David Mills has a BA degree in Ancient History and Classics from Indiana University, an MA degree in Biological Anthropology, and a PhD in Anatomy and Cell Biology from the University of Illinois. He is a professor of Biology and Biomedical Engineering at Louisiana Tech. His research areas are targeted drug delivery, biocoatings, cancer therapeutics, halloysite enhanced dental and orthopedic biomaterials, and TMJ bioengineering. He founded organicNANO, a Louisiana S-Corp, in 2011.