Mark Milner, Ph.D.

Postdoctoral Fellow, Ophthalmology & Visual Science
Werneburg Lab

Areas of Interest

My area of interest involves understanding how microglia, the immune cells in our brain, regulate local inflammation and drive synapse loss and neurodegeneration in Multiple Sclerosis.

Honors & Awards

Yulgibar Alzheimer’s Research Program PhD Top-Up Scholarship

Credentials

  • Ph.D., Neuroimmunology, University of Queensland, Australia
  • B.Sc. (Hons), Human Health and Disease (Biomedical Science), Trinity College Dublin, Ireland

Published Articles or Reviews

  • M.T. Milner, G.M. Lawrence, C.L. Holley, L.G. Bodea, J. Götz, S.S. Burgener, K. Schroder. Isolation and culture of pure adult mouse microglia and astrocytes for in vitro characterization and analyses. STAR Protoc. 2022.
  • M.T. Milner, M. Maddugoda, J. Götz, S.S. Burgener, K. Schroder. “The NLRP3 inflammasome triggers sterile neuroinflammation and Alzheimer's disease”. Curr Opin Immunol 2021.
  • V. Mela, B.C. Mota, M. Milner, A. McGinley, K.H.G. Mills, Á.M. Kelly, M.A. Lynch. Exercise-induced re-programming of age-related metabolic changes in microglia is accompanied by a reduction in senescent cells. Brain Behav Immun. 2020.