R, Bekka S, Kobayashi T, Mills WT, IV, Casadevall A, Bosch G
iScience. 2025 Jun 5;28(6):112735. doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2025.112735
Why I say yes to career opportunities that scare me
Mills, W
Science. 2026 Aug 20. Link
In print: Mills, W. Just say yes!. Science, 393(6813): 838. DOI: 10.1126/science.ael5806
Building and Sustaining a Local Neuroscience Chapter: The SfN DCMA Chapter’s Story
Viswanathan J, Pande D, Woods S, Mills W, Kommula Y, Zikria-Hagemeier H
Neuronline. 2026 May 1. Link
Showing students that it’s OK to ask questions
Mills, W
ASBMB Today. 2026 Apr 28. Link
The impact of AI on students
Mills, W
Knowing Neurons. 2025 Nov 12. Link
Debugging my code and teaching with ChatGPT
Mills, W
ASBMB Today. 2025 Oct 16. Link
Extend your reach by turning your lessons into podcasts
Mills, W
Nature. 2025 Jul 1. Link
So you’ve made a lab website. What should go on it?
Mills, W
Nature. 2025 Mar 12. Link
How I made the most of my time as an undergrad (and what I could have done better)
Mills, W
ASBMB Today. 2025 Jan 30. Link
Top 10 article of 2025 in ASBMB Today (Link)
Discovery of small molecule wins big prize
Mills, W
Frederick News Post. 2024 Oct 11. Link
Excelling at Hopkins: How to Make the Most of Your Time in Graduate School
Mills, W
Biomedical Odyssey. 2023 Mar 8. Link