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.